John Fury believes Tyson Fury defeated Oleksandr Usyk in both of their epic fights last year.
He also claims that senior boxing officials have made a huge mistake by ‘stealing’ Fury’s belts, adding that his son now feels there’s ‘no more Gypsy King.’
Fury suffered consecutive defeats to Usyk last year, losing the first four-belt shootout in May via split decision, before suffering a unanimous decision defeat seven months later.
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Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years when he edged Fury in their first meeting, with two judges scoring the bout 115-112 and 114-113 in his favour, with the third having it 113-114 in Fury’s favour.
The Ukrainian then vacated his IBF strap to rematch Fury in December, earning a more convincing decision, with all three judges ruling the contest 116-112 for Usyk.
Fury Sr was part of a three-man corner for his son’s first defeat but was a notable absentee in the rematch for ‘personal reasons.’
He has finally broken his silence on his son’s all-time classics with Usyk, emphasising that Fury will not make a U-turn on his retirement as he believes he was robbed.
“He had them stolen off him, to be honest,” Fury Sr explained to Seconds Out Boxing.
“What can you say? When somebody’s paid you a shed load of money they seem to resent letting you stay champion as well…
“They probably didn’t want to pay him the same amount of money again, probably couldn’t afford to pay Tyson that same money again if they let him remain as champion.”
Fury hung up the gloves for a fourth time in January, just weeks after his second defeat to Usyk.
He hinted at reversing that decision last month, but his dad’s scathing review of the current situation won’t inspire much confidence among boxing enthusiasts.
“For me, he won both fights,” Fury Sr continued. “He didn’t look in fantastic shape in the second one.
“In the first one, he needed more rest time – he put a full camp in, seven weeks, got cut, he had three weeks rest, and he’s back in the gym for another eight weeks.
“You can’t do those things, so by the time he got in the ring for the first fight with Usyk he had overtrained; there was nothing left in him.
“But, he was facing a $10-15million fine, he was backed in a corner, I told him, ‘Take the fine, take the fine,’ I said, ‘They’re not going to fine you, because there’s no show without you.’”
Fury has been linked to a huge fight with fellow British pugilist Anthony Joshua if he returns to the sport.
‘AJ’ hasn’t fought since being brutally stopped by Daniel Dubois last September.
He remains keen on a showdown with Fury, but that fight now seems further away than ever after Fury Sr’s comments.
“Listen, for my money, [Tyson] won both fights, they stole his belts off him,” he concluded.
“They’ve taken the biggest seller out of the game, because without Tyson Fury there’s no dance partners.
“This [Usyk vs Daniel Dubois] fight, that’s never going to be a 95,000 crowd, you need a dance partner, and let me tell you, Tyson Fury ‘The Gypsy King’ is the best dance partner anyone can ever have…
“It’s bad business. They think, ‘OK — we’ll rob you today, let the dust settle, offer you a few more quid later on and get you back at it.’
“But guess what? They can’t do that with him now, because he’s had enough. He believes he’s had his belts stolen off him, which he has had. And he thinks, ‘Jog on, there’s no more ‘Gypsy King.’
“No disrespect to Usyk, great fighter, all-weight division fighter, but he hasn’t got the charisma, pulling power or selling power that Tyson Fury has.
“[He’s a] great fighter but you need to be more than a great fighter where them big dollars are concerned.”
Dubois is the next challenger to Usyk’s throne as the 27-year-old Londoner fights for undisputed heavyweight status at Wembley Stadium on July 19.
The pair have history, with Dubois’ right hand dropping Usyk in their first 2023 battle, which was ruled a ‘low blow’ as it floored the Ukrainian.
Usyk went on to win the fight stopping the Briton, but Dubois felt aggrieved and is keen to get his revenge.
Last month, the pair discussed their rivalry live in talkSPORT’s studios, where Usyk sparked an argument by bringing up a picture of the controversial low blow.
