Tyson Fury has given fight fans a peek behind the velvet curtain, revealing how much his brother Tommy has earned during his boxing career, as well as talking about some of his darker days, too.
Obviously, it’s not really Tyson’s job to be doing stuff like that, but if he will talk about things like this on major podcasts, people are going to start reporting on them.
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Also, are you going to tell him not to? The guy is a world heavyweight boxing champion.
Tommy comes out of it looking pretty good too, because he’s still an unbeaten fighter, he’s only ever had 10 fights in that career, and he’s made millions during the short time as well.
Tyson – who we can’t forget is also boasting an unbeaten record – has had a few more fights and at a higher level, but he’s clearly proud of his wee brother anyway.
Ahead of his own battle against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this weekend, Tyson sat down for a chat with renowned combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani for The MMA Hour and spoke about Tommy’s recent career choices.
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Interestingly enough, he even revealed some of the numbers, and they make for interesting reading.
The heavyweight champion of the world said: "The fact that Tommy made $10 million from the fight, he's 24 years old, probably made $25-$26m (around £21m) out of his 10-fight career, it's unbelievable.
“I'm very, very proud of where he's come from."
Rightly so, too.
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Tommy recently beat KSI on points, with the decision upgraded from a split decision to a unanimous one after a judge’s mistake was spotted and corrected.
He also beat another influencer boxing prospect in Jake Paul earlier in the year.
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Now, he’s sitting pretty and set for life, never having to fight again if he doesn’t want to.
He probably will though, as he’s still only young. The now-24-year-old has done it the tough way, as well.
Tyson opened up on the struggles his brother has faced to this point, before he made it big as a reality TV star on Love Island and revived his boxing career thereafter.
Not to mention his marriage to Molly-Mae Hague and the recent birth of his daughter.
"In 2018, Tommy didn't have $10 for a bus pass," the older Fury explained.
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"Today, Tommy's got a hell of a lot of money, millions of dollars in his account.
"So I'm very proud of him.
“He can buy what he wants.
“He's got a $5m mansion, [Mercedes] G-Wagon, Lambo's, Rolex.
“The guy's flying."
He certainly is.
But, the question that everyone wants answered is who both Fury brothers will fight next.
After Tommy took care of KSI, the word is that a rematch might be the obvious option, but nothing is set in stone yet.
As for Tyson, after the detour to fight Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, the only match-up that will matter should be a unification bout against Oleksandr Usyk, with the Ukrainian currently holding all the other belts.
It’s fair to say that both brothers won’t be short of offers.
Topics: Tyson Fury, Tommy Fury, Money, Boxing, Sport
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