Tyson Fury’s Statement on Gambling Backfires as Tweet From 2016 Resurfaces

The greatest technician of this generation in the lineal heavyweight division Tyson Fury is a big picture guy. He always surfaces in the headlines of sports magazines for his achievements and, more often, for controversies.

As of now, ‘The Gypsy King’ is all set to lock his horn and throw fists on WBC interim heavyweight champion, Dillian Whyte. The reigning British champion was keen to take a shot against the Ukrainian stalwart, Oleksandr Usyk. However, in the historic purse bid, he has to defend his title against the mandatory challenger, Whyte.

Recently, a tweet surfaced that grasped the attention of his fans. Tyson Fury had posted it in 2016. However, this resurfaced and the social media platform buzzed with his fan’s reactions.

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Because in a recent Tweet by Michael Benson, ‘The Gypsy King’ said, “I don’t advertise gambling, I don’t advertise alcohol, I don’t advertise drugs – because all three lead to mental health struggles, which can lead to suicide. For me to get a few extra quid in my bank account to put people into mental health struggle? No thank you.”

This tweet was contradictory to what Tyson Fury wrote in 2016. A fan took to Twitter and wrote, “Yeah right.”

Few more fans reacted to contradictory Tweets of Tyson Fury

Another Twitter user wrote, “Furys a special one tho. He contradicts himself every 5 seconds.”

“It says 2016… this is before he came out of his health and mental crisis. Relax…”, Sunny king reacted calmly.

Another fan, Charlie David Arnott, compared it with his struggle. He wrote, “People can change, my friend. Notice how this is before his huge struggle with depression. I am a far different person from who I was before I struggled with my mental health.”

Another fan, Rocket Roy, wrote, “Imagine scrolling through 6 year’s worth of tweets.”

“Breaking news!!! people change,” another fan wrote.

There are many more fans who poured their reaction and highlighted the contradiction between ‘The Gypsy King’s statement. However, 6 years is a long duration and people change with time as they expose themselves to the world.

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Notably, ‘The Gypsy King’ in 2016 struggled with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. He was addicted to drugs and alcohol, which cost him his health, and was also stripped of his titles.

However, Fury strived a lot, and a few years later, he again garnered the heavyweight title. As of now, he often took to social media and post inspirational videos and also suggests to his fans to avoid unhygienic discipline. In the same process, he reflected on mental health issues, which seemed quite contradictory to his tweet back in 2016.