I nearly drove into a bridge at 190mph
Fury reveals he was seconds from taking his own life after being crowned heavyweight champion
TYSON FURY revealed he came within seconds of killing himself after he was crowned heavyweight world champion.
Fury stunned Wladimir Klitschko to unify the belts in Germany three years ago.
But within weeks an addiction to drink and drugs saw him plunge into depression and his life spiral out of control.
“I hit the drink and drugs and I was out all night with the women of the night,” Fury said. “I just wanted to die and wanted to have fun doing it.
“But when the drink wears off it just leaves you with a bad hangover and even worse depression.
“When you have a goal in mind from being a child and you achieve it... I was lost, I didn’t know what to do.
“I was waking up and didn’t want to be alive, I was making everyone’s life a misery. I would get very, very low at times and start thinking these crazy thoughts.”
He added: “I bought a brand new Ferrari convertible in the summer of 2016.
“I was in it on the highway and I got the car up to 190mph and was heading towards a bridge. I didn’t care about nothing, I just wanted to die so bad. But as I was heading to the bridge I heard a voice saying, ‘Don’t do this Tyson; think about your kids, your family, your sons and daughter growing up without a dad.’
“Before I turned into the bridge I pulled on to the motorway. I didn’t know what to do, I was shaking,
“I was so afraid. I said I’d never think about taking my own life again.”
Fury, long since stripped of his belts and boxing licence, sought professional help but it was a Halloween party that sparked the comeback that has led to a fight against champion Deontay Wilder in December. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience, he said: “I was out at Halloween last year dressed as a skeleton, but I was 29 and everyone else was younger. I thought, ‘Is this what I want from my life?’
“I left early and went home into a dark room, took the skeleton suit off and prayed to God to help me.
“I’d never begged to God to help me before. I knew I couldn’t do it on my own.
“I almost accepted being an alcoholic was my fate but after praying for 10 minutes, I got up and felt the weight was lifted off my shoulders.
“For the first time I thought I was going to be OK.”