John Fury, the father of Tommy and Tyson Fury, has made headlines once again after a topless meltdown following Tommy Fury's victory over Eddie Hall on Saturday night. The former bare-knuckle fighter was caught on camera punching a wall and calling Carl Froch a 'worm' as he begged for a fight.
Tommy Fury's Victory
Tommy Fury went the distance with Hall, a former World's Strongest Man, winning by majority decision in Manchester. He said: 'I've fought a lot of people, and this guy can fight. He's not slow, he's fit. Thank you for taking the fight and thank you for a great night in Manchester.'
John Fury's Outburst
However, the attention quickly shifted to John Fury as he stomped around backstage shirtless and in an apparent rage. Tension has been brewing between John and the former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch. The 61-year-old called Froch out for a scrap, saying: 'It took 20 men to hold me back. Where are you, you worm?' He then let loose on a wall with his fists.
John continued his tirade: 'The coward Carl Froch, the worm Carl Froch. Him with the bum hole like a rabbit's nose twitching. Where was he tonight? From an old man. Running scared from an old man. Terrible. He's an embarrassment to Nottingham. Carl, the worm, Froch. You know them championship belts he won, don't you? He wants to give them to somebody with a pair of nuts, because let me tell you, he's no street fighter. I'm a street fighter. It took 20 men to hold me there tonight. There's no 12 stone man, or 13 stone man, going to do any good with me.'
Proposed Fight
Fury Sr then proposed a potential date, stating he would fight Froch on the undercard of Tyson's next bout. He said: 'Well, why don't we do this then, yeah? First of August, Tyson's having a comeback fight. He'll fight some well-known name, and I'll fight the coward Froch. The biggest worm I've ever seen in my life.'
Carl Froch's Response
Froch has had his own words for Fury, mocking him in March. The 48-year-old told NewBettingSites.uk: 'What level was John Fury? He had a couple of fights… I'm not sure how many he had, but he was a journeyman. He's been brave enough to get in there and have a go. I think he got splattered. So, he's a very low-level journeyman. But still brave enough to get in there, still fought, still laced the gloves up, so he deserves credit for that. But he was absolutely useless. John Fury has gone quiet on our fight, as he does. You don't want any of the Cobra. He doesn't need me punching him around the ribs. I physically wouldn't hit him with a right hand on the chin if I boxed him. I wouldn't do it, just out of respect. I'd just jab him in the face. My jab has not even half the power on my right-hand. And I'd only work his body. I'd only hit him in the bread basket. That's all I'd need to do. So I'd jab him in the face, and work the body.'
