TYSON FURY believes he is a Blackpool lion that is about to be released to savage Dillian Howe on the wild Wembley plains.
It's been six months since Deontay Wilder, 33-year-old WBC heavyweight champion, ate the limp carcass of Deontay in scorching Las Vegas.
It has been six months since Fury ate Deontay Wilder's Las Vegas dinner.
Fury has been roaming the Morecambe Bay grounds, waiting for the opportunity to fight Brixton's Body Snatcher (34), in the most important British boxing match since Lennox Lewis defeated Frank Bruno in 1993.
Six-foot-9in father of six was undefeated. He said, "The way I would describe it for non-boxing fans is like a lion running along the planes in Africa in a high speed chase with a gazelle, trying to catch it down for lunch."
"Then it is locked up in a Blackpool zoo. This is the difference between getting in and getting out of a fight.
"You feel alive. They activate every sense of your body, your survival senses.
This sounds insane, but even if you are knocked to the ground, it is possible to awaken another sense within your body and get up again to win.
"Any inch that helps to you keep going, you search your heart for that little bit more to give."
Fury was a high-definition, pay-per-view star after he miraculously climbed from the canvas twice during his 2018 Wilder draw.
It was compared to The Undertaker, a professional wrestler.
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredHe was captured licking blood from Wilder's body in the two subsequent fights -- both in the one-sided thrashing that he did in 2020's second instalment, and in the four-knockdown slugfest he had with the Bronze Bomber last year's decider.
Fury believes he feels the Hollywood-worthy moments in Hollywood just as much as awestruck TV viewers do.
He said, "Nothing in this world feels like when your about to fight.
"When you're focused, your heart beats faster, and you feel the blood pulsing through you veins.
It's like being trapped in a darkened room when suddenly an HD TV turns on.
It's a surreal experience and absolutely amazing. That's why I keep returning to the well. After all these fights I still love this video game.
Fury was awarded a controversial tie in Wilder's first fight, but he accepted it with grace.
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Frank Warren and he were so upset by Jack Catterall's defeat to Josh Taylor in February, they petitioned for no British judges to oversee the largest UK fight in 30 years.
The British Boxing Board of Control is deservedly bleeding for its poor performance in judging.
Fury is hopeful that it will improve British officiating in the UK, especially for Phil Edwards who won the first Wilder clash with a draw 113-113.
The champ stated that they had seen many dodgy decisions over the years and wanted fair treatment.
"We didn’t want to be another victim of one those lopsided decisions, we didn’t want any favors, we just wanted fair playing.
"It was the British judge that gave it a draw (in Wilder tie). Fantastic. I live just down the street from him in Preston. Cheers, mate!
"We don’t need judges anyway, because I’m going to get him outside.
"This is the only way to guarantee winning a fight. It's getting your opponent out of there. You have the power to decide the outcome.
Fury has made a vow to use his shovel-like hand to bury Whyte, but he is willing to go with his sparring partner for a drink afterwards.
He screamed, "This is business and there aren't friends in business." We are not friends even though we fight. We'll have a beer after that.
