Carl Froch has suggested that Tyson Fury should remove his father from his team as the heavyweight enters the final stages of his training camp for his face-off with Oleksandr Usyk.

John found himself in the headlines again for all the wrong reasons after causing a commotion at the Tommy Fury vs. Darren Till launch press conference earlier this week. While Tommy and Till initially showed respect towards each other, the atmosphere soured.

Security had to step in when John started squirting water at Till, sparking a brawl as both fighters tried to confront each other. However, they were kept apart and the situation was eventually defused. After his latest outburst, fans took to social media to voice their displeasure towards John. One user posted: “John Fury is an embarrassment and should not be allowed near these events, always about him!”

Another commented: “John Fury needs to be banned from anything boxing related. He makes it all about himself” – while a third user wrote: “Not that it would make much difference to Tommy, but John Fury should not be allowed anywhere near any of his son’s pressers, training camps, and especially their corners during a fight.”

In an interview with Action Network, Froch has now criticized John. He said: “The usual pathetic childish behaviour from a grown man. Darren Till did have a lot to say and he was very vocal but at the end of the day it’s not about him, it’s about Darren Till and Tommy Fury so why is Big John Fury, the fighting man, getting involved?

“Why the —- is he getting involved? Has he been sacked by Tyson Fury? Did Tyson tell him to ——- do one and now he’s with Tommy Fury trying to get some of the limelight? I don’t know but same old —-. Darren Till totally wrote him off.”

Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk again later this year

Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk again later this year ( 

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When asked if Tyson needs to fire his father, the 47 year old responded: “I hope so, I hope he has been told, ‘Stay out of it, I’ve got some business to take care of and your input is not helping me, and your promotion is getting old headbutting children at press conferences.’ That kid he headbutted (at Fury vs. Usyk press conference earlier this year) didn’t even look like he could have a shave.

“He might’ve been a young man, but he picked on the smallest person there and dropped the headbutt on him. It’s not the kind of behavior you want to see, it is bad for boxing. At the end of the day, he is a guy who wants some attention.

“He’s a man who has never achieved anything. His son Tyson Fury is obviously very good, he’s a top fighter and we know what he’s all about. I know he just lost to Oleksandr Usyk but I don’t pay attention to him. I will respond to him because it’s great views and does great numbers but I’m not going to start subjects just for the case of getting some clicks for the sake of getting attention.”

‘The Gypsy King’ is currently preparing for his blockbuster showdown with Usyk. Fury will be looking to level the series after suffering the first defeat of his professional career to the Ukrainian back in May.

Speaking to Paul Dempsey last month, Fury was asked how much time he’s spending about the plan tactically for the second fight with Usyk and insisted he won’t be making any changes to his team. “Not much time,” he said.

“I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic. People can say, ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.’ Same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do.”