John Fury was sent to jail for 11 years and is the bare-knuckle fighter dad of Tyson Fury and courts controversy – The US Sun

TYSON FURY’S rise to heavyweight boxing glory is largely down to one man – his father John. The 33-year-old WBC champ, who brilliantly defended his title against Dillian Whyte in May, featured in ITV’s warts-and-all documentary Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King. 12 Tyson’s dad John Fury was a boxer, going pro in bare-knuckle fighting 12 John went to prison in 2011 after gouging another man’s eye out Credit: PA:Press Association His Irish-born dad was a boxer too, fighting 13 professional bouts. He also fought in bare-knuckle brawls and claims he won £100,000 in one bout. John Fury, 58, also served… Read Full Article