Tyson Fury has confronted more durable checks exterior of the boxing ring than he ever has inside it.
After dealing with the primary lack of his illustrious profession, ‘The Gyspy King’ returns to the ring on December 21 for probably the most anticipated rematches in fashionable boxing historical past. Emanating from Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury will run it again with reigning and defending WBO, WBA, and WBC heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury and Usyk first met in Might and delivered an entertaining 12-round scrap that noticed the Ukrainian come out on high through a carefully contested break up determination making him the primary undisputed heavyweight titleholder in additional than 20 years.
Instantly following the combat, Fury vented his frustration with the scorecards and advised {that a} minimize he sustained in the course of the combat was what in the end price him his undefeated document and the WBC heavyweight strap.
It was a irritating outcome for the UK star, however Fury has been by far worse.
Tyson Fury says boxing is ‘simply video games’ in comparison with the turmoil he’s confronted exterior the ring
Talking with DAZN forward of his thirty sixth skilled combat, Fury spoke in regards to the hell he’s been by — not simply within the ring, however exterior of it.
“I don’t suppose boxing, as a factor, is ever my largest victory,” Fury mentioned. “I’ve come again from suicide. I’ve come again from the depths of despair. So, yeah, to go in there and receives a commission a ton of cash to do a boxing match with some clown, or no matter they is likely to be—boxers—it’s youngster’s play in comparison with what I’ve needed to undergo. Yeah, this boxing, for me, is simply video games in comparison with what I’ve needed to come by, you already know?”
Fury goes into his rematch with Usyk carrying a 34-1 document with 24 of his victories coming by the use of knockout.
