Darren Till once showed Tyson Fury the dangers of stepping into the octagon while he was considering a career change.
Towards the end of 2019, Fury was still locked in negotiations for a rematch with Deontay Wilder, which ended up happening the following February. He made his WWE debut while recovering from a cut, and would regularly call out then-UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.
He would even claim he was willing to come to the UFC to make the fight happen, although that always seemed tongue-in-cheek. And he certainly was put in his place when he sparred with then-welterweight Till, who took him down with ease during their session.
Darren Till took down Tyson Fury during MMA training session
A full video was released of the light sparring and drilling that Darren Till gave to Tyson Fury during 2019. The Scouse fighter, who was just about to face Kelvin Gastelum, showed him how to sprawl and ran him through some striking exercises.
Fury looked unbelievably powerful as he threw knees and elbows, but appeared to struggle a bit with the necessary movement to stuff a takedown. He noted that he may be able to make an oncoming attacker think twice about going for the legs with his fast hands, and went through extra training.
But when it came to moving the pace up in any way, Till was well able to find the legs and take Fury down, at which point he could make it into full mount. It was remarkable to see, given the massive size difference between the pair.
At the time, Till was fighting at 170lb and likely would have had to keep his walking around weight fairly close to that after a number of gruelling cuts. Meanwhile Fury was transitioning from the 253lb he was facing Otto Wallin to over 273lb when he took on Wilder.
Now, Darren Till is fighting Tyson’s brother Tommy Fury
Five years on, and Till has agreed to a boxing fight with Tyson’s younger brother Tommy Fury. The pair announced their meeting last month with a press conference in London, and the fight is set for January in Manchester.
There appears to be no love lost between the two parties, with Till getting into a shoving match with not only Tommy but his dad John Fury at their Misfits Boxing launch event. And he has even noted that he would be willing to get disqualified and throw a kick to his rival’s head if he is losing on the night.
