Instead of using his winnings on sports cars or luxury goods, this British boxing champion donated all of it to charity.
After spending years of his life struggling with drug addiction and mental health issues, Tyson Fury became a heavyweight boxing champion.
The 30-year-old fighter, who is also known as “The Gypsy King” in the ring, squared off against Deontay Wilder in December, 2018. Though Fury’s purse for the fight was about $3.5 million, the total amount of pay-per-view income brought his payment to roughly $9 million – all of which he donated to charity.
He initially announced that he would be donating his purse for the fight after he traveled to Los Angeles for a media conference and he was shocked by the amount of homeless people he saw on the streets.
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Though the fight against Wilder ended in a controversial draw, he recently confirmed that he had indeed donated his entire purse to several UK charities that specialize in providing housing for recovering alcoholics and addicts.
Fury confirmed the donation after a fan asked him about his financial pledge during a Q&A segment of a charity auction in Cardiff last week.
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“I did give away my last purse, but I don’t do charity work for a pat on the back,” said Fury, as reported by The Sun. “I do it to help people, but I do not want praise for it, I don’t want to be called a do-gooder.”
(WATCH the fighter’s inspiring message for his viewers below) – Screen grab from BT Sport video
There will be people who need a lift in spirits today, maybe yesterday and maybe even tomorrow. I hope this little message can help you
?❤️? pic.twitter.com/ulD1Lm9HzJ — TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) February 8, 2019
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LeakyUnderarms on February 29th, 2020 at 22:58 UTC »
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greeneyeded on February 29th, 2020 at 21:49 UTC »
He’s one of the few “celebrities” that are willing to talk about their own depression and mental health issues. Here he is on the JRE podcast talking about how he got out of his depression: https://youtu.be/XrM6WqYEj9Y
techdown11 on February 29th, 2020 at 21:02 UTC »
Once you have been there yourself, you can truly understand how debilitating depression is.
Great guy for doing this.