British boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is due to face former champion Deontay Wilder for the third time on October 8 in Las Vegas and the war of words pre-fight has begun.
The two heavyweights fought first in 2018, where the result was a draw, and again in 2020, where Fury took home the WBC belt.
Ahead of the fight, Fury discussed his motivations in the sport, and why he fights.
“I’m not fighting to be the greatest of all time, I’m not fighting to be a legend,” he told BBC Radio Five Live.
“It wouldn’t benefit me earning another 50 million pounds or 200 million pounds, you don’t need to be rich to live my life. I’m just a normal person who is very good at boxing and a very special, chosen person.
“What motivates me?” he continued. “I’m getting asked this a lot. It’s definitely not a few quid. It’s the fact there’s nothing else.
I’m boxing because I can – I don’t enjoy anything else, I don’t have any hobbies. After boxing, I will be a very sad, lonely person.
“I’ve tried looking after animals, four-wheeled driving, got a shotgun licence, clay pigeon shooting. Nothing turns me on.”
