Fury not wild about timing

the small pond of the United Kingdom but if you want to be the Dom Perignon then you’ve got to go to America like Lennox Lewis did or like all the greats before me who tried.”

Fury is all smiles now after a dark few years that left him contemplating suicide as he battled mental health problems while fighting a legal battle with UK Anti-Doping over a failed drug test.

Now he claims that inspiring those who have also had mental health problems motivates him on this journey back to the top of the division, and not just the money on offer. “I’m not going into this for a pay cheque,” said Fury. “I wouldn’t lose for £100million, you can’t pay any amount of money for me to go to Vegas to get sparked out. I’d rather have no money and win than £200billion and lose.” Fury will earn at least £10m for the clash between the two unbeaten heavyweight motormouths when they meet on November 10 or 17. There will be a media tour in the coming weeks that will drum up interest in the bout further and Warren, Fury’s promoter, says the fight will eclipse Anthony Joshua’s 2017 cracker against Wladimir Klitschko.

Fury was on the undercard on Saturday of a show topped by Carl Frampton, the local featherweight.

Frampton, left, ensured his dream night at Windsor Park did not turn into a nightmare as he stopped Aussie Luke Jackson in the ninth round.

Now ‘The Jackal’ will fight IBF champion Josh Warrington later this year, with Manchester Arena favourite to host it.