We’ve seen numerous of athletes fall from grace over the years, but not quite like heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Less than a year ago, Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision for the titles on November 28. However, things have went downhill since then.
Recently, Fury tested positive for cocaine and has been deemed “medically unfit” to fight, which may result in him losing his belts since he’s unable to defend them.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Fury had some troubling remarks:
I used to love boxing when I was a kid. It was my life. All the way through it was my life. You finally get to where you need to be and it becomes a big mess. And that’s it. I hate boxing now. I wouldn’t even go across the road to watch a world title fight. That’s what its done to me. I don’t even want to wake up. I hope I die every day. And that’s a bad thing to say when I’ve got three children and a lovely wife isn’t it? But I don’t want to live anymore. And if I could take me own life — and I wasn’t a Christian — I’d take it in a second. I just hope someone kills me before I kill me self. I’ll have to spend eternity in hell.
There’s some pretty alarming quotes here.
All we can do is pray Fury gets back on the right path moving forward.