Fury brought his dad into training camp in an official capacity for the first time in the lead up to the historic undisputed title decider
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John was also the third member of Fury’s crowded corner, joining head coach Sugarhill Steward and assistant, ex-world champion Andy Lee.
And damning footage in the aftermath of the fight revealed John barking orders by shouting over lead voice Sugarhill.
The antics caused British boxing legend Froch to urge Fury out of having John in the corner for the proposed rematch with Usyk.
He told Lord Ping: “John Fury interfering in Tyson’s corner could have been the difference between winning and losing.
“His coach Sugarhill knows everything about the game, he was trying to give him instructions.
“How can Tyson focus on SugarHill and take on those instructions when he’s got John Fury shouting down his ear and talking s*** to him through the ropes, it’s impossible.
“You can’t listen to two people at once. That could have been the difference between winning and losing in a close fight, that interference in the corner could have cost Tyson the fight.”
Before the bout had even started the volatile 59-year-old – once prisoned for gauging a man’s eye out – was making unwanted headlines.
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For all the love for resurgent AJ… these two are head, shoulders and fists ahead of everyone else
OLEKSANDR USYK is the deserved undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, writes Wally Downes Jr
A great biggun doesn’t always beat a great littleun, not when David has the weight of a besieged nation on his shoulders and is able to swing each compatriot into every punch.
Usyk did what Usyk does, he moved magnificently, he counter punched and he outworked his taller and heavier opponent.
He somehow manages to use every physical disadvantage to his favour.
But what the hell is Fury doing getting up in round nine?
Why is a father-of-eight with £300million in the bank, three best-selling books and a Netflix series going to the well like?
Britain is not fighting back Putin’s army, Morecambe is not occupied.
So when the 35-year-old’s senses are scrambled, when the canvas is calling him, when he is so desperate not to be felled he is willing to bounce around all the ropes like a drunk, when he eventually has to collapse into a corner, why doesn’t he just stay down?
He has earned the right to surrender as well as his millions.
The sheer courage and guts and bloody mindedness it takes to climb off that deck, with a broken nose and a crumbling ego is not comprehensible to us mortals.
Fury said he felt he won the fight but was too dignified to call robbery or corruption, no doubt his dad will taint that decency by the time you’ve read this.
The rematch will be superb.
Because for all the love we have for a resurgent Anthony Joshua – who was ringside for that iconic event – these two polar opposite men are head, shoulders, fists, hearts and brains ahead of everyone else.
There is the top two, then there is a void and then there is the rest.
Read Wally’s big fight verdict in full here…
John headbutted a smaller member of Usyk’s camp shortly after touching down in the notoriously strict Saudi Arabia.
Somehow the former bare-knuckle brawler came off worse but Fury’s stunned reaction to the ruck was caught on camera.
The dethroned Gypsy King – beaten by split-decision – has since invoked his right to an immediate rematch.
And it is being eyed for November or December as Froch doubled down on Fury dropping his dad as a member of the coaching team.
He said: “I think John has played his role well to sell the fight but he’s stepped over the mark when he headbutted that kid.
“So I don’t see the need for John Fury to be involved going forward, causing trouble. I don’t see the benefit to Tyson.
“When you’ve got a bad egg in the camp, you have to get rid of it. John needs to give his son a wide berth because he was a negative distraction.
“He was not a positive addition to that camp, I don’t think he brings anything to the table for Tyson.
“And I think if Tyson is serious about having a chance to beat Usyk in the rematch he needs to tell his dad to f*** off.”
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