10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Tyson Fury
9. Christianity
Another element of Fury's heritage that fans may be unaware of is his devotion to his religion.
Once again, his family played a key role in this, with his uncle Ernest allegedly converting him into a born-again Christian. He has been seen to pray with him team before contests, claimed God spoke to him when he was suicidal, and you'll notice the first words out of his mouth following a fight when interviewed are always, “I want to thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for giving me the victory tonight."
Fury's Christian beliefs are commonplace amongst the Traveller community, but his extreme interpretations of the Bible, combined with the platform he has as one of boxing's biggest stars, has led to numerous controversial statements in the media... which we'll get to later on.