Tyson Fury ranks among the prime heavyweight faces of the new boxing era. With his sheer brilliance, Fury has resurrected his spot at the top and he now sits with the WBC heavyweight strap to his name. Also, his prime breakthrough came in the past few years, when he locked horns with the highly intimidating Deontay Wilder.
Prior to facing Wilder for the first time in 2018, Fury battled some serious mental battles, which began around 2015. He took a long layoff from the sport after beating Wladimir Klitschko and nobody expected him to come out in action again.
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Recently, he shared a picture on his Twitter handle, wherein he’s seen posing with all his belts after the Klitschko fight. He wrote a powerful caption for this image to lure one and all. “never judge someone by there exterior look. i looked on top of the world but inside i was dying.”
never judge someone by there exterior look. i looked on top of the world 🌎 but inside i was dying. #mentalhealth #JUSTASK pic.twitter.com/WvcQAnqGG0
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) August 6, 2021
Fury gained an extensive amount of weight while he was suffering from depression, but he defied all the odds when he decided to lace up the boxing gloves again. ‘The Gypsy King’ piled on to the top by hammering all of his opponents, and later he cracked a fight with Wilder.
This was his biggest ever fight that held gigantic responsibilities to make or break his career. That said, Fury fared exuberantly well in this clash and went till the last round against ‘The Bronze Bomber’.
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He even had his moments in this fight and with the performance, he put, ‘The Gypsy King’ inspired everyone from the core.
Tyson Fury smothered Deontay Wilder to become the heavyweight king again
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In February 2020, Fury faced Deontay Wilder once again to settle on one true winner. In this fight, he viciously dropped Wilder multiple times and battered him to the pulp.
Continuing his assault, Fury finally finished Wilder in round 7, thus giving the latter his first career loss. With this win, the Brit showcased the world how comebacks are supposed to be made.
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Moreover, any mental illness patient who watched him fight got a zeal to go out and shine. Thus capitalizing on the opportunity in hand.
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