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'He takes it away from you mentally, physically -- quickly': What it's like to fight heavyweight champ Tyson Fury

Rich Power was sitting on his porch in California in 2010 in the midst of preparing for a fight -- an MMA fight -- when he received a call from his manager. Known to be a fighter up for anything, and one always in shape for a scuffle, Power was intrigued by his manager's question.

"Do you want to fight Tyson Fury?"

This was years before Fury would become one of the most well-known names in the sport -- an "American Pie"-singing, Tom Jones-loving heavyweight champion of the world.

Back then, he was Tyson Fury, an up-and-coming undefeated British boxer.