I have lived in Ireland, visited all my life, and when I fight, I represent Ireland.
TYSON FURYBoxing 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.
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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’m really excited about my future plans, as I’m doing things differently and currently training like a Trojan in pursuit of becoming heavyweight champion of the world.
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What personality does it take to drive a car around a track 100 times or hit a ball back and forth. That’s not very personality is it?
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As a fan, I like watching fighters rather than boxers.
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For me, it’s about being a star, being a superstar, and not just winning a world title but becoming the best-ever British fighter this country has ever had. That’s what I am, and that’s what I intend to do.
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All I care about is providing and living every day. I don’t care about world titles, being a legend, or being a hero.
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There was a lot of politics going on, and Ireland were denied an Olympic gold medal in 2008.
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Although I think of myself as the greatest heavyweight, I do respect the legends of the past for what they did. But they are not my heroes.
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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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My brother Shane and I used to spar with each other in the kitchen. We didn’t have gloves, so we wrapped tea towels around our hands.
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I do like going to the movies, but I like eating tons of sweets and ice cream, so I can’t go to the movies anymore.
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I’m looking forward to fighting Chisora, getting him out of the way, and then fighting Klitschko for all the belts, but I don’t think Wladimir is going to take the fight.
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I just want to make money, get on with my life, and be involved in good fights. If I’m not going to be involved in good fights, then what’s the point being a boxer?
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All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.
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I’m a fighting man, a fighting man with generations of fighting men before me in my family. That’s all we do: we fight.
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