TYSON FEARS NO MAN
Fury’s dad says Usyk is terrified of facing his son after Wilder victory
OLEKSANDR USYK is scared of Tyson Fury, claims the world heavyweight king’s dad.
John Fury says Tyson is targeting Usyk after knocking out Deontay Wilder in 11 rounds because he wants back his old WBA, IBF and WBO belts to become undisputed champion.
Usyk must first win his rematch with former champion Anthony Joshua and John feels the Ukrainian is wary of taking on the unbeaten Gypsy King.
“Usyk is more scared of Tyson than you will ever know because he knows how good he is,” he told
Record Sport.
“It’s all about what AJ does next, does he go straight into the rematch with Usyk?
“Tyson doesn’t care who’s next and he’ll fight anyone. He fears no man because he knows he has the beating of them all. He’s said he’d love to fight again this year against Dillian Whyte or whoever is out there.
“He’s going to go after those other belts and Usyk.
“He had those three belts before he had to give them up because of his problems. He never lost them in the ring and he regards them as his.
“He wants them back and he will fight Usyk or Joshua, whoever he needs to get them.”
Tyson could have a huge homecoming fight at Old Trafford next and John says he has won over the British public because of the battles he has won in and outside the ring. The public shunned Tyson when he beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to become world champion for the first time because of his sexist and homophobic comments.
John says people now admire him because of his unassuming personality and openness over his mental health problems.
“Being British means the world to him and he is proud to fight for his country,” he said.
“He should be proud because a few years ago, he had bad advice, he was in dark places, said all the wrong things, but you know what, the British public are warming towards the real Tyson Fury.
“They’re seeing the nice, warm, good-natured father, son, cousin and brother that he is.”
Tyson’s co-promoter Frank Warren believes he will fight Usyk because Joshua will lose the rematch and says the Traveller is one of Britain’s greatest sporting figures.
“I would love that fight between him and Joshua to happen, but Joshua’s never going to beat Usyk in my opinion,” he said.
“Tyson is the man to beat. Who out there can beat him? He’s one of the most amazing sportsmen that Britain has ever seen and probably in the world.
“When you think where he’s come from and all the problems, suicidal thoughts and everything, the ups and the downs, getting off the floor and coming back.
He wants them back and he will fight Usyk or Joshua, whoever he needs to get them JOHN FURY ON TYSON’S ROUTE TO GETTING BELTS BACK
He’s got this inner resolve, he’s a true man.
“He went to Germany and beat Klitschko in his own backyard, comprehensively outboxed the best fighter of his era.
He’s now been to the States three times and for me he’s the best heavyweight of his era. He’s up there with the Alis and the Foremans, all these guys.”
One man who wants a fight with Fury is David Haye.
He was laughed at last month when he called out Fury but the former cruiserweight king remains adamant he wants the fight.
Haye – who turns 41 this week – unexpectedly called out Fury after outpointing his friend and former sparring partner Joe Fournier in an uninteresting exhibition fight last month. The two-weight world champ claimed he was Fury’s “kryptonite” and said he intentionally held back against Fournier to not “scare” Fury from taking the fight.
And Haye said after Fury’s win that he would still only make a boxing return if Fury was his opponent.
He told iFL TV: “It’s 100 per cent serious. I said the only person I’d put my body through a comeback for would be for the No.1 heavyweight on the planet.
“There’s no reason why I’d punish myself and do what I need to do to put myself into a position to give myself any type of chance if it isn’t for the big one. And it doesn’t get any bigger than that, I’d be like a 1000/1 underdog for good reason.
“Hopefully when Team Fury sort of crunch the numbers... something’s gonna happen in the next two months where they’re gonna be looking for an opponent.
“I know how big time boxing works, when he works out what money is generated with a Hayemaker fight versus any of the other options, although they may on paper be more respectable, he knows it’s out there.
Haye and Fury were booked to fight in 2013 and 2014, but Haye pulled out of both fights due to injuries.
Fury is likely to fight mandatory WBC challenger Dillian Whyte in December, but ‘The Bodysnatcher’ first must beat Otto Wallin when they meet this month.