Britain’s heavyweight world champion, 33, said last week he will call it a day after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte.
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Wilder, 36, revealed in December he is considering retirement after losing to Tyson Fury for the second time in October.
Fury is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion after back-to-back victories over Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
Fury, who shared an epic trilogy series with Wilder, posted a mocked up poster of the American and AJ.
As routine with any knockout loss in Las Vegas, the boxer stopped gets an immediate six-month cooling-off period before being allowed to compete again.
Fury is eager to remain active after being kept out of the ring for close to two years by the coronavirus pandemic and contractual issues that caused his trilogy with Deontay Wilder to be delayed for months.
The Bronze Bomber lost his WBC heavyweight world title to the Gypsy King in February 2020 after drawing their first fight.
The parties are currently in the free negotiations period and have 30 days to agree a deal or purse bids will be called.
However, The Gypsy King suggested his next choice of opponent “doesn’t make sense” as he must choose “who is available”.
The Brazilian, now aged 37, believes he has what it takes to step into a boxing ring and test his glove abilities against the best on the planet.
AJ will seek immediate redemption early next year in a rematch with Usyk after suffering a devastating defeat last month.
Joshua will let Fury train him so long his fellow countryman is doing it for free as he prepares for his rematch with Usyk.
Fury was victorious earlier this month against Deontay Wilder, retaining his WBC belt in a heavyweight classic.
Anthony Joshua lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles after losing to the Ukrainian last month.
Joshua was comfortably outboxed in front of over 63,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium last month, losing his heavyweight titles to the unbeaten Usyk in his hometown.
The long-running competitive feud between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder might not be over just yet after his manager suggested a fourth fight may be on the cards in the future.
The two heavyweights went toe-to-toe in an incredible bout in Las Vegas as Fury survived two knockdowns in the fourth round to finally KO his American opponent with a brutal series of punches in the 11th round.
Wilder slumped to the canvas for the third and final time in the 11th round of Saturday’s WBC Heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, failing to get back up and was taken to hospital after.
The self-proclaimed Gypsy King twice climbed off the canvas to see off his bitter rival once and for all.
Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial split draw in December 2018, before the Briton stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their rematch 14 months later.