"Sometimes his mental state can carry him away but I can understand and help with that," John told the BBC. ‘They’re all six foot six, 19, 20stone. "I thought, 'There’s only one name fitting for him, he’s fought hard to become a person living in this world.’“Mike Tyson was the best in the world at that time.A 12-year grudge with Oathie Sykes boiled over and John tried to gouge his foe's eye out in a fight at a car auction.John, the self-confessed 'hardest man in Britain', broke down in court as he plead for a lenient sentence. Tyson’s going to be sparring me, Shane’s going to be sparring me. BORN TO BOX. ‘I know it’s 30 years too late, but let me just tell you I never had a proper camp, I never ate the right food and I’d go after work.’Fury is unsure when the fight with Theo may happen due to the coronavirus lockdown, but did confirm all proceeds raised will go towards the NHS.The 55-year-old also announced he would be sparring Tyson and his brother Shane in training for his clash with Theo.He said: ‘[I’ll be doing] purely boxing training. Daniel Marland in Boxing. John Fury boxed professionally from 1987-95, finishing with a record of 8-4-1. He had very little choice. Born in Galway, it was a family tradition to enter the fight game.Standing at 6ft 3in tall, John fought 13 times as a professional boxer in the 1980s and 90s for a record of 8-4-1 at heavyweight.The fights I had were usually over within seconds. I’m very proud of the way he mauled his way through it, he showed world class heart and he will come again.“He needs to go back to the drawing board and see what’s gone wrong here. And be honest to look in the mirror and say, ‘Things ain’t gone right.’“He needs to look where he’s gone wrong. "Since his release, John has become a media pundit for his son's fights, primarily those in the US because he can't get a visa to travel to the States due to his criminal record.“I’ve been a naughty boy and there is no point hiding it,” Fury admitted.He's appeared on BT Sport, and was critical of Tyson's trainer Ben Davison after his son struggled to overcome Otto Wallin, surviving a nasty gash on his eye that required plastic surgery to fix.It was no coincidence that Davison was relieved of his duties after that fight.“He looked weight-drained, he looked like he’d left it all in the gym to be honest with you. John Fury forderte Davisons Entlassung nach dem glanzlosen Sieg seines Sohnes über Wallin. Tyson Fury has been urged to change his whole training team by his own father John following the heavyweight's bloody victory over Otto Wallin in Las Vegas. Find out more about cookies "I’m worried about my son. "But when I think he is going down the wrong way I can pull him up and tell him 'we don't need that'. Genauere Gründe sind uns noch nicht bekannt. Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, could be lured out of retirement to face a rival in a bare-knuckle boxing bout. "I've been very unlucky, but very lucky as well because my son has remained undefeated [during my time in prison] and come on in leaps and bounds. Tyson Fury und Ben Davison gehen getrennte Wege! I’d hit them with fists, elbows, head, teeth and feet until they dropped and give best [surrendered]. Fury Snr and Theo exchanged call-outs on social media and are prepared to fight each other despite both being over the age of 50.With his father set to return to the ring in a charity fight, Fury Snr revealed what he son told him when he found out the news.‘Tyson, he said “listen, we’ll get the best of training done, we’ll get it done the right way”. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.TYSON Fury's rise to heavyweight boxing glory 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 Fury: The Gypsy King,.His Irish-born dad was a boxer too, fighting 13 professional bouts.He also fought bare-knuckle fighting and claims he won £100,000 in one bout.John Fury, 55, also served four years of an 11-year sentence for gouging a man's eye out in a sickening attack.And such is John's influence on his son, it is believed he is the reason why Tyson parted ways with long-term trainer Ben Davison.He had very little choice. And such is John's influence on his son, it is believed he is the reason why Tyson parted ways with long-term trainer Ben Davison. Their Dad can now show them what he can really do. 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.When Tyson Fury was born back in 1988, Mike Tyson ruled supreme as undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.But the baby was three months premature and weighed just 1lb.Fury was given slim chances of survival by doctors, but proved he was a fighter from birth.Father John Fury explained on ITV’s documentary Tyson Fury – The Gypsy King: “He was just a pound in weight.“The doctor said he probably won’t make it, he’s very weak.“I said to all them doctors, he won’t be small, I said he’ll be nearly 7ft tall, 20 stone, the next heavyweight champion of the world. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Laut verschiedenen amerikanischen Boxportalen, hat Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) sich von seinem Trainer Ben Davison getrennt. John Fury, 55, also served four years of an 11-year sentence for gouging a man's eye out in a sickening attack. He’s up for it,’ Fury Snr told ‘Every member of my family is ecstatic about it. "Not mincing his words, he added: “I’m being honest about it, he’s my son, I’m a straight talker, that’s the worst I’ve seen my son.“But what I can say? However, Fury’s father, John, was heavily critical of Davison after the Otto Wallin win in September, insisting that the young trainer had to go or he would “ruin” his son’s career. "If they didn’t, I’d kick their face off, it was up to them. I weren’t an especially big puncher, but, once I got going, I’d not stop swinging until they were out coldHis one title fight ended up being a defeat against Yorkshire-born Neil Malpass in 1989.Journeyman Malpass pummelled John and won on points in a 10 round contest.John fought on four more times after that, retiring after losing his last fight against Steve Garber at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester in 1995.But he was also more than handy at bare-knuckle fighting.John, who later coached Tyson and his brother Love Island star Tommy, told the“With stakes and everything, I came up over a hundred grand.”“The fights I had were usually over within seconds.“I weren’t an especially big puncher, but, once I got going, I’d not stop swinging until they were out cold.“I’d not come up for air.