Boxing fans have rushed to defend Tyson Fury after footage of the 35-year-old being escorted out of a bar surfaced on Monday night.
The Gypsy King recently suffered his first defeat as a professional, with the Briton losing to Oleksandr Usyk after both men played out a classic in Saudi Arabia.
Fury went out in Morecambe on Friday night, spending the evening at the Nowhere bar with friends and fans as he enjoyed himself.
He was filmed being escorted off the premises by security guards, while he was also seen falling down once outside.
Tyson Fury got escorted out of a bar and face planted on the concrete this weekend 😅 pic.twitter.com/4KpKaN5AJ7
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) June 11, 2024
Fury has battled alcohol addiction in the past and, in 2021, bravely opened up on his struggles.
“I’ve been an alcoholic, I’ve been a drug addict, I’ve been a fat b****d because I am a food addict and there’s not much I haven’t been addicted to, to be fair," he said.
And fans have now defended Fury, insisting his night out in Morecambe is no laughing matter.
"Definitely not funny, remember where he was at before Wilder," said one fan, referring to his draw with Deontay Wilder in 2018.
A second said: "As much of a Tyson Fury critic I've been in this last year, I truly hope he finds some peace and gets himself out of that dark place again, addiction is rough man."
A third stated: "Not a good look. Hope he is good."
A fourth sent Fury their best wishes by saying: "Hope he gets the pain out without hurting himself or others! Wish him all the best and hope he picks himself up and grinds on!"
Another opined: "I hope he doesn’t spiral into a bad place. This video is very concerning."
And a sixth said: "Love him or hate him Tyson fury changed the sport of boxing when heavyweight boxing became irrelevant.. hearing his story will change anyone’s opinion on him.
"I genuinely hope he is ok and has his family close and his mind right. Prayers to him."
Fury is set to return to the ring later this year when he faces Usyk for a second time.
The Gypsy King performed well during their bout last month and was far better than in his narrow win over Francis Ngannou back in October.
Three years ago, Fury told talkSPORT that he was in a battle 'every day' against addiction.
“We battle everyday as humans and people who suffer in silence, we are in a daily battle,” he said.
“I feel like now I have been able to manage my mental health through training and I use it as a medicine."
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He also gave fans an insight into how he copes, too.
“I use structured routine, like a regimented lifestyle sort of, I like to know what I am doing and I like to have certainty in my life. If I’ve not got certainty in my life, everything seems to go AWOL.
“My mind starts wandering and I go very unwell again, so I like to keep myself focused on things like short term goals and that is how I maintain my battle with mental health.
“People say to me on a regular basis, ‘You’re over mental health’. You never get over mental health; it’s not 'if', it's 'when' you go back to it. Remember when I said it was like the Hotel California song, you can check out anytime but you can never leave?
“That’s what mental health is to me because I know it is always going to be there and part of my life. The sooner I understood that, the sooner I could get on the road to recovery.
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“If there is anybody out there who doesn’t know what to do or whatever, the best advice I could give anybody is communication with people – be it a doctor or a friend, whoever.
“Whoever you feel like you can communicate to better, speak to that person because as soon as you get help, you can start to get on to the road to recovery and get back to being well again.
“My mistake was I never spoke to anybody for a long period of time and I just suffered in silence and it very nearly killed me.
"Then I started speaking to doctors and seeking medical help, I wished to God I had done it 15 years earlier.
“I wouldn’t have had to go through a mental breakdown and all the s*** I went through, but here we are, I am on the other side of it now."
