Tyson Fury has admitted that he finds boxing âaddictiveâ and has acknowledged that his relationship with the sport has been âtoxicâ at points during his career.
The British heavyweight suffered the first professional defeat of his career when beaten by Oleksandr Usyk in May in their huge undisputed showdown.
But, he gets the chance for immediate revenge when they battle it out again in December and heâs aiming for redemption against the Ukrainian.
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Speaking to Queensberry Promotions he said: âIâve been in love with boxing for such a long time â from being a little boy and Iâm probably at the end of my career in the next few years.
âItâs been a love-hate relationship. Itâs been toxic at times. When itâs good, itâs very good, and when itâs bad, itâs very toxic.
âSo Iâm in that relationship and I donât just abandon things.
âI try and make things work and thatâs where we are at the minute. Weâve been in this romantic relationship since I can remember, since I was a child, and now I am a fully grown adult with a family of my own. Itâs like, âDo I abandon it, or do I not?â I wanted to walk away a lot of times but it always drags me back.â
âItâs like a massive drug and an addiction. I know itâs an addiction and Iâm an addictive person.
âBoxing is an addiction; itâs not my best friend. It abuses me. When I come in this gym, it abuses my body, my mind [and] my soul. But afterwards I feel like it takes me to ecstasy. The rush is unbelievable. It gives me the biggest highs ever, but it also gives me the lowest lows as well.
âBoxing is more addictive than any drug ever. Ever. You canât let it go.
[Iâm] counting down the days until I can get my redemption on Usyk. December 21 is going to be my time. Iâve done everything in boxing, but I ainât come back from a loss. And I relish it, the chance to redeem myself GET UP. December 21 is all me â undisputed heavyweight here I come.â
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