He now runs his own business after walking away from boxing.
The only English boxer to beat Tyson Fury now lives a completely different life.
Fury, who holds the WBC belt, aims to become the undisputed heavyweight champion as he looks to claim Oleksandr Usyk’s WBA (super), IBF and WBO titles.
The undefeated British star will look to follow in the footsteps of Lennox Lewis by becoming an undisputed champion, with the boxing legend sharing his thoughts on his fellow countryman’s new physique.
But before the self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ turned professional, he suffered four defeats in the amateur ranks – including a loss to David Price, who secured a big win over his rival.
Ahead of their amateur bout, Fury tried to unsettle Price by writing an unflattering letter about him before the 2008 Olympics.
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“I remember him rattling me a little bit for that fight,” he recalled. “He wrote a letter to Boxing News saying he was going to take my place in the Olympics and beat me and beat me again, this and that.
“No one had ever really seen that as an amateur, a letter to the Boxing News, but that was typical of the background he’d come from. I had to deal with that.
“I was like, ‘who’s this kid?’ He won a medal in the World Junior Championships as well at the time, which is not easy to do, so I knew he was capable of doing what he said.”
But Price had the last laugh as he beat Fury on points.
“Maybe that wasn’t his intentions, but I just remember getting in there and wanting to do a number on him and put him in his place,” he added.
“It was a good fight and I never ever thought he’d go on to do what he’s gone on to do. He used to talk and talk and I just never, ever thought he would walk what he was talking.
“He proved me wrong, and good on him. I‘ll probably be the only Englishman to beat him, unless AJ fights him and manages to do a number on him.”
David Price called time on his boxing career following his defeat to Derek Chisora. Image: Getty
Price, who won a bronze medal at the Olympics, suffered two crushing defeats to Tony Thompson that derailed his pro career.
The 40-year-old walked away from boxing after losing to Derek Chisora and is now a heating engineer.
“I’ve run my own business doing insulation, heating and renewable energy stuff. It’s just back-to-back busy every single day apart from the weekend, but I love it,” he said.
“I’m lucky that I’ve found something that I enjoy after sport. I know that a lot of sportsmen have that problem when they retire. It’s working out for me, touch wood.”
On his new job, the Liverpudlian explained: “I didn’t know what I was going to do until I kind of fell into this. It was the Covid lockdown time and I didn’t know what I was going to do.
“There was always a cause for concern for me in regards to what was I going to do when I finished [boxing], to keep the providing for my family.
“I just kind of transitioned into this and it was the perfect time. I’m thankful that I was lucky enough, but I’ve worked bloody hard as well to do what I’m doing now, and I continue to do so. Long may that continue.”
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