Tyson Fury got a taste of future heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois while he weighed 27 stone and had only one shoe.
At the time, Fury had vacated the unified title he won against Wladimir Klitschko during a battle with depression and substance abuse.
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And he was surprised to see his cousin Hughie tease the 19-year-old Dubois – who was just beginning his professional career.
the rage was over ten stones He was at fighting weight at the time and could barely put on his two shoes when he got into the ring with Dubois.
he told TeaNT Sports In 2020: “I went to the gym on a Saturday morning on a whim, I got into the habit of arguing a bit and Daniel was arguing with Hughie and some other guys in the gym at the time.
“I just wanted a spur, it’s in me, isn’t it, that’s what I do.
“I remember I had no equipment, no head guard, no straps.
“I don’t remember exactly what I was wearing, but I remember I had one shoe off and one shoe on, the shoe came off and that was that.
“We wandered around a bit. Big fat 27 stone, I wandered around and it was enjoyable.
“He was just a young guy then, I think he only had one fight then or maybe he didn’t even have any professional fights.
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“But I quickly found that he was a very good fighter.”
Fury later returned to the ring in what is considered one of the greatest sporting comebacks of all time.
He defeated 38-year-old Deontay Wilder to win the WBC title and reigned for four years until losing it to 37-year-old Oleksandr Usyk in May.
Usyk became the first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion, but he vacated the IBF belt to advance to his rematch with Fury on December 21.
The 27-year-old Dubois, meanwhile, was elevated to interim champion and defeated 34-year-old Anthony Joshua in his first title defense.
London’s coach has now warned AJ about taking a rematch.
