Tyson Fury’s father charges to the rescue, following harsh comments about son’s bad performance against Francis Ngannou

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The WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, would have it no more that people continue to say painful things about his champion son, who got knocked down in his recent bout with a boxing debutant.

The boxing debutant, Francis Ngannou, was a former UFC heavyweight who left the company out of displeasure.

Ngannou had always wanted to be a professional boxer, and he chose the boxer the world saw as the best for his crossover opponent. It did not end well for his opponent. Ngannou knocked him down in the third round, performed excellently for much of the match, and finally lost by a controversial split decision.

Though a rematch is possible, many think Ngannou was the winner, with some pundits arguing that Tyson Fury was close to retirement. This was indigestible for his father, John Fury, who himself was a professional boxer.

‘They’re full of s**t. Forget them. They’re haters,’ replied ‘Big John’. ‘Shut up. God Almighty. You know what I’m amazed at? How little do these so-called boxing experts actually know about their job?

‘Ngannou is built like a tree and the kid can fight. It’s not how bad they want to look at Tyson. Tyson was okay. It’s how good the other kid was. Give Ngannou credit. He brought the action and he’s a man mountain.”

‘I think Tyson did very well, but the game plan could’ve been better. A lot of things could’ve been better, but I know my soon, he can get it right next time can’t he.’

He was either unprofessional or Tyson Fury has started to slip. His legs have gone. I’m trying to think have his legs gone and he’s started to slip and we’ve now seen it.”

One of those that made John Fury angry, Johnny Nelson, emphatically declared, ‘I am saying to you now, Tyson Fury, if you’re saying you trained your legs have gone. I’m gonna get screamed at, everyone’s gonna give me so much hammer because I’m saying something that nobody’s picked up on. I think his legs have gone.”

‘Even if Tyson Fury underestimated him and thought he was a walk in the park, then his basics – jabbing, hitting and moving – should have been enough to keep him off … You might be shocked at me saying it, but look at the fight.’

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