John Fury is a famous British boxing personality, proudly known as the father of Tyson Fury. But a section of a younger audience calls him Tommy Fury’s father. He even works closely with his children’s training activities.
Being an aggressive personality, he is known for making box office headlines during the fight weeks of his children. John is an ex-professional boxer.
Introduction
John Fury is the father of three professional boxers: Tyson, Tommy, and Roman Fury. He is famous for being too passionate about his sons’ pro boxing careers. He is being aslo known as Gypsy John Fury.
John plays an active role in the pro boxing growth of Tyson, Tommy and Roman Fury. He is known for his aggressive behaviour, passionate touch and deep boxing knowledge. He comes from a lineage of bareknuckle boxers.
He works as a boxing pundit too, covering top fight nights.
Basic Information
- Name: John Fury
- Date of Birth: May 22, 1965
- Birth Place: Tuam, Galway, Ireland
- Faith: Christianity
- Ethincity: Gypsy
- Age: 59
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Nationality: English | Irish
- Height: 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm)
- Weight: 92 kg
- Eye: Hazel
- Hair: Blond
- Feet Size: 10 (UK)
- Father: Jimmy Fury
- Brother: Peter Fury (Boxing Trainer)
Family of John Fury
John Fury married twice in his life. His first wife was Amber Fury. They welcomed four children in John Boy, Tyson, Shane, and Huey. John had a daughter named Ramona Fury. She passed away in 1997.
He married Chantal, welcoming two sons, Tommy and Roman.
John Fury Children
- John Boy: He is also known as John Fury Jr. He is a very private person, unlike his siblings. Many of the boxing fans don’t even know if Tyson has a brother named John Boy.
- Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King is the most famous son of John, who named him Tyson honoring the name of his favourite fighter Mike Tyson.
- