- Tyson Fury spotted leaving Morecambe pub looking run down
- The Gypsy King recently suffered his first professional loss against Oleksandr Usyk
- The heavyweights are now scheduled to meet again on December 21.
Three weeks ago, after losing his share of the world heavyweight championship to Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury described how it would be some time before he got back into the swing of things.
“We beat each other up for 12 rounds, so I’m going to go home, eat something, drink a few beers, spend some family time, walk the dog, go to the dump,” he said.
After drinking a few beers and tipping over on a pavement in Morecambe on Friday night, it appears he kept his word.
If Fury has any regrets, it’s that in today’s world, a night out has a habit of going viral on social media when you’re one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet. Equally predictable will be those who link the images with their past excesses and speculate about another fall into difficulties.
Such conjecture risks covering up wild overreach in a few worrying online characters. It also downplays an athlete’s right to downtime after spending months in two training camps for the Usyk fight. A fight he will need to recover from on several levels.
Tyson Fury (green jacket) had to be escorted out of a Morecambe bar and then collapsed
Fury (left) recently suffered the first loss of his professional career against Oleksandr Usyk (right)
I’ve never been Fury’s biggest fan; Before that fight for the undisputed title, I described him as the most objectionable of the giants of British sport.
I maintain that opinion, but falling drunk in a pub is not part of the debate. I’m more of the opinion that anyone who recovers from what Usyk threw in the ninth round is entitled to a stiff drink.
That said, there is a date on the agenda for a rematch – December 21 – and at 35 years old there are valid questions about whether Fury is capable of changing the outcome.
Watching all his cunning, deceit, and height and weight advantages fall short on the biggest night of his career will have left deep scars. The fact that it was his first professional loss will mean that his technical and tactical improvements must be made alongside the equally important task of restoring his confidence, because no boxer, not even Fury, comes out of a loss like the same person who stepped into the ring. .
The 35-year-old was seen in a video posted online looking deteriorated during a night out.
The heavyweight came to light on Tuesday afternoon in Morecambe as clips went viral.
Fury was pictured with his father John (right) in his hometown after the fight.
The scheduled rematch is still more than six months away, which will give Fury time to recover from the heavy blows he received from Usyk.
When that aura of invincibility wears off, rivals may never see you the same way again, nor do those who judge unflattering videos on social media, but those cuts often pale in comparison to internal doubts.
From that perspective, Fury faces a much tougher road over the next six months than anyone leaving a Morecambe pub.
