Tommy Fury admits 'my world fell apart' after pulling out of lucrative Jake Paul fight

Tommy Fury, the British boxing star, has revealed successful his memoir what beingness was similar for him aft pulling retired of the clash with 'The Problem Child' backmost successful 2021

British boxer Tommy Fury has opened up connected the maltreatment helium suffered aft pulling retired of his showdown with Jake Paul backmost successful 2021.

The 25-year-old revealed that his 'whole world felt apart' aft putting successful countless hours of grooming for the clash with the YouTuber-turned-boxer. Fury divulged into a fig of topics pursuing the merchandise of his memoir, Lightning Can Strike Twice: My Life arsenic a Fury - conscionable two months aft his divided from Molly-Mae Hague.

It was confirmed backmost successful 2021 that the young boxer would combat 'The Problem Child' successful December of that year, providing helium bushed the American's grooming partner, erstwhile MMA combatant - Anthony Taylor. After winning the bout via unanimous decision, it looked arsenic if some Fury and Paul would spell head-to-head aft galore months of trading barbs connected societal media.

However, conscionable weeks earlier the clash, Fury was forced to propulsion retired aft suffering with "a terrible thorax corruption and a breached rib". He said: "I americium perfectly heartbroken that I person been forced to retreat from my combat with Jake Paul. The opening of my campy was going truthful incredibly and I ne'er expected thing to travel successful my mode from a triumph connected December 18. I can't explicit however disappointed I americium and I truly bash anticipation we tin get this combat rescheduled successful the New Year, I privation this combat to inactive hap much than anything. I'm present regretfully putting my absorption connected betterment and a further reschedule date."

Following the merchandise of his memoir, Fury has revealed what beingness was similar aft pulling out. "My full satellite felt apart," helium wrote. "I was this kid from Salford with nary wealth and a large dream. I whitethorn person done good financially aft Love Island, but the interest I would person earned from this combat was thing else."

He added: "I didn't deliberation it could get overmuch worse, but erstwhile the quality of the combat cancellation deed the press, everything kicked off. I received a torrent of online abuse, my accusers saying I was 'scared of a YouTuber,' 'not a Fury', 'a fake fighter', 'embarrassing my family', and overmuch worse."

Molly-Mae was by his broadside and wanted to bash everything she could to assistance Fury. However, his mindset was 'shot'. The Brit said that helium felt himself slipping into a atrocious spot and determination was thing that Molly-Mae could bash to propulsion him retired of it.

The maltreatment that was aimed towards the boxer was that brutal, helium claims helium seldom near the house. "I came disconnected societal media and I seldom went retired successful nationalist due to the fact that I would get heckled successful the street,'' helium continued. "When I did permission the house, each those things were said successful person, to my face. I'm not definite however radical would person the audacity to bash this, but they do. While it was a reddish rag to a bull, determination was thing I could bash astir it."

Following the cancellation of the highly-anticipated bout, Fury and Paul yet settled their beef backmost successful 2023. The Brit won via divided determination against the American successful a backmost and distant brushwood successful Saudi Arabia. After getting his manus raised, 'TNT' claimed that a immense value had been lifted disconnected his shoulders. "Everything flashed earlier my eyes,'' helium added. "The breached ribs, being denied entree to the States, the online abuse, depression, drinking, hard graft, not being astir capable for Molly and leaving my caller babe - and, successful that moment, it each paid off."

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