John Fury is an Irish boxing cornerman and former professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter.
He is best known for being the father of two-time heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson Fury, as well as reality television personality and professional boxer Tommy Fury.
He is also the uncle of heavyweight boxer Hughie Fury.
Fury has been involved in many high-profile situations while supporting his son Tyson, and is known for being outspoken and unafraid to speak his mind about the sport of boxing.
He had a professional boxing career from 1985 to 1995, during which he had 13 professional gloved boxing bouts overall.
Prior to that, he reportedly had a lot of bare-knuckle experience and claims he carried on a tradition that saw a rich lineage of bare-knuckle boxers.
How tall is John Fury?
According to multiple sources, Fury is 6 feet 1 inch tall or 1.91 meters.
John Fury career
Fury’s professional boxing career spanned eight years, beginning in April 1987 and ending in June 1995.
In total, he was involved in 13 bouts.
Fury fought the future world champion Henry Akinwade, where he was brutally stopped in 1991 before the Brit went on to international success:
He failed to ever reach world level in his boxing career and he retired after suffering consecutive knockout losses to former WBO champion Henry Akinwade and Steve Garber.
Fury was jailed in 2011 and spent four years behind bars after being convicted of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, after he gouged out a man’s eye during a fight at a car auction.
He has been involved in many high-profile situations whilst supporting his son Tyson, and continues to train with his sons as well as a host of other fighters, including UFC star Tom Aspinall.
Additionally, Fury is known for being outspoken and unafraid to speak his mind about the sport.
In his new autobiography, When Fury Takes Over, he argues that managers and fight promoters were unwilling to support him because he was a Gypsy, and this is why he had relatively few professional fights over the length of his career.
John Fury family
Fury is the father of two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury and professional boxer and reality television star Tommy Fury.
He is also the uncle of heavyweight boxer Hughie Fury.
On the other hand, Fury has been married twice, first to Amber, mother of his oldest sons John Boy, Tyson, Shane, and Huey, and then to Chantal, mother of his youngest sons Tommy and Roman.
He is known for his outspoken and impassioned personality, frequently offering to have fights with all-comers.
Fury has been a voluble member of Team Fury ever since Tyson defeated reigning 11-year champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.
In 2022, Netflix released a show called At Home with the Furys, which is an often-revealing look at the sportsman, his wife Paris and their six children.
Fury is featured in the show, and he works out with his son Tyson and picks up dog poo.
The show also documents Tyson’s mental health struggles, and Fury is supportive of his son throughout the series.
