Australian boxing greats Danny Green and Billy Dib have posted tributes to popular Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet, who died of a suspected heart attack in Türkiye.
The Gold Coast podcaster and single father died on Sunday, his family confirmed.
“From what we’ve been told, Jax passed away due to a heart attack while in Türkiye,” read a post uploaded to his Instagram Stories.
TO GoFundMe A family member set up the page to help bring Mr Tippet’s body home, which has already raised more than $40,000.
“It comes with such anguish and sorrow that our beloved Jaxon tragically passed away while on vacation in Türkiye,” the page said.
“There are really no words to describe this kind of pain, and we know that many people will feel this anguish with us because so many loved him.”
‘Jaxon would help anyone and everyone around him and now I hope we can share and mark to help in any way we can, starting with raising funds to bring our son, brother, uncle and friend home and help with the expenses of the funeral. .’
Former four-time world boxing champion Danny Green, who had been interviewed by Tippet, posted “Rest In Peace Jax” on social media.
Green’s fellow world champion Billy Dib also posted about the heartbreaking news: “A good soul has left us.”
Tippet, who had just celebrated his 30th birthday, described himself to his 224,000 Instagram followers as a model, podcaster and coach.
Bodybuilder and popular fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet died of a suspected heart attack while on vacation in Türkiye last Sunday.
Boxing greats Danny Green and Billy Dib took to social media when they heard the sad news.
In a 2022 podcast, he spoke openly about “the hell” of his former steroid addiction and his conversion to Christianity changed his life.
He narrowly escaped jail after he was arrested with steroids in his pants and a syringe in his underwear during a police search on the Gold Coast in 2018.
“I lost a girlfriend, I almost lost my family over it and I almost went to jail because I got caught with my own personal steroid use,” he said.
‘I didn’t go to jail and the reason is because I really believe God was looking out for me. He saw some potential in me and he saw a bigger person in me.
‘That was my sign that I should do something with my life; Not just being in jail, not just being a steroid addict.
‘Once I found out that the third one could have carried a jail sentence and not only that, but also how it was affecting my mom and dad, like they were crying, I just hit rock bottom.
“I thought, fuck this, this is not me, and I just spiraled.”
Tippet (pictured with boxer Billy Dib) had a huge online presence with more than 227,000 followers.
Tippet had talked about how he almost went to jail for being addicted to steroids.
Jaxon’s family confirmed the news of his sudden death on Tuesday in an Instagram post.
In a recent Instagram post before his death, Tippet shared a photo of himself getting a tattoo declaring “Jesus is king” on the shoulders of his already heavily inked torso.
“Six years ago I was in the worst state of my life, I had no job, no vision and no purpose in life,” Tippet wrote.
‘At one point I was homeless, my health was on the verge of failing due to health reasons due to drug addiction, I was facing a jail sentence and was suffering intensely from suicidal thoughts on a daily basis while attempting suicide 3 times.
‘What saved me – Jesus. I prayed with my family on the exact day I entered my last court case and walked out a free man, since then I have never looked back.
“It has been an incredible journey, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. As the saying goes, sometimes you have to hit an all-time low to hit an all-time high.
Tippet also shared a chilling birthday post on October 31, listing 30 life lessons now that he had reached that milestone.
“Getting old is better than the alternative: dying young,” he said.
“The only thing that really matters in the end is that you loved.”
A GoFundMe page is raising funds to help the body’s father return to Queensland
Mr Tippet’s death has sparked an outpouring of tributes from across the fitness world.
Mr Tippet’s death has sparked an outpouring of tributes.
“We had big plans for the future, brother,” physical and nutritional trainer Rudi García posted on the Internet.
“We were ready to take control.”
Professional bodybuilder Adam Roch recently recalled his last conversation with Mr. Tippet.
“Gone too soon, too young,” he posted.
“Rest in paradise, brother.”