[Rico screaming]
[upbeat music playing]
[Paris] Guys, shush.
Right, Rico, yours is in.
-Valencia, you want toast. -[music ends]
Adonis, do you want sugar on your Weetabix?
-[Adonis] Uh, no. -You do.
-[upbeat music resumes] -Athena, what do you want for breakfast?
I want that one.
[Paris] Right, you can have that one.
[screaming]
[Paris] Shush!
[shrieks]
It's Athena's first day of school.
All the kids are going back to school,
so I'm gonna have four in primary,
and Rico gets to do a few hours at nursery for a few weeks.
-[kids shouting] -We'll be home free.
[Rico shrieking]
Freedom!
Sorry, I shouldn't be so excited, but goodbye, little fuckers!
[shrieking]
[music fades]
[tense musical sting plays]
[Paris] Since Tyson's been home, he's up early.
I'm not a morning person, so he drops them off at school usually.
But we're both gonna take them today
'cause I wanna see me girl go in school, and I wanna walk her in.
-[Rico screaming] -This is yours, Rico.
Mam'll get a cloth for you and come and feed ya.
[Rico continues screaming]
Hey, Rico, do you wanna go to school?
-[kids shouting] -Ah-um!
Good boy.
I probably am gonna get a bad-parent award,
but I do not feel emotionally distraught that Athena is going to school.
I am just over the moon that… Another one down.
One more in school.
If you don't brush your teeth, you ain't going to school.
I've just watched you.
Pick that toothbrush up. Brush your teeth.
I am also looking forward to guilty pleasures of a mother,
the peace and quiet.
-Boys, put your shoes on! -Three, six, nine… ugh!
Shush, boys!
[kids chattering]
Shut up!
Mam, what does happen if someone hits me?
If someone hits you, go tell the teacher and then tell your brothers.
Okay.
[intriguing music playing]
-[Paris] You got your shoes, not Adonis's? -[Tutty] Yes.
[Paris] Perfect timing.
Go to the car. We're gonna be late. They've got two minutes.
-I'm wet. -[Paris] You shouldn't have run so late.
You've been gone since half six.
[Tyson] Love me girl! First day at school!
First day at school! First day, first day, first day at school!
I'm looking forward to the kids going to school.
Seven weeks is too long, and they're never in school.
It's like every fucking month there's a holiday and a half-term.
Get in. I want the first day of school picture. Smile, then.
I think seven weeks is a lifetime when you're at home, driving you mad.
-Oh my God! -[Tutty] Watch out!
[Tyson] It's a schoolgirl!
-Right, everybody in the car! -[Paris] Come on.
-What the fuck is that? -[Tyson] Belts on.
Oh, we're late. Are we late?
[Tyson] It's gonna be a sad day for me.
Me mouse boo, tiny baby girl, has now entered the schooling system.
It's ridiculous, isn't it, how time flies, Paris? I'm sad.
It's gone fast, ain't it? Very fast.
When was the last time I cried? When Prince left nursery, wasn't it?
Tyson is a really great dad. He'll get up, he'll do the school run.
He likes that kinda clockwork, but I think it will be quiet in the house
and I think that might give Tyson a bit of free time to think too much.
[tender music playing]
It is something that I always am concerned about.
-[Paris] All right, kiddos. -[Tyson] Love youse!
Have a fantastic day. I love ya!
-Yeah. Bye, Dad. -Bye. Work hard.
-I'm gonna walk 'em in. -Hurry up, then.
I ain't hurrying. I've got to walk 'em in.
Guys, run to your class! Athena, you come with me!
[Adonis] I don't know where I'm meant to be.
[Paris] Morning!
The one thing I've learnt in my life, if nothing else,
the one thing I've learnt is cherish the time you have.
And I'm in a better position than a lot of people
because I can at least drop me kids off at school and pick 'em up.
I feel like I'm a very successful person doing that.
And when the school run finishes, it's gonna be difficult for me, that.
Some people hate school runs, but it's a very vital part of my life.
Beautiful. Beautiful bit of purpose and a beautiful bit of, uh, routine.
