Published 13:17 IST, November 9th 2020

Tyson Fury was "close to heart attack" owing to drugs and alcohol during his darker days

In his book 'The Furious Method,' Tyson Fury made some major revelations, one of them being that he had an epiphany about his death while celebrating Halloween.

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Tyson Fury me some major claims in his recently released book ' Furious Method'. reigning WBC champion mitted that he feared he was going to have a heart attack because of some unhealthy living habits during his darker days. Gypsy King ballooned up to 177 kilograms after his career went off rails after his win over former champion Wlimir Klitschko in 2015.

In his book (via Mirror), Tyson Fury claimed that he h an epiphany about his death while celebrating Halloween in pub which led him to turn his life around. However, when he started training to lose weight, he continued drinking and doing drugs. He also stated that he was left feeling suicidal as he battled depression, drug and alcohol abuse.

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“Within a month of being crowned world heavyweight champ I was an emotional wreck, on my way to a heart attack thanks to Class A drugs, junk food and alcohol,” he stated.

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Gypsy King mitted that because of his alcohol problems, he me life “a misery for my wife, my children and those closest to me”. However, one day when he saw people half his getting wasted in pub, he felt disgraced and realised that he h to change.

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Tyson Fury wrote that when he returned home from pub, he “fell on my knees and cried out to God to help me”. When he stood back up he knew he was going to make a comeback because for first time in his life he was being honest to himself and asking for help.

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He claimed that because of drugs, his marri was “hanging by a thre” and he rarely paid attention to his kids. However, because of his friends and family, he started training and also met professionals who helped him with his depression, drug and alcohol problems. “Until n I’d never taken my eyes off being a decent far to my kids, r h I taken cocaine,” Tyson Fury ded.

"Being a fat, lazy bum with millions in bank is way to live. But being hungry, fit and really alive in middle of life’s journey – w that’s worth fighting for,” wrote Gypsy King.

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13:17 IST, November 9th 2020