By: Sean Crose
Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been very open about the emotional, psychological and substance abuse issues he has faced over the years. With his third fight with Derek Chisora lined up for December, Fury is said to have taped an interview that will air this Saturday on The Jonathan Ross Program. Follow Daily mail, Fury talks to Ross about having to battle depression after his explosive knockout win over Dillan White last spring. Not long after the win, Fury announced he was retiring – something not entirely surprising coming from a man who preferred to keep the media and the public in the know. However, Fury readily admitted to Jonathan Ross that it was more than a desire to stop fighting professionally, admitting he was in “a very low place”.
“I suppose I’ll have to cross that bridge when it actually happens,” he tells Ross (via Daily mail) about retirement. “For four months, I was in a very, very low place.” Despite being busy at the time, Fury still found himself extremely pitiful. “Even though I’ve been through a lot,” he said, “I’m writing a book, I’m singing a song, I’m doing a Netflix documentary, I’ve toured the world. and down the country, but it still doesn’t give me the satisfaction I get from boxing. “
Although he is expected to easily handle Chisora when they meet again on December 3 at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (he won their first two matches), Fury still Very happy to be back in the ring. “I’m really not too sure about what I’m going to have after boxing,” he said. “For now, I’m just focused on enjoying the end of my career and making the most of it.”
Sylvester Stallone, Rocky himself, is also present in the Ross episode with Fury and informs the towering Briton that he thinks “Gypsy King” will do well in the film. “One hundred percent in the future, that’s what I want to explore,” Fury replied. “Who better to help me than the man himself, Mr. Rocky Balboa? The guy I grew up watching on TV. A great opportunity and a great offer and something that I would like to have later when I finish my boxing career. In the interview, Stallone mentioned Fury as “the heaviest heavyweight that ever lived”.