-[Paris] Athena starts tomorrow. -[music winds down]
Nobody's in reception, Dad.
-What happened? -Nobody! No one was there!
Aw!
[Paris] There was not one child in reception.
-It's tomorrow. -Are ya sad?
[Paris] No, she's not bothered.
[Tyson growls playfully]
[Tyson] She gets one more day at home with her dad, being a baby.
-[Athena groans] -Get off her!
I love her!
[upbeat pop music playing]
[Tyson] Oh, last night, Paris, yeah,
I was doing a bit of research and a bit of digging.
-Yes. Yeah. -Yeah?
And I'm… I'm thinking about buying a Scottish island…
[jaunty music playing]
…just in case a zombie apocalypse breaks out or…
Ah.
…a war happens or something happens, like a mass… disaster.
Please don't get that far down the rabbit hole.
No, I'm just thinking it's always good to have somewhere to go.
Yes, but, Tyson, if we die, we die.
If the apocalypse of zombies come and get us, we'll let them get us.
When Tyson has these big-brain ideas, sometimes I shut them down straightaway.
If it is something that could be a possibility, I will talk to him.
If it's something I don't believe will happen,
I nod and smile and go, "Yeah, that's good, babe. Yeah, good idea."
Oh, wait till Venezuela sees you! Ha ha!
[grunts] Ah!
-Hey, Venezuela! -Why?
I couldn't do it to her. I had to bring her home for you.
She don't start today. Reception opens tomorrow.
-[Venezuela] Fuck's sake! -[Paris laughs] I know!
[energetic electronic music playing]
Let me do it for ya.
I'm the wife today.
Sit down. We'll talk about this in a minute.
-No! -Please sit down.
-What's the matter with him? -He doesn't feel well.
-His tooth's killing him. -Let's have a look.
-Fashionable? -Yeah, pretty fashionable.
[Tyson] You've got a 6:00 a.m. start, haven't ya?
[Paris] I've got a 6:00 a.m. shoot.
Good Morning Britain or something?
I've got This Morning. I've got back-to-back interviews.
[Tyson] All right.
This is all for promotion
for this endorsement deal with the collagen brand.
Okay, yeah.
I've been asked for years to promote different brands,
and I've always refused.
Their school clothes they've got on all need to go in the wash.
But now that the kids are all going to school,
going to play groups, doing their own thing,
I feel like it's time to invest in something for me.
So when are you back?
Tomorrow, but, like, 10:00 p.m.
-Oh, tomorrow night? -Yeah, so I'm literally gone for 24 hours.
Okay, and leaving me with all the kids?
Yeah, Venezuela's here as well, though, but he's ill,
he's got toothache,
and I think Rico's coming down with a cold
'cause Rico's cried since I picked him up from nursery.
-Leaving me with a load of good'uns. -A load of sick ones.
He'll cry all night. He needs his antibiotics.
He's had it now. He needs another dose at nine o'clock.
I thought his abscess was gone.
Yeah, but he's got toothache.
-Do you wanna go and get sweets? -Yeah, buy him some sugar.
-[Adonis wailing] -Really, stick some sugar into it.
I do worry a little bit about Tyson watching the kids.
He doesn't understand bedtime regime
and eating at certain times, eating the right kind of food.
Tyson's very chaotic in his parenting skills.
[Tyson] Right, listen to me,
take the watch off if you're going up London.
And the diamond earrings, take 'em out.
I've got me bag, but--
Don't take them. You'll get stabbed.
I'm gonna have to be stabbed because I've got me bag.
-So I can't really-- -Take a Tesco carrier bag.
-How come Prince is going? -I don't wanna go on me own.
I don't like going on me own.
-[Venezuela] Mam, you've really gotta go. -Where's the boy? Prince!
What do you want, a bottle?
-Prince! -[Tyson] No, leave the baby alone.
-Please! -[Tyson] Do you want a drink of milk?
Okay, have a good trip. Be careful. Watch what you're doing.
Watch out for robbers. Prince, protect your mam with your life.
If someone goes to stab her, jump in front, take the stab,
get the knife out, stab him in the neck. Easy.
