Tyson Fury: Uncut, during Wladimir Klitschko fight week

Tyson Fury and Hughie Fury

WRITER Elliot Worsell was invited into the inner sanctum of Tyson Fury around the Wladimir Klitschko fight โ€“ his account in this week’s issue of Boxing News magazine.

โ€œIโ€™D like some porridge, please,โ€ Tyson said, looking towards Hughieโ€™s bowl. โ€œBut not like his.โ€ Hughieโ€™s porridge was a lumpier take on an old tradition and evidently not to Tysonโ€™s liking. โ€œIโ€™d like it smooth, not lumpy,โ€ he continued. โ€œAnd could I have semi-skimmed milk instead of that soya milk stuff? I donโ€™t know how you eat that, Hughie.โ€
Hughie shrugged. Eyes sunken, cheeks red, nose blocked, Iโ€™m not even sure he knew what it was he was eating. โ€œYou look awful,โ€ Tyson offered by way of reassurance. โ€œMake sure you stay away from me, ok?โ€
The porridge arrived minutes later and Tyson inspected it as though it were a pair of Paffen boxing gloves. A frown formed across his brow. โ€œItโ€™s still a bit too lumpy,โ€ he said. โ€œCan I have it smoother?โ€
โ€œIโ€™m sorry,โ€ said the waitress, and off she went.
Next time there was a different problem. First came the frown. โ€œItโ€™s cold,โ€ he said. โ€œCan you heat it up again? Maybe for a couple more minutes…โ€
โ€œIโ€™m so sorry,โ€ said the waitress.
Off the porridge went again, while Tyson turned to Hughie. โ€œWe should be careful what we eat in here, shouldnโ€™t we?โ€ he said. โ€œWe probably shouldnโ€™t even be eating here actually.โ€
โ€œWhyโ€™s that?โ€ said Hughie.
โ€œThe Klitschko camp could try to slip us something in our food.โ€
โ€œOh, right.โ€
โ€œThey could give me something that makes me box rubbish on the night.โ€
Soon enough the porridge was back. Tyson hoped it hadnโ€™t been tampered with, and that it was by now smooth and warm. Thankfully, it was. โ€œIโ€™m sorry for the wait,โ€ said the waitress.
โ€œDonโ€™t be sorry,โ€ said Tyson. โ€œItโ€™s our fault. We donโ€™t speak German!โ€

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