JOHN FURY has sensationally revealed he is fearing the worst ahead of son Tyson’s undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
The Gypsy King’s outspoken dad raised eyebrows in November when he said: “For my money, his last three fights, I have seen a bit of decline.
“Not a decline in ability but a decline in strength, power and physical condition.”
John was in Saudi Arabia a month beforehand when Fury, 35, was dropped by ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37.
The WBC champion controversially escaped the crossover clash with a split-decision points win but the damage had been done.
It saw Fury’s historic four-belt unification bout with Usyk, 36, delayed from December to February 17.
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But still John has raised concerns over his son’s training camp for the fight, which he slammed as “a circus”.
He told Seconds Out: “I never said my son was in decline because he’s not.
“It’s the people around him who ain’t up to much. His training’s in decline and his camp’s in a bigger decline. It’s not a camp, it’s a circus.”
John was not happy with Fury’s preparation to fight Ngannou – and he still carries the same concerns for the Usyk showdown.
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He said: “I saw him in the gym in Saudi, watched him spar three or four rounds with a couple of kids – I knew then it was gonna be a hard night’s work.
“I thought, ‘What have you been doing?’ I was alarmed, I still am.
“Unless you’re gonna get the eye of the tiger back and go back to the old ways and get the hunger back – sweat, blood, s*** and tears
“Because Usyk’s doing that – sweat, blood, s*** and tears. And he’s got disciplined, professional, great people around him, and I don’t think Tyson has that. I really don’t.”
Fury was recently slammed by Usyk’s team for holidaying in Saudi while the Ukrainian is busy sparring 6ft 10in powerhouses.
And asked if he fears his son could suffer defeat for the first time, John admitted: “Absolutely, if he doesn’t make any adjustments, it well could be.”
Fury enjoyed parasailing in the Middle East with his wife Paris and their seven kids.
But he is now back in his Morecambe training base with head coach Sugarhill Steward.
And he has also called on the help of unbeaten southpaw Thomas Carty, jobbed with replicating Usyk in sparring.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
