09-13-2019, 04:55 PM
Tyson Fury claims he sank four pints just hours before drawing with Deontay Wilder
13:59, Sep 13 2019
Two former world champs get together at Parker's Las Vegas gym to work on their games.
Controversial boxing star Tyson Fury might have turned his life around but that doesn't mean he's a role model of high-performance sport.
In a bizarre interview - which is nothing new for the undefeated 6ft 9in fighter - Fury (28-0-1) has claimed he drunk four pints of beer just hours before challenging WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in December last year.
The big Brit and former heavyweight ruler was knocked down twice in the fight before salvaging a draw.
Tyson Fury got up from two knockdowns to earn a draw with Deontay Wilder.
"I'm a man, 30-year-old, I've been a professional for 11 years, I'm married with five children, if I want some f***ing beers I'll have some," Fury told SecondsOut.com.
Fury made the bizarre claims just days ahead of his return to the ring against unheralded Swede Otto Wallin (20-0) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday NZT).
Tyson Fury claims he drank four pints of beer before securing a draw with Deontay Wilder.
Fury has never been one to let the truth get in the way of a good yarn but his trainer Ben Davison said the story of knocking back beers the night before the Wilder fight was genuine.
"He's not lying, when I come down I was like 'what the f*** is this,' and he [Fury] was like, 'they're non-alcoholic," Davison told SecondsOut.com.
"I found out two days later that they weren't non-alcoholic."
Tyson Fury should chalk up an easy win against Otto Wallin in Las Vegas this weekend.
In the years after upsetting Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to win four world championship belts, Fury's life spiralled out of control as he packed on more than 63kg. He battled mental health issues that were fuelled but fuelled by alcohol and drug use.
Yet despite battling and ultimately beating those demons, Fury hasn't been put off from throwing back a few beers during his training camps - or the night before his fights.
"If the body craves something - give it to it. Why deprive yourself just because it's fight week," he told SecondsOut.com.
Fury, who should make swift work of Wallin, went on to justify his drinking habits as paying tribute to boxing history.
"Fighters from the past used to drink a bottle of whisky before going in the ring. It didn't hurt them did it, have a shot of whiskey. Years ago, people use to have a shot of whisky in the corner," Fury told SecondsOut.com.
"The thing is, if you can fight, there is no set way in what you should do."
13:59, Sep 13 2019
Two former world champs get together at Parker's Las Vegas gym to work on their games.
Controversial boxing star Tyson Fury might have turned his life around but that doesn't mean he's a role model of high-performance sport.
In a bizarre interview - which is nothing new for the undefeated 6ft 9in fighter - Fury (28-0-1) has claimed he drunk four pints of beer just hours before challenging WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in December last year.
The big Brit and former heavyweight ruler was knocked down twice in the fight before salvaging a draw.
Tyson Fury got up from two knockdowns to earn a draw with Deontay Wilder.
"I'm a man, 30-year-old, I've been a professional for 11 years, I'm married with five children, if I want some f***ing beers I'll have some," Fury told SecondsOut.com.
Fury made the bizarre claims just days ahead of his return to the ring against unheralded Swede Otto Wallin (20-0) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday NZT).
Tyson Fury claims he drank four pints of beer before securing a draw with Deontay Wilder.
Fury has never been one to let the truth get in the way of a good yarn but his trainer Ben Davison said the story of knocking back beers the night before the Wilder fight was genuine.
"He's not lying, when I come down I was like 'what the f*** is this,' and he [Fury] was like, 'they're non-alcoholic," Davison told SecondsOut.com.
"I found out two days later that they weren't non-alcoholic."
Tyson Fury should chalk up an easy win against Otto Wallin in Las Vegas this weekend.
In the years after upsetting Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to win four world championship belts, Fury's life spiralled out of control as he packed on more than 63kg. He battled mental health issues that were fuelled but fuelled by alcohol and drug use.
Yet despite battling and ultimately beating those demons, Fury hasn't been put off from throwing back a few beers during his training camps - or the night before his fights.
"If the body craves something - give it to it. Why deprive yourself just because it's fight week," he told SecondsOut.com.
Fury, who should make swift work of Wallin, went on to justify his drinking habits as paying tribute to boxing history.
"Fighters from the past used to drink a bottle of whisky before going in the ring. It didn't hurt them did it, have a shot of whiskey. Years ago, people use to have a shot of whisky in the corner," Fury told SecondsOut.com.
"The thing is, if you can fight, there is no set way in what you should do."