Tyson Fury’s dad John issues violent threat to Eddie Hearn and calls Anthony Joshua’s promoter ‘a total p****’
JOHN FURY has issued Eddie Hearn a chilling threat after blasting the promoter as a “a total p****.”
The father of heavyweight champion Tyson has not been shy of giving his brutal opinion about Hearn.
And despite his admiration for Anthony Joshua, John let rip at his promoter with a menacing threat.
He told iFL TV: “That man is a total p****. And you know when I see him, smack right in the ear hole. And I mean that.
“AJ’s a gentleman, he’s done what he can for this country but I’ll tell you now if he (Hearn) comes round John Fury, I’ll backhander that bum.
“He ain’t said nothing but I’ll tell you what it is, he’s in for the biggest shock of his life in the boxing world.
“And he’ll probably be that sick he’ll never look at boxing promoting ever again. It’s coming for him.
“Hold your breath, what’s coming for him will retire him from the game.”
Hearn is busy mapping out Joshua‘s next move, having been in talks for him to fight Deontay Wilder in December in Saudi Arabia.
But Joshua, 33, was lined up to first rematch Dillian Whyte on August 12 even though negotiations have hit a snag over money.
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Similarly, Fury, 34, is without a next opponent having failed to fight Oleksandr Usyk earlier in the year amid a row over money.
But the Gypsy King revealed the shock news that he has been offered a “hybrid” bout against UFC champion Jon Jones, 35.
He said: “I’ve been in talks with Francis Ngannou for a hybrid fight.
“There’s talks of me and Jon Jones doing a hybrid fight as we talk, right now.
“I received an offer from the UFC yesterday, so you never know what’s going to happen.
“The future’s bright, for sure, and there’s a lot of options out there.”