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The legacy of Iron Mike

His father John explained that his son had been born a rainy night, August 12, 1988. When he arrived at the hospital, the staff asked him the name he wanted to give his son, and the answer a Fuse: Tyson. At the time, Mike Tyson is the monster of world boxing, and John Fury, absolute fan, wanted to worship him.

He himself was a professional, in the late 80s and early 90 (8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats).

A large premature

Hard to believe, but the colossus 2.06 m wide was born premature, with nearly three months in advance. He weighed one pound at his birth (less than 500 grams) and had to fight (already) to survive. Spouses Fury had great difficulty in starting a family. The mother of the champion has been pregnant 14 times, but only four children survived. Tyson Fury maintains a strong connection with his family. After being coached by his father, is his uncle, Peter, who takes care of him. “ I can not work with a foreign ,” he declared before challenging Klitschko.

Already formidable as amateurs

Professional since late 2008, Fury was first impressed among fans. Even then, his reach was rampant (34 wins including 26 by knockout for 4 defeats). In particular it was bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in 2006. World number 3 in juniors in June 2008, he is not qualified for the Olympics. But it will become English champion amateur super-heavyweight in the process.

Before Klitschko (almost) cake

Before this win against Klitschko, Fury (27) had never faced leading boxers, if not Dereck Chisora, former world challenger. Fury defeated him twice: once in 2011, quite widely, to seize the title of British champion and Commonwealth champion; a second time in 2014, with more difficulty, with three belts at stake: Champion of Great Britain, EBU European champion and WBO champion. Fury would have liked to face David Haye to clear criticism of the choice of his opponents, but the fight was canceled twice.

Inspirational Cantona

Even if football is not really a family tradition in Fury, the young Tyson quickly became a fan of Manchester United. “ Growing up in Manchester, you are either Red (United fan) either Blue (fan City), in my school, it was United “admitted Fury, Manchester Evening News in 2013.

He shot some of his inspiration from two iconic players of Red Devils: Eric Cantona and Roy Keane. “ I’ve always been impressed with them because they were different, with a strong character. They have generated interest in football. I decided that it was them that I wanted to emulate in my boxing career , he claimed in the same interview. It was not my nature to be aggressive and large-mouth at the time. I was shy, quiet. It was only later that I became a little crazy, to stand out. I understood that he had to do that to become a star . ” Eccentricity has been his trademark, as in his pre-fight press conference where he arrived dressed as Batman under the wary eye of Klitschko.