https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/05/tyson-fury-champion-mental-health-boxer-depression-addiction
Like me, you may have watched the boxing bout in the early hours of Sunday morning, perhaps you are aware of Tyson Fury's controversial philosophies (and there have been many) and some of you may simply be thinking who is this guy?
He divides opinion, for sure, and quite rightly so, but for me this is a very interesting article about a man who has had to fight plenty of his own demons. And has chosen to do so very publicly.
Post-fight he pledged to donate his £8m fee to the homeless and declared: “For all the people out there with mental health problems, I did it for you guys.”
I feel that Mr. Fury has probably won himself a new army of fans with his very open and candid comments about his struggles.
I will be very interested to read your comments. From a boxing perspective, I still cannot believe he didn't win the fight though. But that's boxing for you, it is certainly very subjective!
I do believe that with the right help and support many people can come back from their deepest darkest moments, the mind is a powerful thing and I believe anything is possible if you really want it. I am with you mark on the fact he never won the fight, he was definitely cheated out that one!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly. Regarding the result, I was mightily impressed that he accepted the decision, albeit he (and millions of others) disagreed with the result! He was humble in defeat but saw the positives and his line “For all the people out there with mental health problems, I did it for you guys" has resonated so positively around the globe.
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