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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Fury v Usyk: Frank Warren Special

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Buncey sits down with Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren. He tells us how the relationship came about, what it’s like working with the Gypsy King and what he thinks will happen on Saturday night.

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast I'd like to introduce myself. My name's

0:04.0

Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport

0:07.5

podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading

0:11.1

journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest

0:13.3

sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights

0:17.4

straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is

0:22.0

our unique access to the sporting world.

0:25.0

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to

0:28.9

dedicated sports fans across the UK.

0:31.5

So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.

0:37.2

BBC Sounds music radio podcasts.

0:42.3

This is five live boxing.

0:45.0

Now Frank Warren, he knows Tyson Fury better than just about anybody in boxing.

0:50.0

Is his promoter?

0:52.0

Is his friend? He's been around him. He's seen Fury struggle. He's seen Fury succeed.

0:58.0

He's seen the highs and wait for it. He's seen the lows. Now as part of the build-up to Saturday's undisputed heavyweight championship fight,

1:06.2

the first by the way in 25 years, I sat down with the Queensbury boss.

1:11.1

Here's Frank Warren on the life and times of the Gypsy King. I'm Steve Bunce and this is a very special five life boxing.

1:20.0

Frank Tyson Fury and Alexander Usick is the fight that obviously everyone wants to talk about.

1:29.6

It's going to be everything we do this entire week is going to be about that. But I want to take you back to whenever it was in

1:36.5

2016 or 17 when it was clear to you that Tyson Fury had lost his way and that we might have lost him for good

1:44.8

when he was 26 27 stone when he was having all sorts of problems did you

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