Lockdown has brought the Fury family closer together
Heavyweight king Tyson Fury has lifted the lid on his time spent in lockdown – stating that he is thankful for the time he has been able to spend with his family.
Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) spends a lot of time in training camps in America, with the most recent of those during the build up to when he knocked out Deontay Wilder in seven rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to win the WBC heavyweight title last February. That title completed the pack as he became the first heavyweight in history to win all four belts plus The Ring Magazine title, and only the third heavyweight champion, after Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali, to hold the The Ring Magazine belt twice.
The current lockdown has led to families isolated at home spending more time together, and Fury is one of those that is relishing the extended contact with his loved ones.
Fury told ESPN:“As a family, this has been good for us. We can take positives out of any negative situation because you get to spend a lot of time with each other. More time than I would’ve been able to if the lockdown hadn’t been on.
“We’ve done a lot of training workouts together and stuff. It’s grown the family closer. I’m not really interested in boxing right now because the most important thing is staying alive.
“There’s been a lot of pandemics like this throughout history that have killed a lot of people. It’s killed a lot of people already. This is bigger than me, this is bigger than boxing, bigger than sports. So when the world gets back right, again, then we’ll talk about entertaining the customers and the fans.”
Tyson and his wife Paris have five children together – three sons named Prince Tyson Fury II; Prince Adonis Amaziah; Prince John James; and two daughters called Venezuela and Valencia Amber. The family of seven reside in Morecombe, Lancashire.
Fury also recently revealed he has no desire to slow down – after claiming he plans to continue boxing until the age of 40.
Current travel restrictions could give the fans the fight they all want to see – Fury vs Joshua.
AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports on Thursday: "What I can tell you is we are talking. We are all on the same page. You will get this fight, it's just a case of where and when.
"There is the major hurdle that we are both under contract for other fights. Everything is solvable with money." Read the full story HERE
Fury Facts
Born August 12, 1988, in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Tyson was born three months premature and his dad, John, was told by doctors there was little chance he would live
He survived the scary start to life and was named after Mike Tyson for being a survivor and natural fighter
He started boxing at 10 and left school at 11 to join his dad and three brothers tarmacking roads
His father, 'Gypsy' John Fury, was a bare-knuckle and unlicensed boxer who also had a professional record of 8-4-1 – one of his losses was to WBO hevyweight world champion Henry Akinwande
Fury has several boxing cousins – Hughie Fury, Andy Lee, Nathan Gorman, Hosea Burton
As an amateur, he won a World Junior Bronze, European Junior Silver, EU Junior Gold, and ABA super-heavyweight title between 2006-2008
He represented England as an amateur but his rival David Price was selected for Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Olympics becaue he held a win over him in the ABA 2006 finals
He tried unsuccessfully to represent Ireland, but there were problems with his eligibility, so he turned pro finishing with an amateur record of 31-4, 26KOs
First heavyweight in history to win every major title – WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO, The Ring Magazine title
Third heavyweight in history to hold the The Ring Magazine title
Ranked as the world's best heavyweight by ESPN, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and BoxRec as of April 2020
Fury donated his £7million purse from the first fight with Wilder to charities to build homes for the homeless
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