Ricky Hatton has hailed ‘good friend’ Tyson Fury as the person who helped him at his lowest ebb during lockdown. The former light welterweight and welterweight world champion opened up about how a bereavement in his family led to him to start feeling “a bit down”.
Lockdown made it impossible for the Hitman to comfort his loved ones at the time, but the Gypsy King came to his rescue after he wrote a post on Instagram.
Two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson has spoken in depth about his own mental health, including his struggle with depression.
Ricky, who was speaking on GMB about how he is coping during lockdown, said Tyson was on the phone within minutes. He told Piers Morgan and Susanna reid: “I’ve been a friend of Tyson for years.
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