TYSON Fury’s rise to heavyweight boxing champion is largely down to one man – his father John. The 31-year-old boxer’s life featured in ITV’s warts-and-all documentary Tyson…
“In 1992, I fought the so-called champion at the time, an Irishman whose name I can’t even remember, over in Ireland.John Fury was ringside to see Tyson Fury become heavyweight champion of the worldJohn believes he can be a mentor to son Tyson Fury now after his prison reformation“The fights I had were usually over within seconds.
"If they didn’t, I’d kick their face off, it was up to them. Afterwards, shake hands and on to the next one.When he quit fighting he became Tyson's trainer, steering him to the British title after just eight contests.Tommy Fury returned to the boxing ring after becoming a huge reality TV starWhen Tyson Fury was born back in 1988, Mike Tyson ruled supreme as undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
John, the self-confessed 'hardest man in Britain', broke down in court as he plead for a lenient sentence.“If I could give my own eye to him to get back to my children I would do – I’m begging you for my life.”"It was like he was trying to pull his finger into my brains through my socket," he said.Fury once called himself the hardest man in BritainIn 2015, John was released from prison after serving four years of his sentence.
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