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 FURYThey are the three venues I wanted to box in – I wasn’t really interested in Las Vegas and all of them places. The three I always said was Croke Park, United, and Madison Square Garden.
More Tyson Fury Quotes
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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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I’ve said a lot of stuff in the past, but not with any intentions to hurt anybody. It’s all a bit tongue-in-cheek.
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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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Good will always prevail over evil. I see that in me versus Klitschko.
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There are 7 billion people in the world, but there’s only one heavyweight champion of the world, and that’s me.
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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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I could drive from the age of nine. My dad had his car pitch at home, and we used to drive the cars around the land, take them up to the tap, wash them, and reverse them back.
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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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I already know what boxers do; I’ve been in it all my life. I know what they do, and I know how they prepare.
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I will be dictated to by nobody. I’m the man. And if anyone can prove me wrong, their chance is inside a boxing ring. You don’t like it, change the station.
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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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If ever you want to get rid of somebody you don’t want to talk to, just mention God. They’re out of there.
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I think I need a psychiatrist because I do believe I am mentally disturbed in some way.
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I’m a gypsy: no education, no schooling, nothing. I don’t care what people think of me. I don’t care about being a hero, a role model, a champion.
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I am fighting royalty. I have gypsy kings on both sides of the family.
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