Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography

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His goal for the past seven years – of facing Klitschko – had become an irrelevance in the bigger picture of personal struggles. Tyson's success has not come easily, but he has fought the terrible battles of his personal life as bravely as those in the ring. This book not only shares his childhood, upbringing, amateur boxing, professional career and behind the scenes that we don't see. Definitely made me see Tyson in a different more positive light and I hope people who need the help are able to get it.

Some passages were really great - the description of some of his fights (eg the Klitscko fight), for example, and I also found his description of his mental health issues very moving, particularly the deep hole he sank in after the Klitschko fight. With that being established, the 33-year-old has a book coming out that is expected to discuss his entire career.Yet while he has clearly suffered, there is also a sense that the illness is a cloak that covers all questionable behaviours, repositioning him as victim rather than perpetrator. His struggle to cope with his inner demons and the eventual triumph over them is indeed a very inspirational tale which I would recommend to everyone.

While a lot of the technicalities of boxing went over my head, it's his pure authenticity and rawness that draws you in. It would have been nice to have had a bit more about them, but ultimately, it is a boxing book and it serves that purpose excellently - the preparation and training involved, his showmanship and self-belief and he breaks down his thought processes during his fights really well. A man of faith who describes family as his armour, Fury knows what it’s like when the phone stops ringing, and warns other fighters off collecting entourages (“Let’s meet up in ten years… Then we’ll see if any of these pricks are still hanging around you”), aware of the emptiness that awaits when he hangs up his gloves. Der Inhalt ist, wie zuvor beschrieben, mangelhaft; es ist jedoch ab und an von unterhaltender Natur.By the end of the book, as he surveys the potential contenders, he appears indistinguishable from all those predecessors who didn’t know when to say goodbye.

I wish to thank Ad Lib Publishers for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. But, watching him fight you would think he was a welterweight with his spry movement across the ring, smooth jab and ability to switch stances without giving his opponent the nod.We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. His story detailing his humble upbringings right from his birth was a welcome read, drawing me into the life of the Gypsy King.