Fury says he’ll emerge a new man after lockdown
HEAVYWEIGHT champion Tyson Fury has vowed to emerge as a ‘different person’ from the coronavirus crisis and admitted the ongoing pandemic has put his boxing future into perspective.
Fury, who has fought a well-documented battle with mental-health issues, says talk of a third meeting with Deontay Wilder must be put on hold as priority is given to coming through the current lockdown.
‘You can take positives out of every negative and the positive I can take out of this one is I get to spend a lot more time with my family,’ he said.
‘People are really realising now what’s important in life. Sometimes we get lost in the ride of life, thinking about our ambitions and everything – and we forget about the really important things – families, friends, lovedones, health.
‘It has awoken me because I was one of those people who fell victim to that – always chasing stuff and always wanting to do big things. I was never
The world is in an uncertain way. I’m not thinking about Wilder or anybody else
happy sitting at home and I wanted to go out and be active.
‘In the couple of weeks I’ve been locked down, I’ve had time to focus on the things that really matter in my life. I think I’ll come back a different person and have a different mindset.’
Despite managing to maintain some semblance of his normal training regime, including a daily four-mile run, Fury admitted the build-up to a third fight with Wilder is far from his mind.
‘The world is in a very uncertain way at the moment and the last thing people are focusing on is boxing or sport – I’m not really thinking about boxing or Wilder or anybody,’ he added.
However, Fury has accepted a challenge from wrestler Drew McIntyre for a WWE match. The Gypsy King, who beat Braun Strowman in his pro wrestling debut last October, wrote on Instagram: ‘@dmcintyrewwe has call me out after his @wwe Wrestlemania 36 victory, I accept his challenge, anytime any place, anywhere.’