Turki Al-Shiekh says the outcome of Tyson Fury’s first fight against Oleksandr Usyk would be “different” if Gyspy King’s father, John Fury, wasn’t in his corner between rounds.
SugarHill and John Fury told Tyson to do things that weren’t effective because of his age, slow movements and colossal size. John’s advice was not a problem. When you have an old, limited fighter, even perfect instructions won’t help.
Fury resembled a dinosaur outmatched by the faster, more agile Usyk. SugaHill and John’s instructions from his corner were completely useless to him.
Was John distracting?
John Fury was there, giving simple instructions and not saying much. He sounded composed in the corner.
If anything, John was the only positive voice in Fury’s corner that night as the SugarHill Steward didn’t look like he was any help. He looked like someone who panicked when things turned bad for Tyson.
Tyson’s real problem was Usyk’s talent. He wasn’t good enough to hit him, and he looked mentally weak when the talented Ukrainian hurt him in the ninth round.
Looking back on the fight, Tyson didn’t seem to be paying attention to his father, John Fury, between rounds. He always looked to and listened to his trainer, SugarHill Steward, for guidance.
Fury’s real problem was his own inability to withstand Usyk’s body blows, which made him struggle with the ropes. Tyson’s mobility wasn’t there for this fight. He looked like age had caught up with him and prevented him from fighting in the center of the ring.
Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) lost his first fight via a 12-round split decision to Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) on May 18, 2024.
“Fury-Usyk, the lack of atmosphere, I felt that held him back in the last two or three rounds. I felt it could have been different if it had been at Wembley (stadium) in England. Maybe Tyson would listen,” he said Carl Froch on his YouTube channel about his belief that Tyson Fury would have defeated Oleksandr Usyk in their first fight on May 18, 2024 had the contest been held in London, England.
“It would have been different if his father hadn’t been in the corner,” he said Turki Al-Shiekh about Tyson’s father, John Fury, who was in the corner during the first Fury-Usyk fight.
Arranging a brawl at Wembley Stadium wouldn’t change a thing. Fury would lose there too and it would probably be worse for him. Usyk was at his best when the crowd made a lot of noise in the first fight. If the fight had taken place in front of more than 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Usyk would have attacked Fury non-stop and probably knocked him out. The atmosphere Froch is talking about would aggravate Fury.
It’s unfair to make John Fury the scapegoat for Tyson’s defeat because he would have lost the fight without him. Whatever advice John gave, it wasn’t the reason Fury lost. He would have lost that fight under any circumstances because he wasn’t good enough. Whatever Fury tried, Usyk quickly adapted and outsmarted him.
