Fury by name, fury by nature: Inside tough traveller childhood of Gypsy King’s father John who was banned from America for gouging out a man’s eye after starting bare-knuckle fighting aged 5 – as he kicks off AGAIN by headbutting member of rival camp

Tyson Fury‘s father, 59, has lived a hard and violent life and has once more made the news for the wrong reasons after losing his cool yet again in a bust up with his son’s latest opponent Oleksandr Usyk.

Beginnings

Tyson Fury‘s father, who was once jailed for gouging out a fellow Traveller’s eye in a savage feud, has always insisted fighting has ‘always been in our family’.

Trouble with the law at an early age

Boxing and the birth of the Gypsy King

Odd jobs and eye-gouging