Heavyweight champ Fury caught on video making sexist remarks
Tyson Fury's reign as heavyweight champion is not off to a good start.
After shocking Wladimir Klitschko last weekend, a video of Fury is making the rounds online (warning: it contains explicit language), in which the fighter makes sexist and misogynistic remarks.
Fury said about female fighters:
It's up to everybody what they want to do. I'm all for it; I'm not a sexist. I believe if a man can to go work all his life a woman can. Who am I to say "don't do that 'cause you're a girl?" But I believe a woman's best place is in the kitchen and on her back. That's my personal belief. Making me a good cup of tea - that's what I believe.
Fury has been dogged by other offensive comments he's made in the past, including those on homosexuality, and a petition on Change.org asking the BBC to remove him from contention for Sports Athlete of the Year has garnered over 45,000 signatures.
Fury showed some self-awareness on Twitter on Friday:
Hopefully I don't win @BBCSPOTY as I'm not the best roll model in the world for the kids, give it to someone who would appreciate it, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
— Gypsy King (@Tyson_Fury) December 4, 2015