By Tim Parsons-
Tyson Fury’s has made a disturbing claim to be suicidal on Sundays, due to depression.
The unbeaten gypsy king who meets dangerous Deontey Wilder on February 22 in Las Vegas told Behind The Gloves that he feels absolutely suicidal on Sundays, like the world is going to end. The boxer’s comments are serious and worrying, causing some to be conclude Fury is privately worrying about his upcoming fight.
Fury, who regularly professes his Christian faith after his boxing fights is also being viewed by some as having an artificial claim to believe in God if he is suicidal on a day people of his faith are expected to be in Church.Researchers are analysing why a man who claims a strong belief in God would feel suicidal on the day normally assigned for his religious devotion.
Analyst Chris Williamson, told The Eye Of Media.Com:
” it is a bid odd for someone who openly claims to be religious and believes in God to be publicly saying he feels suicidal on a Sunday of all days. There seems to be a conflict between his claim to believe in God and his claim to say he feels suicidal on Sundays. We know he has suffered with mental health issues in the past, including depression, but most of us thought he had overcome that.
There is also the question of whether he panics thinking about the fight on the day he has time to think because its his rest day. Fury is a confident man with good boxing skills, but his comments leaves unanswered question”.
LOWS
The 6ft 9 boxer’s battle with mental health illness has been well documented.The popular heavyweight sunk to deep lows after he was stripped of the belts he took from Wladimir Klitschko when he defeated the former reigning champion on points in 2015. His performance against Wilder in Las Vegas after two and a half years out has also impressed many British fans.
But some studying and analysing the former world heavyweight champion question the timing of the fresh revelation and whether it suggests a deep fear of failure he may not be psychologically be equipped to handle. Fury did well against Wilder during their first fight, finishing with a draw against the big puncher after being dropped twice by the WBC champion. Many observers felt Fury deserved the win.
Fury comes into this fight with a good chance of victory against Wilder if he can avoid the American’s dangerous right hand, outbox , and even possibly stop him. A three stone advantage is a lot for a man that moves as well as Fury. However, fear of defeat could be having a crippling effect on his mind on Sundays.
Fury was speaking in an interview with Behind The Gloves,when he expressed his suicidal tendencies on Sundays.
He said: ‘I look forward to Saturdays.
‘I do a long run in the morning and then I will do something with the kids or whatever I can.
‘Then Sunday comes and every Sunday I am absolutely suicidal – every single Sunday whether I am in camp or I am at home.
‘It is like the world has ended and I just wanna not live anymore.
‘That is Sunday. And then I go to bed on a Sunday night thinking yeah Monday is tomorrow I can start my stuff again. Back to the gym, back to the coffee shop, back to the lunch, back to the kids.
‘That is the way I live. It is routine that is keeping me alive and keeping me going.
‘If I give up the gym I will be dead within a year that is for sure.’ In a documentary to be shown this week, he reveals: ‘One day I woke up and thought “today’s the day I end it all”.
‘I was heading towards this bridge, I was going to smash the car into the bridge at very high speed, I just didn’t have the ambition to live anymore.
‘Before I got to the bridge I heard a voice saying “don’t do this, you’re going to destroy your family’s life” and I immediately pulled the car over and that was the first time I thought, “right, now or never. I need to get well immediately.
Fury has overcome most of his mental health issues, but the thought of whether his mental problems are coming back is worrying.