John Fury says his relationship with his son, Tyson Fury, is ‘destroyed completely’. He wants no part of his son’s return to the boxing ring. According to John Fury, boxing destroyed their relationship completely.
John Fury’s Estrangement From Tyson
John Fury revealed the breakdown of his relationship with Tyson Fury. He said he will not be at the fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 and he will not watch it. John Fury believes Tyson is no longer the fighter he once was and is ‘gone’ since the trilogy with Deontay Wilder. He is adamant that those around his son are to blame.
John Fury said, ‘My relationship with Tyson is destroyed’. He told Playbook Boxing, ‘Boxing destroyed it completely. I’ll say it on camera: I’ve never taken £10 off him in my life and I never will’.
‘I don’t want Tyson’s money and I don’t need Tyson’s money. Whatever he’s got, good luck to him. But, don’t forget who built his story when he was a kid. He didn’t build it himself, did he? Me, his father.’
Regret and Lingering Love
John Fury’s sense of ownership makes the current estrangement cut deeply. There are moments when the facade falters. As the conversation drifts towards their relationship, his eyes redden, his voice tightens, and for a brief second he looks as though he might stop altogether.
‘I was 30 seconds away from asking for a break there. I haven’t really expressed these emotions before but they’re strong and they’re there,’ he admitted.
John Fury’s Simple Life
John Fury lives simply. Around him roam 30 horses, chickens scratching at the ground, and sheep drifting across the field. It is a life stripped back to essentials, a world away from the multi-million-pound spectacle his son now inhabits.
He eats chicken, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, and onion three times a day. No salt. No seasoning. Occasionally he allows himself porridge with nuts, honey, ginger and garlic for breakfast. On weekends, ice cream ‘for sugar’. Two pints of Guinness every Friday ‘for iron’.
According to John Fury, distance – physical and emotional – is exactly the point.