-[Prince] Sure thing. -[Tyson] Done.
-[tense music playing] -[Paris] Right, love youse!
Be good for your dad!
[Tyson] It seems strange, me being the mother
and Paris going out and getting the money.
[driving hip-hop music playing]
[Claire] Shit.
[Paris] We're in the big-boy house.
Oh, hi, everyone, hi.
So these are obviously the gift bags?
-[woman] Yeah. -Oh, I'll have one of these. Thank you.
It looks amazing.
-[Prince] I'm going to check out the room. -[Paris] That looks a big comfy bed.
There's a telly in the bath.
Me and Prince will cuddle in tonight. My Prince is only brand-new.
-Rather sleep on the couch. -You're not. You're sleeping with mam.
-You're a brand-new baby. -No.
[Paris] I think it's good to let the kids see
that you can be a stay-at-home wife and you can still work if you wish to.
I know lots of strong, independent women from the traveling community that work,
and even though in the media,
we're sort of portrayed as housewives that don't know anything,
I'm just out here proving that it isn't true,
and I know many other successful traveling women
that are out there doing work.
This is a nice room.
[Claire] Look on your mirror in the bathroom.
That is my slogan. "Fill your cup first…" with alcohol and champagne.
There's, like, 40 bottles of wine in the fridge.
[Claire] Why has Prince come, not Venezuela?
Venezuela didn't wanna come
'cause she knew there's gonna be a ton of press,
and obviously she's been getting a lot of interest
in her relationship at the minute. She didn't want it.
She also said she'd help with Rico and that at home, so it helped me.
-[Claire] It works for you. -Yeah.
-[upbeat music playing] -[kids chattering]
[Tyson] Go and eat your food now.
[roars]
[Venezuela] Here.
[Tyson] Are you missing your mam?
I prefer it when you're in charge, but I miss my mam
'cause Venezuela has been cooking dinner, and it's a bit shit.
-Standard, that, innit? Standard. -[Adonis shouting]
[Venezuela] Valencia. Valencia.
-[Valencia crying] -[Venezuela] Sit here, sit here.
People think, like, an at-home mother is, oh, so easy,
she's got an easy life, does what she wants to do.
[Venezuela] I think he…
[Tyson] But I'm starting to realize it's quite a difficult thing.
Come here, now. Sparrow!
It's mentally hard as well.
I'd rather go fight 20 fights than do that.
[whimsical music playing]
Hey, Spider-Man!
[Adonis mimics web-slinging sounds]
[Valencia] I want this house to be spotless.
Sweeping floors and wiping chairs.
I just can't sit down and have peace with all the mess.
What the heck? Me dad's a millionaire, and here I am cleaning!
I'm seven years old.
[music fades]
[Rico screaming]
[dramatic music playing]
[Paris] I slept well.
It is way more chilled to be in work mode.
This face is a lot less stressed than the face you see back in Morecambe.
Even the work side of it isn't nowhere near as stressful
as, like, dealing with the five kids,
so this is a bit of a mini-break for me.
-[Tyson] Venezuela! -[Venezuela] Rico, stop!
-[Tyson] Put the telly on for him! -[Venezuela] I am!
Let's go get your hair done, Donny. Let's get some breakfast.
-[screaming] -[phone ringing]
[kids shouting, chattering]
Morning!
[Tyson] Look at the state of you!
How's it going? Is all the kids all done?
-There's me boy, Mam! -[Rico chattering]
Hey, Rico!
[Adonis] Give me the hairbrush!
Oh, Tyson, give him his antibiotics!
[Tyson] Already there, love, already there.
-Was Rico all right last night? -[Tyson] Yeah.
-[Paris] Was he asking for me? -No, he never asked for you once.
Oh, that's heartbreaking.
-[Paris] Are you watching This Morning? -[Tyson] Yeah, we're gonna watch it.
Okey dokey, well, I think youse have got it all under control.
All right, have a good day. I'll see you when you get back.
-Okay, see you soon. -Okay, bye.
[Valencia] Love you, Mam!
