Exclusive: the British boxer on his third fight with Deontay Wilder and why speaking out on mental health was one of his finest achievements
It’s all smiles in dressing room four in the bowels of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where Tyson Fury is only days away from defending his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder. It’s a scene that would have been unthinkable a few years ago, when Fury’s career appeared over after he left the sport for more than two years amid public battles with addiction and mental illness.
“I’m not overconfident,” Fury says. “I’m not going in there thinking I’m just going to knock this guy out. I’ve prepared hard, I’ve prepared well. No injuries. So I’m giving Wilder the respect he needs and deserves for this fight.”