Boxing is a dying sport, really. Years ago, the world heavyweight champion could be said to have reached the highest pinnacle of sport. Even in this country, boxers were heroes. Think of Henry Cooper and Frank Bruno.
TYSON FURYMy mum had 14 pregnancies – but only four of us survived. We had a little sister born for a few days and she died. There had to be a funeral.
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I don’t hate old men but listen when being spoken to.
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I’m not homophobic, I’m not racist. I’m not against any people. All I have for people is love.
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People can say what they want about me. But I’ve got a big heart and will keep going.
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Whatever is conventional, I am the opposite. So if you want to walk in a straight line, I am going to walk in zigzags. If you want to throw a 1-2, I’ll throw a 2-1.
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Wilder is not a big draw in the U.S. He maybe sells 5,000 to 10,000 tickets when he’s fighting in his own town for the heavyweight champion.
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Nothing has run smoothly with me throughout my life. Everything has had ups and downs and lefts and rights, and that’s just the way it has panned out for me, unfortunately.
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I prefer to fight a bigger guy. I don’t like fighting smaller guys; they give me problems with their agility.
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I’m not even scared of the devil. If the devil confronted me, I’d confront him as well.
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I’ve challenged Cain Velasquez to a fight three times. He’s a little boy who doesn’t want to fight. He said no, live on TV.
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There’s lots of sins in this life. We’re all sinners. If you don’t believe in God and you don’t believe in the scriptures, then we are on a different page.
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Goliath was a champion, a monster who had never been beaten, and then this young guy, David, came forward, a child who believed in God and did it.
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I’ve not been paid millions of pounds for any fights. I’ve not made any money out of boxing.
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I can fight, but that’s the only thing I can do. When it comes to anything other than fighting or talking, I’m not very good.
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You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can’t take the Irishness out of the man.
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I aim for the stars, and winning a world title will not be a fulfilment of a dream for me. It never has been.
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