Netflix trailer for Tyson Fury documentary shows boxer saying he "didn't want to live"

Mixed · 2Netflix has released a trailer for a self-titled documentary about the boxer Tyson Fury, in which he says he "didn't want to live". 1 2 Mixed · 2The film follows Fury from childhood to the height of his boxing career, with interviews with Fury, his wife Paris and his father John. 1 2 Mixed · 2It explores his mental health struggles, addiction, the loss of a child and complex family relationships. 1 2

Mixed · 2In the trailer Fury says there was "no emotion shown" growing up in his family, and quotes 50 Cent: "show no love, love will get you killed". 1 2 Mixed · 2He says beating Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko, then world heavyweight champion with the record for the longest title reign, became "an obsession"; he won the 2015 fight and became Britain's first world heavyweight champion in six years. 1 2 Mixed · 2Paris Fury says he was "hell-bent" on the goal and that after the win "The Tyson that I knew was gone, and I was so scared." Fury says: "I achieved all my childhood dreams, but my whole point of existence had been taken away. I didn't want to live." 1 2

Mixed · 2John Fury says the effect of the win on his son was "far deeper" than he could have imagined, and all three appear to wipe away tears. Fury adds: "It wasn't really about boxing. It was about trying to get well again." 1 2 Mixed · 2Fury recently starred in the reality series At Home With The Furys, which covered his attempt at retirement, before announcing a return to boxing in 2026, about a year after stepping back. 1 2 Mixed · 2The documentary premieres on 27 November, two weeks before Fury fights Anthony Joshua on 11 December, a bout to be streamed live on Netflix. 1 2