“He’s my salesman!” Tyson Fury claims John Fury incident added half a million pay-per-views
Tyson Fury believes that more eyes have been brought to his next fight because of the physical altercation between John Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's teammate.
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Tyson and John Fury (image credit- The Sun)
John Fury’s images of blood dripping down his forehead made headlines across the world. Tyson Fury’s father may have had his reasons for doing what he did, and he even apologized for it. But the whole drama couldn’t go unnoticed. Furthermore, many felt that the news could have easily overshadowed the main event.
As such, Fury spoke about the whole ordeal during an interview with Ariel Helwani. Helwani asked the undefeated champion how he felt about the incident. The ‘Gypsy King’ responded by stating he didn’t condemn it and compared John to Muhammad Ali’s trainer, Angelo Dundee. Furthermore, Fury believes the incident will attract more attention to the fight.
He just add so much hype and so many views to anything we do so fantastic. That little ruckus he did probably add half a million pay-per-view buys.Tyson Fury via The MMA Hour
Fury believed that his father’s presence during the promotion of fights was a great thing. Furthermore, he predicted that the incident caused half a million extra pay-per-view buys. This is because the incident was extensively covered by the media compared to the actual fight.
Later, Helwani asked Tyson Fury about his father’s injury after the accident. The Gypsy King stated that he was fine and wouldn’t be slowed down by a few bumps. He also stated that the incident occurred because both teams were very fired up. Nevertheless, it has captured more interest in the undisputed heavyweight title fight.
John Fury speaks about the incident
John recently apologized for the altercation that took place between him and one of Oleksandr Usyk’s teammates. The heavyweight champion’s father head-butted the teammate after getting agitated, and the Englishman was left bleeding.
Subsequently, during an interview with Seconds Out Boxing, John Fury admitted that his emotions got the better of him, and he apologized to everyone involved. However, he said he would not tolerate the disrespectful behavior towards his son. Furthermore, John stated that the incident occurred because Usyk’s teammate came too close to him.
Tyson Fury’s father also stated that his injury did not bother him at all because it’s what he lived for as a “fighting man.” It was later revealed that the teammate who got headbutted by John Fury did not sustain any injuries. In addition, when Usyk reacted to the incident, he called John’s actions as bad behavior.
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