Tyson Fury aims to prove he is the best heavyweight boxer in the world when he takes on Alexander Usyk on Saturday.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a fight of this magnitude will bring huge rewards – no matter what happens, he will receive a fortune from the prize money, and if he wins, he will also receive a lasting legacy.
But as Riyadh boxing week begins and the countdown to an undisputed title shot begins in earnest, Fury is melancholy reminded of the dangers of his chosen profession.
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Tyson Fury and Alexander Usyk are looking forward to Saturday night’s heavyweight title showdown and share what victory means to both of them.
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“May God rest his soul,” Fury said. “You know it’s a dangerous sport to play. You get in there and you get paid for the danger.
“Your brain could be knocked off. We’re not here to tickle each other. We’re here to cause damage by beating each other over the head and body, and unfortunately, that happens all the time.”
Fury is a smart fighter who understands the dangers of the sport as well as anyone. He thinks boxers have to accept that.
“Here’s the thing. We all know what we’re getting into. It’s a bit like parachuting out of an airplane. Sometimes their parachute doesn’t open and they hit the floor, but it doesn’t. But that doesn’t stop everyone from parachuting,” he said. .
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Andy Scott has caught up with British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury ahead of his undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
“I know all the risks. I’ve known this my whole life. That’s the way it is. If it’s my time, it’s God’s will and I’ll die. If it’s not, I’ll live. You can’t tempt fate.
“I can’t decide what’s going to happen in the future, and I can’t worry about it.”
Fury won’t allow what happens after he becomes the undisputed champion, nor will he let the potential threat that rival Usyk could pose distract him from the task at hand, which for him is just about boxing on Saturday and victory.
“I live for today and don’t think about the future. It’s a good job,” he explains. “There is no future. There is no tomorrow.
“Apollo said to Loki. There is no tomorrow. In my faith and belief, there is no tomorrow. Jesus said I will come back like a thief in the night, there is no time, day or hour, so get ready and live for today because Tomorrow is not guaranteed yet.
“I’ve known people who went to bed and died the next day without waking up, so every day is a blessing, so I accept it and enjoy every day.”
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Fury had a long career and was out of the sport for more than two years after defeating Wladimir Klitschko. But he doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. He is considering playing 10 more games. Because, despite its dangers, he loved boxing.
“I believe that every time you get in the ring, you’re going to leave with less than when you first got in. It takes a little more, a little more, a little more, a little more. But it’s a good job At work, I only live for today and don’t think about the future,” he said.
“I might be better [before]. I was young then, in my early 20s, and now I’m in my 30s. I was a better fighter 12 years ago, I had the fountain of youth, now I have wisdom,” he reflected.
“My youth has left me, my experience must take its place, I am no longer a chicken.
“If you look at the great players, when they are 35, they are considered done, past their prime. I have to put youth aside and use my experience and mentality.”
He continued: “When you enjoy something and you’re doing your thing, your routine, time goes by very quickly, so I’m not too worried about all the negative effects of staying and boxing. Let’s just have fun with it. .
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Still, no fight, whether before or after the Usyk fight, is more important than the undisputed title fight.
For Fury, his career, from the beginning, has been a series of moments leading up to that fateful night. He insisted he was ready for whatever it might bring.
“Undisputed. British champion. Every fight you go into is a big fight,” he said. “I remember when I became the ABA Novice Champion, 10 games in, that was a big moment for me.
“When I became the senior champion it was a big moment and then England, Great Britain, Europe, they were all big moments so I think it was a big moment as well.”
But he insists: “It’s a battle every time.”
One fight at a time brought Fury here. Not for his final battle, there will be many more battles to come, but to reach the highest stage. This game proves whether Tyson Fury is what he has always said he is – the best big man on the planet. This is a big moment, there’s no doubt about it.
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