Fury vows to make ‘Italian sausage’ out of Pianeta in Belfast bout
TYSON Fury has vowed to make “Italian sausage” out of German rival Francesco Pianeta – or kiss his feet.
The outspoken heavyweight made the statement in Belfast ahead of his latest comeback fight, after which he said he wants to go on to become a five-time world champion.
“If he chins me, I’ll crawl on my knees and kiss his two feet because he’s obviously a better man than me and a better man than I have ever been,” the 30-year-old said.
“If I can beat Francesco Pianeta, I’ll have beaten another boxer, big deal, but if he beats me, he is going on to something very big, life-changing for him, and if I can’t beat Pianeta, I am going nowhere.
“I’m going to smash him to pieces, make Italian sausage out of him.”
Speaking through a translator, Italian-born Pianeta said he rates Fury highly, but the 33-year-old vowed to give the fight his best, and said he was looking forward to it.
Pianeta has won all but five of his 40 fights, with Wladimir Klitschko, Ruslan Chagaev and Oliver McCall the bigger names he has encountered.
Fury has lost 10 stone in weight in a bid to become world champion again.
“The old Tyson Fury is gone. I’m not looking to live in the past,” Fury said.
“I want to win a world title again so I’ll have to raise my game. After having three years out and after ballooning to 28 stone and then down to 18 and a half stone – to lose that weight is mentally and physically draining, to train continuously for 12 months, you have to have a want.”