Boxing great Carl Froch has suggested that Tyson Fury should consider removing his father from his team as he enters the final stages of his training camp for his upcoming clash with rival Oleksandr Usyk.
John, Tyson’s father, once again found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after causing a stir at the Tommy Fury vs Darren Till launch press conference earlier this week. Despite both Tommy and Till initially showing respect towards each other, the atmosphere quickly soured.
Security had to step in when John started squirting water at Till, sparking a scuffle as both fighters tried to confront each other. However, they were kept apart and the situation was eventually defused.
In the wake of his latest outburst, fans took to social media to voice their displeasure at John. One user posted: “John Fury is an embarrassment and should not be allowed near these events, always about him!”
Another commented: “John Fury needs to be banned from anything boxing related. He makes it all about himself.”
A third posted: “Can someone (Carl Froch) please shut John Fury up. The man is a clown, he shouldn’t be allowed near a fight promotion.”
While another added: “Not that it would make much difference to Tommy, but John Fury should not be allowed anywhere near any of his son’s pressers, training camps, and especially their corners during a fight.
A fifth remarked: “John Fury should be banned from all press conferences indefinitely,” while another queried: “Why isn’t John Fury banned from these events?”
Speaking to Action Network, Froch has now criticised Fury Sr: “The usual pathetic childish behaviour from a grown man. Darren Till did have a lot to say and he was very vocal but at the end of the day it’s not about him, it’s about Darren Till and Tommy Fury so why is Big John Fury, the fighting man, getting involved? Why the f*** is he getting involved? Has he been sacked by Tyson Fury? Did Tyson tell him to f****** do one and now he’s with Tommy Fury trying to get some of the limelight? I don’t know but same old s***. Darren Till totally wrote him off.”
When asked if Tyson needs to sack his father, the 47-year-old responded: “I hope so, I hope he has been told, ‘stay out of it, ‘I’ve got some business to take care of and your input is not helping me, and your promotion is getting old headbutting children at press conferences.’
“That kid he headbutted (at Fury v Usyk press conference) didn’t even look like he could have a shave. He might’ve been a young man, but he picked on the smallest person there and dropped the headbutt on him. It’s not the kind of behaviour you want to see, it is bad for boxing.
“At the end of the day, he is a guy who wants some attention. He’s a man who has never achieved anything. His son Tyson Fury is obviously very good, he’s a top fighter and we know what he’s all about. I know he just lost to Oleksandr Usyk but I don’t pay attention to him. I will respond to him because it’s great views and does great numbers but I’m not going to start subjects just for the case of getting some clicks for the sake of getting attention.”
Tyson, meanwhile, is gearing up for his highly anticipated rematch against Usyk. Following his first professional defeat to the Ukrainian in May, Fury is determined to level the series.
When asked about his tactical plan for the upcoming fight, Tyson revealed that he won’t be making any drastic changes to his approach or team. “Not much time,” he said.
“I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic. People can say ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.’ Same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do.”
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