‘The Gypsy King’ has had an incredible career, rising to become one of the top heavyweights in the world and a unified world champion at the peak of his form. Tyson Fury had an impressive and extensive amateur career, but almost didn’t get the chance to represent Britain or Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Instead, he decided to turn professional in December that year, competing with Bela Gyongosi in Nottingham, after signing a promotional deal with sponsor Mick Hennessy.
Fury wanted to go through the first rounds of his career, but his clash with Hungarian Gyongosi quickly proved he had made great progress.
Right from the beginning, ‘Gypsy King’ showed superior class, forcing his opponent to withdraw after only one minute of play. He launched a series of short and powerful punches at his opponent’s head, but was not successful because his opponent was desperately defending himself.
The closing moment came when Fury threw a powerful left punch into his opponent’s body, causing him to immediately fall to his knees. The Hungarian boxer bent over, wincing in pain and gasping for breath, but still tried to stand up. However, it was clear that he was still injured, and the referee decided to stop the fight to prevent him from being injured further. It was a huge moment for Fury, who broke through and entered the ranks of professional boxers.
When recalling his first appearance as a professional fighter, the ‘Gypsy King’ revealed he had earned a total of around £42,000 and felt delighted about it. “Nine thousand dollars,” he told iFL TV. I received nine thousand dollars and a hundred thousand signing bonus. Thirty-three thousand dollars a year for three years, and nine thousand dollars for my first fight, so I actually made forty-two thousand dollars for my first fight, which at the time was zero. bad. At that time I was already a millionaire. I probably still have forty-two thousand dollars left, you know?”
16 years later, Fury has generated huge revenue from the sport with a reported net worth of £50 million according to Forbes magazine.
In his most recent fight, the British boxer completed a complete circle when competing for the world heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk in May. It was reported that the WBC champion at the time that point earned more than $100 million to fight the Ukrainian fighter.
Unfortunately, Fury lost his championship belt and was defeated for the first time in his career, but he still walked away with a lot of money. He will also get another lucrative opportunity in Saudi Arabia, as Fury will earn another big payday for his next fight on December 21 against Usyk.
