By David Charlesworth, Press Association Sport
Published: 00:26 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 00:26 BST, 11 June 2019
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Tyson Fury took great pride in publicising his ongoing mental health battle as he reflected on how the perception of him has changed in the last 12 months.
A running theme in Fury's comeback following two and a half years out of the ring has been his willingness to discuss his struggles with depression in a frank and honest manner.
Fury shed around 10 stone in a bid to re-establish himself as the dominant heavyweight in the world and, ahead of his Las Vegas bow against Tom Schwarz, the Briton revealed he still has his low moments.
Tyson Fury said he takes pride in hearing how people have been inspired by his comeback
The heavyweight fighter will take on German undefeated boxer Tom Schwarz on Saturday
Yet there was satisfaction in his voice as he spoke about inspiring others with similar issues on a conference call to promote his showdown at the MGM Grand this weekend.
He said: 'I get inundated with messages and things on a daily basis with people thanking me for the help.
'I'm just so proud that my journey and my story is inspiring other people to lose weight and get well again and be healthy.
'It's an absolutely amazing feeling and I'm so happy that I came out to the public about my mental health struggles.
'Now people can see that nobody's untouchable and no matter what you are, who you are, how big you are, how tough you are, mental health can bring you to your knees.
'But it also shows people that no matter how long you get, even
