Tyson
Fury has admitted to taking cocaine over the past six months and does
not know if he will see the year out, saying: “I hope someone kills me
before I kill myself.”
The confession is coming as he
battles bipolar disorder, with the world heavyweight champion once again
casting doubt on whether he will box again. Tyson Fury (green shorts) on his way to victory over Christian Hammer [Getty Images]During an interview with Rolling Stone,
which was published on Tuesday, the 28-year-old appears to confirm
recent reports of a positive test for the drug and opens up on the
depression keeping him out of the ring.Fury, who backtracked
from his pledge to retire from the sport on Monday, admitted that he had
taken the drug “in the last few months” and raised questions about
whether he would even live to the end of the year.
The
world heavyweight champion is receiving professional help for mental
health issues that have arisen as a result of what he called a
“witch-hunt” against him following his victory against Wladimir
Klitschko in November last year.
“It’s been a
witch-hunt ever since I won that world title,” he said. “Ever since I
got a bit of fame for doing good there’s been a witch-hunt on me because
of my background, because of who I am and what I do, there’s hatred for
travellers and gypsies around the world. Especially in the United
Kingdom.
“Especially with the British Boxing Board of Control and
some of the sanctioning bodies of the world titles. From then on,
they’ve tried to get me chucked out of boxing because they cannot tame
me, they cannot hire me, I’m not for sale, no one can turn a key in my
back, no one can do nothing to stop me. So now they’re saying I took
some cocaine and whatever.”
Asked if he meant that he had never taken cocaine, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound baldheaded champ said:
“Listen,
I’ve done a lot of things in my life. I’ve done lots of cocaine. Lots
of it. Why shouldn’t I take cocaine? It’s my life, isn’t it? I can do
what I want. Yeah, I have done cocaine. Plenty of people have done
cocaine as well. What the fuck has that got to do with anything? That
ain’t a performance-enhancing drug.
“ Am I not allowed to have a
life now as well? Do they want to take my personal life off me, too?
I’ve not been in a gym for months. I’ve not been training. I’ve been
going through depression. I just don’t want to live any more, if you
know what I’m saying. I’ve had total enough of it. They’ve forced me to
the breaking edge. Never mind cocaine. I just didn’t care. I don’t want
to live any more. So cocaine is a little minor thing compared to not
wanting to live any more.
“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 any more. 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.”
Fury
has not fought since taking Wladimir Klitschko’s heavyweight belts off
him last November, with their proposed rematch now cancelled twice at
Fury’s request.
Disclaimer: All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Spylinkz does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website, is strictly at your own risk. Spylinkz will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our website. Contact Us.