Hey, they've got it under control. Shockingly.
I think he'd sink very fast if Venezuela hadn't had stayed.
-[all chuckling] -[tense music playing]
[Tyson] Right, I'm gonna drop the kids off at school.
If you just give us a little wipe round the kitchen, wipe the table.
Beds are done. Bathrooms are done. House is clean.
-How's that sound? -Yeah.
[Tyson] Yes!
[music intensifies]
[Paris] Come on, then, let's go. Come on, my prince.
[Prince] Why am I holding these backward shoes?
[Paris] I need to bring them. Go, go, go. We're running late.
-[woman] How are you? -[Paris laughs] I'm good, thank you.
-[Paris] Morning. -[Cat] How are you?
[Paris] Nice to see you. You look incredible.
So do you.
Have you just come here for a rest, essentially?
I said that this morning. That's exactly what I said.
I had a full night's sleep,
I got up this morning, had my hair and make-up done.
[music fades]
[show theme music plays]
[Cat] Hello there, welcome back.
In just a moment, she's known as the Gypsy Queen, Paris Fury.
-[Venezuela] Is me mam on? -[kids chattering]
[Cat] Paris, I've just got to take my hat off to you.
I do not know how you do it with seven children.
-[Tyson] Who's that? -Mam.
[Tyson] Mam, yay!
-[Cat] What's the secret? -[Ben] Eight, if you include Tyson.
[Paris] 100%, the biggest child of them all.
-How do you look after yourself? -[Paris] I have to look after myself.
I've been taking Eternal Collagen for the last few months.
It's a brand that I'm endorsing.
How's Tyson doing mentally at the moment?
She's not bothered about the fucking collagen! [laughs]
"Yeah, that's nice. How's Tyson?"
[Ben] Is he contemplating getting back in the ring?
-How does it look? -[Paris] He teases with it on the regular.
And he says, "I'm always contemplating."
"I'm just taking on offers, just thinking about it."
And it always worries me
'cause he's promised me he's gonna stay retired, but
I don't quite feel that he's 100% there.
-[somber music playing] -So it's kind of watch this space.
[Paris] It's always watch this space.
Tyson can get to 55 and be watch this space.
I don't find it a problem when people wanna talk to me about Tyson,
about my children, because that is me.
I am them. They are me. We are one big unit.
And that's how it always is.
[Ben] Thank you for coming in to see us. Our best to the whole clan.
-[Paris] Thank you so much for having me. -[Ben] Lovely to have you.
-Did well, didn't she? -Yeah, very good.
She definitely looks very good on there, and she talks very good as well.
So she does a good job.
-[Cat] Who's got the babies today? -[Paris] Dad.
-So that'll be going well, then? -No. [laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Nice to meet you. Hi.
Thank you all for coming!
-And please take back a goodie bag. -[cheering]
[music fades]
[Paris] I'm gonna go and see where Prince is. Sorry, guys. Sorry.
-[man] Sorry. -[Paris] Just gonna check my boy's okay.
[curious music playing]
Have you said hello to Princess yet? Want to come down and meet everyone?
-Sure. -Or do you not?
I'd rather you didn't if you're gonna stand there and go, "Yeah."
But I would like to get a photo of Prince and Princess.
I've only ever in my life met two people called Princess,
and one of them was a dog.
-[Paris] Come on, Prince. -Yeah.
I know their ages don't match up, but come on, Prince and Princess.
If we could say them two's gonna end up, that'd be so cute.
Oh, Princess, this is Prince.
He's only 14 at the minute,
but you could marry the Prince and the Princess.
-Is his actual name Prince? -[Paris] His name's Prince.
-Really? -[Paris] Yeah.
[sighs]
[Paris] He's having an allergic reaction. Give me my phone.
Can I get a photo from youse two? Stand together, quick.
I actually don't know what to say.
Me mam's a complete and utter mental case.
-Am I being an embar… embarrassing mam? -[Paris] Yeah.
Sorry, can't help it.
[sighs]
I'll leave you alone now. Won't torture him no more. Thank you.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet ya.
