John Fury rips into his son Tyson's 'incapable' coaching team and claims the Gypsy King 'would have been knocked out' by Oleksandr Usyk without his corner advice... with father later BANNED for rematch in Riyadh

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  • Tyson Fury Narrowly avoided being KO'd by Oleksandr Usyk successful their archetypal bout 
  • John Fury believes his lad listened to the 'wrong instructions' from his corner

By ABDI RASHID

Published: 07:48 EDT, 12 May 2025 | Updated: 07:48 EDT, 12 May 2025

John Fury has criticised Tyson's coaching team, claiming helium was the 1 who prevented his lad from being knocked retired by Oleksandr Usyk

Fury hung up his gloves for a 4th clip successful January aft suffering a 2nd consecutive decision astatine the hands of Usyk. 

The archetypal bout betwixt the brace saw the Gypsy King narrowly flight aft Usyk landed an unanswered bid of 14 punches which near the erstwhile wobbling successful circular nine. 

John, who was heavy criticised for his antics earlier and aft the combat and aboriginal banned from the rematch, believes he's the sole crushed wherefore his lad was not knocked out. 

The 59-year-old told SecondsOut: 'Well, if it wasn't for maine successful his country he'd beryllium knocked out. Simple arsenic that.

'He was listening to the incorrect instructions and got caught going to the near of a southpaw. I'm a southpaw, you don't spell to the near connected maine due to the fact that I'll drawback you.

John Fury has criticised his Tyson's coaching squad aft consecutive defeats

Fury narrowly avoided being knocked retired successful the archetypal bout aft Usyk landed an unanswered bid of 14 punches

John believes SugarHill Steward (left) is 'incapable' of grooming Tyson

'He was listening to ill-advise, excessively galore radical successful the country and I'm his father, if it wasn't for me, helium not lone stayed successful the combat helium won the 11th, helium shared the tenth due to the fact that his legs were gone successful the tenth.

'He was a occurrence antheral to get retired the ninth circular but it was maine who kept him successful there. If it had been near to them, he'd person been knocked out.' 

SugarHill Steward - nephew to legendary trainer Emanuel - has trained Tyson for his past 7 fights, with erstwhile satellite champion Andy Lee arsenic assistant.

However, John insists Steward is 'incapable' of grooming Tyson. 

He added: 'He was listening to radical that haven't got immoderate warring experience.

'And astatine the extremity of the day, if helium was that bully of a trainer, Sugarhill, his uncle Emanuel would person near him the apical job, wouldn't he?

'He would've near him the afloat business, Jonathan Banks ended up with it. Why didn't Tommy Hearns person Sugarhill? Why didn't Lenox Lewis person him?

'Why didn't each the different Kronk fighters person him? There's a crushed for it. Why bash each these British fighters person him and sack him? Because he's incapable and I'm the archetypal to accidental it.

The 59-year-old headbutted a subordinate of Usyk's entourage up of their combat past May

Fury has since hung up his gloves for a 4th clip aft suffering a 2nd decision by Usyk

'I don't caput the antheral arsenic a man, I'm talking connected boxing presumption only. The antheral is simply a precise bully man, he's ne'er done maine nary harm successful immoderate mode signifier oregon form.

'But, we're talking boxing authorities present and they conscionable don't enactment Tyson hard enough, he's excessively brushed with him and Tyson's telling him what to bash fractional the time.

'And similar I say, they're not going to archer him he's incorrect due to the fact that they request the money.'

In the build-up to the archetypal bout betwixt Tyson and Usyk past May, John was fto near bloodied aft headbutting a subordinate of the Ukrainian's camp. 

He was near bleeding from his forehead aft helium launched the onslaught successful the lobby of the Riyadh Hilton Hotel successful Saudi Arabia.

Footage that rapidly circulated connected societal media showed Fury Snr lashing retired with his caput towards Stanislav Stepchuk, who was wearing Usyk's squad tracksuit. He past had to beryllium restrained aft information stepped successful to forestall immoderate further confrontation.

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