HE’S reported to be worth around £70million, but you’d never guess it from Tyson Fury’s very humble lifestyle.
The heavyweight champ popped into Cancer Research and spent £3 on some sunglasses just days after knocking out fellow Brit Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium – for which he earned £26.2million.
But his accessories aren’t the only thing he scrimps on, with the father-of-six (reportedly, soon to be seven) having said he only needs £10,000 to afford his lifestyle.
From his £550,000 Morecambe house to shopping at Poundland and B&M, we reveal Fury’s modest life.
£550,000 Morecambe home
The house has five bedrooms and four bathrooms
WBC heavyweight champ Fury lives in a five-bed, four-bathroom home that is worth more than £550,000, according to Zoopla.
Along with his wife Paris and their six children, he made the fading seaside town his permanent home in 2011, and has since become its most famous residents with crowds flocking to see him train on the beach.
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Speaking on a three-part ITV documentary in 2020, he said: “People say to me, ‘Why don’t you live in California or America?’ – why would I?
“Why would I abandon my own country for a bit of money and some fame?
“I love it. I would never leave Morecambe. It’s true beauty. If the weather was better, every house here would be a million quid.”
While many celebs travel the globe, visiting luxurious locations like the Maldives and Dubai regularly, Fury is rarely out of Morecambe.
He explained: “I’m staying where I am in Morecambe in Lancashire. And I’m happy with it. I don’t need to go anywhere else.
“I’m a normal humble type of man. I roam around Morecambe and I go to the gym and back twice a day.
“And if I go on one holiday a year, great.
“I hate holidays. Can’t stand then in my sight. I’m a workaholic, I love being at work.”
Poundland shopping
Although they’re one of the richest families in sport, for their weekly shop, the Fury clan normally stock up their fridge at the very modest Spar supermarket, and shop in Poundland and B&M.
It’s all because Tyson and Paris are determined to keep their children “grounded”.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Loose Women star Paris insisted they were conscious about not spoiling their six kids.
She said: “We’re trying our hardest. I want the children to be grounded and have the normal upbringing me and Tyson both had.
“We’ll go down the Poundshop and the B&M, and I’ll say they can’t have certain things.
“I’d be so disappointed if they grew up not knowing the value of anything, so we do try.
“But then there’s times where one of the little ones will go on an aeroplane, turn left to first class and say ‘Get me a Diet Coke, please!’
“So we then scratch our heads and think we haven’t cracked it.”
Old banger vans
Fury prefers driving his old vans and gypsy wagon rather than his Ferraris
Fury has got a Ferrari and Rolls Royce parked outside his house, but says he gets more joy out of old bangers than supercars.
He added: “Everyone wants to elevate in life to something better than they already are, but I don’t.
“I’m one of them freaks who wants to stay the same old person.
“I get most joy out of jumping in an old Transit van and driving it down the road than I would do jumping in a £250k Ferrari.
“Or I can go and give £500 for an old car like a [Volkswagen] Passat or something, and people say ‘why are you driving this piece of junk?’ but it’s not to me, I like that.
“Crazy person I suppose.”
And it’s a mode of transport closely linked to his heritage that the 6ft 9ins powerhouse prefers to focus on.
He has restored and customised a gypsy wagon that he proudly treks through the streets – after spending over four years renovating it.
Speaking about the four-wheeler, Fury said: “[It’s] real gold, gold leaf, all hand-painted.
“The Gypsy code says you must travel towards the sun, so we keep the sun towards the back.”
Eating and drinking local
It’s clearly the food in Morecambe that Fury loves too – as he often eats in the local cafes.
Following his win over Deontay Wilder in February, he celebrated with a healthy option at a coffee shop called Keegans near his home.
He also is regularly seen grabbing a hearty breakfast from Bayview Cabin, a tiny sea front establishment that sells fast food, drinks and ice cream to locals and tourists.
Megan Wilson, who serves there, told the Sun: “What he gets to eat is dependent on whether he’s got a fight or not.
“Sometimes he’ll order a big breakfast, but sometimes he watches his weight and tries to get something healthier.
“If he has a fight coming up, he’ll order a breakfast box but will ask to have the fat cut off the bacon.”
She added: “He’s a lovely customer, he’s very open and funny and will talk about whatever you like.
“If you ask him a question about his boxing, he always gives a very honest answer.”
Should Tyson fancy a drink and a nice meal with Paris, the family often head to The Morecambe Hotel and Restaurant, where they can gobble down a variety of grilled dishes, pies, and sandwiches from the menu.
Fury has also been known to indulge in a bevvy at the Crafty Scholar, a boozer that shows live sporting events and attracts the travelling community.
Helping hand to others
Fury describes himself as “the people’s champion” – and that’s reflected in the charitable work he claims to have done.
His first blockbuster meeting with Deontay Wilder in 2018 saw Fury pick up £7million, all of which he says was given to homeless charities in the UK.
He said: “When I go home I’m going to build some homes for the homeless and set up some funds for drug addicts and alcoholics.
“I was always going to do it but being here (in California) gives me that extra push to go and do it even more.”
And before the bout, Fury was seen walking around LA without shoes on.
Fury revealed: “What happened was, we were in Starbucks having a coffee minding our own business just looking out the window and there was this old fella outside no shoes on him – one shoe off, one foot bleeding.
“Everyone was looking at him like ‘get rid of him,’ he walked off and I thought that’s somebody’s child, that’s a human being.
“As he walked off through the crowd I heard somebody say to me, ‘give him your shoes, go and give him them shoes on your feet,’ I was like ‘yeah’.”
In 2016, England fans in Paris benefited from Fury’s charitable side.
The Man United supporter was in France for Euro 2016 and splashed out 1,000 Euros (£892) on 200 jagerbombs for England fans.
Designer clobber
Despite his modest lifestyle, there’s no escaping Fury’s designer wardrobe – full of clothes from Louis Vuitton to Gianni Versace.
Fury often posts images to his social media accounts of his Louis Vuitton collections and Versace suits and dressing gowns.
And Fury once wagered his gold, diamond-encrusted Rolex watch to whoever could beat him in the ring.
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One outfit caused controversy four years ago when he wore a £9,000 chinchilla fur coat – more than 200 chinchillas are killed to create a single coat.
But if he’s picking up sunglasses from charity shops, he certainly knows how to bag a bargain too.
Fury doesn’t think he’ll ever move from Morecambe
Tyson and Paris are keen to teach their kids about their roots