Thank you, darling. Just keep it in the back of your mind.
-[Prince] Yeah. -[laughs]
[sighs]
[Paris] You know, I really enjoyed it.
I enjoyed having my Prince there and taking the time with him,
which brings me back to being a mam. I can't help it.
Yeah, it was a great, successful trip.
He's gone.
[gentle electric guitar music playing]
[Tyson] When I'm not busy, I'm all over the place.
Cash! [makes kissing sounds]
Come on.
Sometimes I get caught up with me simple routine
of getting up early and going to the gym, dropping the kids off,
and by the time I've looked,
I've been doing the same thing for six months.
And it just becomes boring.
-I don't think you love your daddy. -[music fades]
You do. You do, don't ya?
I've had him a long time. I love him. He's me boy.
He is a cutie-pie. He's got a big head.
He just loves his dad, do you know what I mean?
Yeah. Yeah. This is what he loves, like, just cuddles like this, strokes.
If you let him go, he just wants to lick you and drool all over ya.
There's nothing more pure than an animal's love for a human.
Do you know what I mean? I think it's more the connection.
Like, the animal's love, how an animal loves their owners,
how happy they are when they see them and when you come back.
Like, when he goes away, he gets social anxiety.
He's definitely his dad's boy.
[gentle music playing]
[Paris] A nice little date, off on dinner.
Mam life, big handbag, always bring the nappy and wipes.
[Prince] Cash! Come on.
In your ken. In your ken.
Good boy.
[Paris] It's not nice weather.
It's not nice.
I'm ready, Eddie.
[Rico] Dad!
-[Paris] What is it, me boy? -[Rico] I sits in there.
He sits in there, Dad.
-He's talking to you. -Yeah, good boy.
That hat looks no good with what you're wearing.
That's better.
-[Tyson] Say "beach." -[Rico] Beach.
-Say "ice cream." -Ice cream.
Do you want some sweets?
-Yeah. -Yeah?
[Tyson] Wanna sit outside?
[Paris] What's going on? You seem like your head's all over the place.
Yeah, being young, rich and good looking is just not enough for me.
-You're making a joke. -[Tyson] No, I'm serious.
Lately, all you're doing is running, training.
Training. Yeah.
You're talking boxing, not boxing. You're doing this, that.
[Tyson] I need a little bit of something more.
I'm in a very low place at the moment.
I don't know if I'm coming or going.
One minute I'm happy, the next minute I'm sad.
Very erratic behavior.
Running around and looking at stuff I don't need
and trying to buy islands in Scotland and stuff.
Is that the behavior of a mentally ill person?
Maybe, I don't know. I can't differentiate anymore.
Go away!
Wanting to buy an island off Scotland, ain't normal behavior.
Give me two seconds.
Otherwise, I feel like I'm not even listening to you. I'm like that.
You usually don't listen.
I do. Tyson, don't start this shit again. Do you wanna come and sit near me?
He wants out, that's what.
[Paris] Let him out. Let him sit near me.
[Tyson] He's had lollipops. He's had candy floss.
[Rico crying]
Is this your candy floss? Can I have it?
-[wailing] No! -Here, then. Here, then.
-[Paris] Let go of him, then. -Oh, it's a tutti frutti.
Lay on Mam's knee. Lay on Mam's knee. Lay down.
The kids being off school has not helped me at all.
-No routine. -[Tyson] It's took away me routine.
I need that back in me life.
Now they've gone back to school, I feel a little bit better,
but I need… I think I need to get away,
because at the minute, nothing can make me happy
and I just don't feel fulfilled.
You should be fulfilled though.
I am, I'm fulfilled as in I'm happy with, like,
me financial aspect and business side of stuff.
However, I just don't know. I feel like I've got a lot more living to do.
I'm not ready to roll over and die.
Just because you've stopped boxing doesn't mean you're gonna roll over and die.
Now I've stopped that, I need something new to focus on.
Something astronomical, something unreachable.
Because I'm never gonna be happy being a… a stay-at-home dad,
or just some guy who rolls around in a Rolls Royce all day.
It's not gonna make me happy.
