‘He wants what’s best’ – Tyson Fury’s brother explains why father John Fury gave ‘wrong’ advice in Oleksandr Usyk defeat
Tyson Fury's brother Shane has insisted father John Fury was trying to protect his son against Oleksandr Usyk.
The 'Gypsy King' fell to a devastating points defeat in a tough undisputed title clash with Usyk in May, which was the first of his career.
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Many fans and boxing pundits placed blame on the shoulders of his team, with father John and trainers Sugar Hill Steward and Andy Lee in the former champion's corner.
Fury Sr has told his son he was winning the fight throughout, something which the 'Gypsy King' has later re-asserted on his own scorecard.
But the Briton's brother Shane has suggested that although it wasn't necessarily needed, it came from a good place.
He told"My take is, deeply, truly, my honest opinion is my dad wants what’s the best for his son.
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"And the best for his son after he’s been put down and nearly out cold is to get him through the fight
"F*** the boxing, you can be KO’d and not wake up. That’s his mentality 'cause he wants the best for his sons.
"But sometimes when you want the best for someone it’s maybe not the best instructions. Them instructions is sometimes not what you need."
Fury was nearly stopped in the ninth round and was taking some huge damage which resulted in a knockdown.
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Having been sent staggering to the ropes it looked all over for Fury, but he once again showed his incredible powers of recovery.
He reached the final bell, but had come dangerously close to being knocked out by the Ukrainian, who let his hands go.
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The 'Gypsy King' had simply tried to get back into proceedings using his size, having believed he'd done enough to have his hand raised.
But he even himself admitted in the aftermath that he was left confused, after being told he was winning the exchanges.
He said at the post-fight press conference: "I thank Oleksandr for the good fight, it was a close fight but I thought I did enough.
"I'm not a judge and I can't judge a fight while I'm boxing it. I'm not going to cry about it, I've had plenty of victories.
"If they'd said to me before the last round that I was down I would have gone and tried to finish it but everyone in the corner believed we were up.
"All I had to do was just keep boxing and keep doing what I was doing and I was getting it."
Fury will now get a shot at redemption on December 21 when he rematches Usyk in Saudi Arabia - minus the IBF crown.
It will be a revenge mission like no other, and it remains to be seen if Fury could make tweaks to his corner to seek redemption.
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