I remember him drinking Coors light at a barbecue when he had the cameras round. Went into the shop and chose Carlsberg and coors light. Despicable behaviour
You can't take much Fury says at face value- to me at least it's quite clear what he is doing. It's just your average mind games, both in relation to this supposed drinking but also regarding the fight not being close to happening. Tyson enjoys this sort of thing and thinks it gives him an edge, fair enough.
Joshua will try very very hard not to let Fury wind him up. If he managed it with Klitschko he can get under anyone’s skin. If anything, Joshua’s team will probably over-prepare for that type of thing.
It's a decent whisky. Multi millionnaire boxers who think they need to spend hundreds of pounds on a bottle of whisky simply because they can probably won't stay multi-millionnaires for long. At the end of the day, you should eat and drink the things you like. I know whiskys that go for £20 that I quite like, and I've tried a few that cost £100+ that were great and some i don't like, because whisky varies so much, and people's tastes vary too. It's really not about the price or whether you can get it at Spar. And why would anyone give up Penguin bars ?
That's because he was bitter that he wasn't getting it basically. Easy to forget all that when you're the one benefitting directly from it. I know I'd be a 'sell out' if it made me money to do so.
The majority would sell out, yes, but the majority of people are content to live in the sphere of self-interest and aspire to economic wealth and materialism as they feel that this is their path to self-fulfilment. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. From my observations, I would say that this mindset is the status quo for both athletes and fans alike (ironically, somewhat). In the last year, Fury has been "sell, sell, sell" and in between he publicly pays lip service to mental health. This endorsement of Whisky is particularly questionable. Fury seems to take an uncomfortably paradoxical stance toward materialism as he used to regularly make a point of how he "still wears Slazenger socks" and "still drive a 30 year old Mercedes", even remarking that he couldn't care less about money. In the next breath he has often come out with "it's all about the money" and the like. As an atheist and someone who endorses science, I've found it to be an interesting case study considering his faith to Christianity. Fury's popularity has also risen considerably since the mainstream opened its 'doors' for him on the back of "saying all of the right things". For many years, the consensus was that of a loudmouth, and now he's viewed as a genuine guy. The public are easily duped. The Fury vs Joshua bout was once touted as the people's champion versus the commercial puppet, which is now clearly a falsehood. I will just enjoy the bout for what it is, a contest between two very good boxers. I couldn't care less who wins, I would hope that it isn't a stinker.
I agree. I think though that Fury is far less manufactured and more 'real' regardless what he does or doesn't endorse. We all know he's a hypocrite - he has been for his entire career. Joshua has been crafted into a very marketable product - nothing wrong with that really, but people will always be cynical about it. In reality he's quite boring and safe.
Naturally, I like authenticity. Therefore, I was drawn to Fury as a character from the beginning of his career on ITV4. As you say, he was less manufactured. That isn't to say that I think Joshua is a "bad" person. As are all, he's a product of society and has capitalised on particular opportunities, at the expense of liberating himself in other ways. We just get the token "stay humble", which has become a bit of a running joke. We may never know that much about the "real Joshua", but we knew plenty about Fury, and that's why I now label him a sell out, because he explicitly showed us who he was, to then renege on his own character! You are right when you say that Fury has always been a hypocrite, but it was not apparent that he would so seamlessly embark on the exact institution he denounced, given half the chance! Unfortunately, for Fury, he will never have Joshua's marketability and general mass appeal, no matter how much ground he gains. I find it amusing how many, now former, Joshua fans I've come across who have gone off him, when he continues to do what he's always done. But that's a separate discussion. I do wonder what commercial repercussions it would have for Joshua should he lose to Fury.
Fantastic news. I had a feeling it was inevitable - credit to the OP too who called it being announced soon.