[somber music playing]
[Paris] I don't think Tyson will ever find peace.
I mean, even when he's been the world champion,
he won, back in 2015, was his highest of highs.
He had completed everything he ever wanted.
That's when he took the most manic depression he'd ever had.
Look, Rico, sausage.
Tyson will busy himself,
but I think when it all strips back and it's just him,
he just has these demons that just won't let him rest.
I think he can be contented for a day, he can be contented for a few days,
but then when his mind starts to tick again,
he starts thinking of what else, and that's just him.
Anything you've looked into before, you're not interested in, are ya?
Maybe take a pilot's license or a helicopter driver or something.
Do something like that, you'll end up dead in a plane somewhere.
I'll have a good think about it and see where I wanna go.
At the minute, I'm just pissing in the wind.
Well, the last time you was like this, you ended up in a bad way.
[Tyson] Yeah.
-Ended up in depression. -[Tyson] Yeah.
But at least I've still got me training.
The last time I ended up like this was I never trained in two years.
And I was drinking and taking drugs and partying and messing around.
Where now, I'm not drinking, I'm not doing anything.
Just training every day like a Trojan. I'm ready for me next job.
Being addicted to training isn't healthy either.
-You're running your legs into the ground. -I know, tell me about it.
Last week, you couldn't walk, the amount of running you'd done.
I know, yeah, but that leads me to this next one.
Started to have a problem with my shoulder.
Torn rotator cuff's killing me.
-Yeah, I've seen you not able to move. -I just have it injected. Yeah.
I couldn't do 10 kilos above my head on the right side.
I couldn't do one pull-up.
Agony when I lift a child.
So I got my appointment on Saturday to see if me shoulders can be operated on,
see what the problem is.
Are you thinking about getting an operation?
I've got to have it. There's no thinking about it.
They could scan it and tell you, "It's not actually that bad."
"We could do some physio" or something.
No, I know it's been torn for at least five years,
since Deontay Wilder 2.
-It's got worse and worse and worse. -Yeah.
And now it's unbearable.
I've had this torn rotator for a long time,
and every fight that I've had, I've just been injecting in training camp,
and then just mask it, mask it, tape, tape, tape, tape, tape,
until it gets to a point where it's completely… fucked.
'Scuse me French.
The good side to it all is, when it's fixed, it's fixed.
See, I don't think you're fixing it just to do a 10-kilo weight.
What would I be fixing it for?
Boxing.
I need it done whether or not, so…
But you survived five year with it being damaged.
But the damage is more now, more than ever.
Listen, all operations are dangerous, so if you're doing this for boxing, don't.
No, this is for my life.
Gotta think about it.
There's nothing to think about. Boxing's finished,
and it's like you said, try and think of something new to do.
[pensive music playing]
[barking]
[music fades]
[ominous electronic music playing]
-Get in the very back seat, Tyson. -[Valencia] I can't.
-[Rico squeals] -[Paris] Good boy. I love you.
[Tyson] Hi, Adonis!
[Adonis] Here comes the big GK.
[Tyson] Here comes the big GK.
[Paris] Today is the weekend, so the kids is all off school,
but Tyson has a hospital appointment to see what the deal is with his shoulder,
so the kids will have to come with us.
Tyson don't like doctors and hospitals. They wasn't the type of family to go.
They was very old fashioned, and they just sorta… didn't do doctors a lot,
so when he goes to doctors and hospitals, he gets a bit apprehensive.
[Tyson] Paris, shall I just go on me own?
It'd be easier.
You told me last night I was going with ya.
-I need-- -[Paris] So don't try and be Mr. Brave.
You're not listening. I need emotional, physical support.
Okay. Physical. Okay. Emotional.
-Support. -[Paris] Support.
-Right. -He needs emotional…
If I'm gonna have bad news, I need me wife there,
who's always been there with me.
I need me dad there as well, 'cause I'm a little child still.
I wanna get a Maccy's.
[Tyson] Youse are on about Maccy's, and I could be having life-ending surgery.
-[Prince] How's that life-ending? -Life-ending. I could die under the knife.
