Tyson Fury’s opinionated dad John Fury has given a scathing verdict on the WBC heavyweight titleholder’s recent fight and chances of beating upcoming opponent Oleksander Usyk.
Fury is set to fight Ukrainian Usyk on the 17th February 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it seems that dad John is pretty concerned about what could happen to his son. In a straight blockbuster, it’s the first time two undefeated fighters will contest the undisputed heavyweight championship since 1999, but it seems that John isn’t feeling confident, which is very unusual for him and the Fury family.
John Fury not impressed with son Tyson
John Fury told Metro Sport: “The style I am seeing is no good. The style Tyson has right now, he wouldn’t have beaten Wladimir Klitschko with that. Oleksandr Usyk is a tricky man, you have to be at your best to beat him. The style he’s got now won’t do the trick.”
Fury’s most recent fight came against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Francis Ngannou. In his first professional boxing fight, Ngannou was able to knock Tyson down in the third round and only narrowly lost to one of the premium boxers of the last decade in a contentious points decision.