TYSON FURY gave fans an inside look at his first ever professional gym which he proudly called “the most old school in the world”.
Fury – who grew up around boxing through his bloodline of hardened bare-knuckle gypsy fighters – first walked into the Jimmy Egan club when he was 14.
Tyson Fury gave fans an inside look at his first ever professional gym
A picture of Jesus features next to a set of gloves
The gym was owned by Fury’s uncle and former trainer Hughie
Fury left the amateur ranks in 2008 with a 31–4 record and an elite ABA title but failure to be given the chance to get on the Beijing Olympic team forced him to turn professional.
After making his pro debut in the same year, the Gypsy King would be solely trained by his late uncle Hughie.
Fury returned to the gym Hughie owned in Lancaster, and walked fans through the spit and sawdust boxing club surrounded with old school heavy bags and a ring in the centre.
He said: “This is where it all started people.
“We’re going in now, to the tank. This has got to be the most old school gym in the world.
“This is where I became the British and Commonwealth champion and ranked No5 in the world, right here in my uncle Hughie’s gym in Skerton, Lancaster.
“Unbelievable, how time flies. To think where it would all lead and where it would all end up. Amazing.”
Fury aged 18 after turning professional in 2008
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The Gypsy King as a teenager on the pads with his dad
Inside the gym features bare brick walls, a US flag, a Jesus painting and even a portrait of Fury fighting on clouds.
Hughie trained his nephew for his first 17 fights, with the pair parting ways in 2011, before the heavyweight would turn to his other uncle Peter.
Tyson set up camp with Peter and cousin Hughie in Bolton, and the 6ft 9in Brit went on to shock Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to win the unified titles in Germany.
The upset came one year after uncle Hughie died, and Fury would pay tribute by celebrating with a T-shirt of his former trainer.
Fury credits his success transitioning from an amateur to professional to his uncle Hughie, having been taught the correct way to turn his knuckles over when punching.
After a battle with depression and substance abuse, Fury lost his belts outside the ring, but made a remarkable comeback three years later.
But he did so without uncle Peter, instead hiring friend and newcomer Ben Davison, with the pair winning four fights together and drawing one, against Deontay Wilder.
Fury then separated with Davison, hiring the nephew of legendary trainer Emanuel Steward, as Javan ‘Sugarhill’ guided the Brit to beat Wilder in the rematch last February.
Fury would go on to be trained by his other uncle Peter in Bolton
Fury paid tribute to his late uncle Hughie after beating Wladimir Klitscko
Fury with friend and former trainer Ben DavisonCredit: PA:Press Association
Fury celebrates with new trainer Javan ‘Sugarhill’ Steward, rightCredit: Getty Images
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