-[Johnboy] Yeah. -Could.
-[Paris] Does happen. It's very dangerous. -Very dangerous. I'll be in the car.
[somber music playing]
I don't know how Tyson would react if told he was never able to box again.
Um… boxing's such a big part of his life.
Even in his daily training, he boxes. That's what he does, so…
I, uh… I don't know what he'd feel like.
[dramatic music playing]
I think Tyson really believes
he could do whatever he wanted to at any given moment.
So for him to go today and actually be told,
"Hey, you can't box with this arm. You can't do that,"
I think it would bug him to the point of getting it corrected.
I don't know about shoulder operation, I think I need two knee replacements.
I'm absolutely battered.
Hiya. You okay? Dad, you all right?
I'll have a coffee.
[Paris] Kids, sit down. We're in a hospital.
[Tyson] Get the kids out, Paris, please.
[Paris] Listen, leave them here. I'll sit here. I can sit and listen.
-What do you want, a latte? -Just give me a latte, yeah.
What's brought all this on?
When I hit hooks or overhands, I can't throw them anymore.
If you look at me big knockouts,
they've always come from a right hook, bang, yeah?
I'm not able to throw that shot anymore.
-Here. -Ta.
This operation, obviously, you're better off without it than with it.
But do you need the operation just to get through daily life?
[laughs] Yeah. It's not the daily life, no, that I need.
-What do you need, then? -It's me training, everything.
I can't lift weights anymore. I can't do any weights.
I can't do bench press because this shoulder's fucked.
I can't do shoulder press. I can't do anything.
I don't know how much damage I've done.
It's concerning to see what the problem is gonna be.
Training is my medicine,
and if I had to have months without training, I'd be suicidal. Facts.
I would not be able to function without doing what I'm doing.
Tyson, do you want us to see you now? I'll do the examination and everything,
if you want, and then it saves you time waiting around afterwards.
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-[doctor] Slip your top off for me? -[music fades]
Just turn your thumb down. I need it like that so I can push in here, okay?
-Up you go. -[winces] Ah, no.
-[Jain] You felt that, didn't you? -Pain in there. Yeah, I felt it.
Put your hand on your tummy. Lift your elbow forward.
-Yeah. -Stop me pushing it back.
-How's that one? -Painful again.
-Same place? -Same place, yeah.
Pop your top back on. Well done.
It's just that same poxy thing, innit, every time we do it? It's the same.
Yeah. I think you're right though.
We've been patching it over for enough time.
But I think the… the… the kind of worry when you're struggling to lift your arm,
-you may have a tear in that rotator cuff. -Yeah.
If you do, we probably need to sort that now.
-Yeah. -[Jain] Yeah?
[Tutty] That's something new.
[Jain] The hope is that it's not fully torn.
If so, we're gonna have some options of things we can do.
Okay.
If it is fully torn, then I think we're probably looking at an operation.
We'll see what your scan shows and go from there.
-Perfect. -[Jain] Yeah.
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You'll feel like your legs are hanging off the end to begin with,
but I'm gonna put a sponge underneath them.
[Tyson] I don't think they built this machine for a six-foot nine person.
I don't like operations. I try and stay away from them.
Going to sleep is a big no-no for me.
I've never been put to sleep in a boxing ring,
and I don't intend to be put to sleep out of the ring.
It'd only affect me if I was coming back boxing.
If he's having operations so he can fight again,
I would be against it.
This competing now at nearly 40-year-old, you know, he's 37.
He's got an hectic life. He's got an army of children.
He cannot live like an athlete anymore.
Well, he's never lived like an athlete ever.
If operations can be avoided, you're better off avoiding 'em in my book.
We've had some bad experiences of people going and having operations.
Me brother Hughie went into hospital. He broke his ankle.
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And he needed to have a pin in his foot.
Whilst he was having this operation, a clot formed and moved and killed him.
Now, why would you risk something like that when you haven't got to?
You've done great, Tyson. We're on to our final scan now.
Two and a half minutes, and we'll be done.
Do you think the results are gonna be good or bad about Dad's shoulder?
