How Tyson Fury’s voice changed after being ‘punched in the throat while sparring’
- Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is known for having a unique husky voice
- His wife Paris said he and his father John Fury both sound ‘like generators’
Tyson Fury is best known for being a world heavyweight champion but boxing fans will also be familiar with his husky voice.
The 35-year-old is no stranger to breaking into song and serenading crowds after triumphing in the ring, but his unique voice did not always sound like it does now.
The Gypsy King, who is currently starring in a new Netflix show called At Home With The Furys, has opened up about how his voice was dramatically altered while sparring.
Fury, who announced his retirement from boxing in April but later plotted a return to the ring, explained on Hits Radio: ‘This guy called Ty, he punched me in the throat in sparring and it ended up with me getting a blood clot in me throat.’
‘Ever since then, I now sound like my dad,’ the athlete added in reference to his father John Fury, who is known for his gravelly voice.
Tyson Fury has revealed the reason that his voice sounds so husky is because he was punched in the throat
Tyson Fury is best known for being an undefeated world heavyweight champion but boxing fans will also be familiar with his husky voice
Fury and his family (pictured) are currently starring in the Netflix reality show At Home With The Furys
Fury’s ‘old’ voice, which his wife Paris described as ‘soft and delicate’ can be heard in his first-ever press conference from 2008 after the Carl Froch vs Jean Pascal match which recently resurfaced.
In the interview, a younger Fury discusses his talents as a boxer.
When quizzed on when he realised when he was ‘actually good at this [boxing]’, the confident boxer said: ‘Not being big-headed or anything, but my trainer always says like as soon as I walked in the gym, he knew I had big potential and he knew I was good.
‘I’ve always been quite good, you know?’
During the interview, the undefeated boxer goes on to explain how he was born seven weeks premature and doctors told his father: ‘He’s here, but he’s not very strong and he’s not very big.’
Paris revealed that her husband used to be able to sing ‘real high noted songs’, adding that the boxer and his father ‘sound like generators, grrr’.
Tyson then joked: ‘A lot of people find it sexy, this voice.’
The Furys’ reality series on Netflix has gripped viewers as they follow the world heavyweight champion as he exits the ring and attempts to embrace retirement with his family.
After watching the show, which debuted on August 16, viewers heaped praise on mother-of-six Paris, who is currently expecting their seventh child, and commented that she ‘has her hands full’.
The couple are proud parents to their three sons (all named Prince): Prince John James, ten, Prince Tyson Fury II, six, and Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and three daughters; Venezuela, 13, Valencia Amber, five, and Athena, two.
Fury’s ‘old’ voice, which his wife Paris described as ‘soft and delicate’ can be heard in his first-ever press conference from 2008 after the Carl Froch vs Jean Pascal match which recently resurfaced
Paris revealed that her husband used to be able to sing ‘real high noted songs’, adding that the boxer and his father ‘sound like generators, grrr’
The Furys’ reality series on Netflix has gripped viewers as they follow the world heavyweight champion as he exits the ring and attempts to embrace retirement with his family.
Paris met Tyson when she was just 15 years old and the pair tied the knot in November 2008 when she was 18 years old, while Tyson was 20 years old.
Just under a year later, Paris had welcomed their first child, a daughter named Venezuela.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Netflix had renewed At Home With The Furys before the first instalment even aired.
However, it was then claimed that Tyson turned down millions of pounds by rejecting the chance to film two more seasons of the hit Netflix show.
The streaming giant hoped to convince the heavyweight boxing champ to continue the fly on the wall series following its huge success but Tyson has shut down their proposals because he doesn’t want to be labelled a ‘reality star’.
A TV insider told MailOnline that the intrusive nature of the show and the fact that cameras followed Tyson, his wife Paris and their six children 24/7 took its toll on the sportsman who has since admitted he wanted to stop filming the debut Netflix series on several occasions.
Despite Tyson’s stance, Netflix are still keen to work with the family namely his wife Paris, who is a natural on camera and has been praised by viewers for supporting Tyson, who suffers from various mental health disorders including bipolar and ADHD but could face competition from other TV networks.
MailOnline can also reveal that At Home with the Furys, which features Tyson’s brother Tommy and his fiancée Molly-Mae Hague, was originally due to feature 10 episodes but was cut short to nine.
The couple are proud parents to their three sons (all named Prince): Prince John James, ten, Prince Tyson Fury II, six, and Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, and three daughters; Venezuela, 13, Valencia Amber, five, and Athena, two
Earlier this month, it was reported that Netflix had renewed At Home With The Furys before the first instalment even aired. However, it was then claimed that Tyson turned down millions of pounds by rejecting the chance to film two more seasons of the hit Netflix show
A source said: ‘After retiring Tyson saw the Netflix show has a lucrative opportunity in place of the money he would have earned by taking on a fight.
‘But the filming process was particularly stressful and coupled with the fact he’s now an active boxer again after coming out of retirement, he decided to put a series two on hold for the foreseeable future.
‘There is hope within the streaming giant that it could be reprised but for the short term it is not something Tyson is considering.’
Tyson had earlier told how at one point during filming, he said he wanted to cancel the nine-part show.
The boxer revealed that shooting the series was not plain-sailing and that early on he ‘wanted out’, even calling his lawyers for help to cancel his contract.
On Capital XTRA Breakfast, Tyson sheepishly confessed: ‘Yeah I wanted out. I was like, couple of weeks in I said ‘Is there any way?’
‘I’d be on the phone with my lawyers, ‘Is there any way I can get out of this? I don’t know what I’ve signed up for again. I said I’d never do it again, I’ve done it again, I’ve made a mistake’.
‘That’s just my bipolar going up and down all the time – one minute I’m happy, the next minute I’m not and it’s very evident to see my emotional roller-coaster throughout this episode.’
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