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John Fury threatens to headbutt ex-world champ after his Usyk prediction – hours after clashing with member of his team
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JOHN FURY has threatened to headbutt Tony Bellew next after his bloody row in Saudi Arabia yesterday.
The 59-year-old was left bleeding from the head after he attacked a member of Oleksandr Usyk's camp.
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John's son Tyson will take on Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight crown in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
Tempers have flared already after trouble erupted when the WBC champ’s father HEADBUTTED Stanislav Stepchuk - a member of the other fight team.
But it was John who walked away with blood on his forehead as cameras caught him screaming: “We live for blood and guts.”
While that melee was unfolding, Tyson had been stuck in another room but as soon as he walked out there was a huge roar from his team as the Gypsy King looked stunned at seeing his dad bleeding.
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Lowering his arms that were aloft, he asked: “What’s happened to your head you silly c***?”
However, now John seems to be targeting giving former world champion Tony Bellew some of the same treatment.
The ex-bare knuckle fighter ignited a feud with Bellew during a media scrum afterwards while explaining the explosive scenes from earlier.
He said: “I was saying it to everybody with a pair of ears, let's be respectful to each other.
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“They were chanting Usyk, did you think we were going to stand there with our fingers in our ears doing nothing?
“I'm full of testosterone. I want to get stuck in, man. And it's only Monday.”
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John apologised for his actions, although he appeared to lay the blame on his rival.
He said: “If you come close in a fighting man's space, you're gonna cop for something, aren't you?”
John was then asked about Bellew predicting that Tyson could struggle with Usyk due to the Ukrainian’s elite movement.
But that led to the never shy veteran warning: “You see Tony Bellew?
“He will get a headbutt like [Stepchuk] just got if he comes around me.”
Bellew suffered a crushing defeat to Usyk at cruiserweight back in 2018 when he was knocked out cold.
John is never one to shy away from the limelight while in camp for either Tyson or his younger son Tommy Fury’s fights.
He has got into a war-of-words with Carl Froch while he had a bitter row with YouTuber KSI last year.
That resulted in KSI spitting at John during a heated argument at an open training event after the latter had thrown a bottle at the social media influencer.
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John is a former professional boxer and bareknuckle fighter whose pro career spanned eight years and 13 bouts.
He made his professional debut in 1987, when he lost to rugby league player Adam Fogerty in Halifax, West Yorkshire but went on to win his next six fights until a draw with David Hopkins in Helsinki on February 13, 1989.
John rebounded with wins against Michael Murray, a future British title challenger and Cesare Di Benedetto, a future Italian title challenger, and was rewarded with a shot at the vacant Central Area title against Neil Malpass, but he lost on points.
He then suffered a KO loss against future WBO champion Henry Akinwande, which led to a four-year absence from the ring, before he was KO'd in the fourth round against Steve Garber in Manchester in 1995.
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In 2011, Fury was found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for gouging a man's eye out in a brawl in 2010 and was handed an 11-year sentence.
The victim was left half-blind after a 12-year dispute erupted in violence at a car auction in 2010.Fury was released from prison in February 2015.
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TYSON FURY is one of the biggest characters in sport.
The two-time heavyweight champion is not known for pulling his punches and lets both his fists and mouth do the talking.
Fury has seven children with wife Paris and recently hinted another is on the way.
Their family life is set to hit the screen again with season two of At Home With The Furys being filmed for Netflix.
The Gypsy King is Love Island star Tommy's older brother.
He is heading for a £200million showdown with bitter rival Anthony Joshua and on track to become boxing's first billionaire.
But daughter Venezuela has taken a cheeky pop at her dad for his bargain-hunting ways.
Despite boasting a monster car collection, he can often be seen pottering around town in a VERY modest motor.
Fury has opened up on his mental health struggles and shared insights into the diet behind his incredible body transformations.
As well as his talents in the ring, the Morecambe mauler is known for serenading fans in the ring and incredible bespoke, and sometimes tongue-in-cheek, fight-week suits.
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