I don't know, baby, but I think it'll be all right anyways
'cause your dad's all right. He just might have to have an operation.
Do you think he's nervous?
Yeah, your dad's always nervous. He don't really like doctors, does he?
I think he's gonna have the surgery done. Um…
But I don't want him to die. What's the point of risking your life?
I just love him. He's me dad, and I'm his little baby girl.
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[Paris] Big John, I'm gonna walk these down the road for half an hour.
Is there a park out there?
[John] Go out of here, turn left where the church is.
Where the big park is.
[Paris] Kids, come on, we'll go for a walk.
See youse in a minute.
[Athena chattering]
Now is the moment of reckoning.
Is it gonna be good, or is it gonna be bad?
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[Jain] As a principle on these, black is good, white is bad.
That's the muscle there, which is that,
and this black line coming in, that's your tendon.
-Yeah. -The tear has got worse.
At this point, if I did an operation,
it just takes a bit of pressure off that tendon.
Yeah.
That might be the better thing to give you a better outcome longer term.
Okay.
So when we talk about surgery, we talk about risks as well.
-One risk is bleeding. -Yep.
There is a risk of clots forming in your calves.
If they broke off and went to your lungs, that's life threatening.
So if I don't have this done…
Yeah, if you don't have it done,
what's happening is, every time you're throwing a punch,
you're effectively wearing away the tendon.
It'll snap, and that takes us into the unknown a bit.
If it's even on your radar to ever get back in the ring,
I think you really need to have it done.
Because if you don't, you… you might never be able to fight again.
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There's definitely food for thought. I'll speak to the wife and me dad,
and we'll see where we get to with the operation.
It's quite a serious operation. It's a dangerous situation to be in.
-Take care. -Cheers, guys. Thank you.
If you're gonna put yourself in a dangerous situation
so you can have a bit of fun in the ring again, don't do it.
You know, listen, anything can happen, Tyson.
Why have all that risk when you ain't got to?
Draw the line now, son. This is a warning for you.
When you're here healthy, you'd look sick, doing what Hughie did.
Hughie was healthy when he went in.
Hughie went in with the same problem, healthy.
Routine operation, not a problem. He's dead. Blood clot killed him.
[Tyson] Obviously, it was a big shock when me uncle Hughie died,
so I understand where they're coming from on simple operations.
No operation where you have to be put to sleep is simple.
You could easily pass away on that operating table at any time.
Me uncle Hughie was a massive part of my life.
He trained me for me first, I'm gonna say, 17 pro fights.
I look back on it, and I think it's sad he never got to see me win the world title
and become the… the dominant force in… in boxing.
It… it mentally fucked me for a long time.
-It's in the family, isn't it? -[Tyson] Yeah.
You know what I'm saying? You've just gotta be careful.
Quit while you're ahead, for fuck's sake.
-[Valencia] Got you the ready salted. -[John] Thank you.
What they said is, Adonis,
if I have the operation, I might… I might die.
But if I don't have it, then there's no chance of a return ever.
-Know what I mean? -You don't need a return, do ya?
What's the point in risking your life for an operation that you don't need?
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[Tyson groans]
I suppose all sports people have it when they finish.
Like, what do they do next?
Do I get the operation? Don't I?
You know, do I wanna fight again? Do I not?
It's all decisions to make.
Do I wanna get carried out of the ring on a stretcher and potentially die?
Do I wanna get some more fights?
I'm, I'm not sure. It's all…
it's all too many questions that need too many answers.
I've gone past the point of where anything means anything anymore.
And that's the truth. Nothing means anything to me anymore.
I take a lot for granted, and I have done for a long period of time
because I've always been pushing for greatness,
uh, and always wanting more.
And I never really had the time
to reflect on everything I've achieved in me life or everything that I've done.
You've got to be thankful for every day you get.
I know I've been saying that a long time.
People are like, you're a young man, 20-year-old, 30-year-old, 35, 40.
But you have gotta be thankful because tomorrow isn't promised today.
Tomorrow is not promised to anybody.
And today's a gift from God.
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