LAS VEGAS -- Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury -- meaning he's the man who beat the man who beat the man, etc., regardless of belts -- is as happy as ever.
That's a far cry from when he won the championship by decision in a big upset against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. Despite claiming the lineage and three major title belts in a career-making victory, Fury wasn't happy at all and did not enjoy the trappings of such success.
The win only accelerated his downward spiral. There was heavy drug abuse and excessive drinking. He ballooned to more than 400 pounds.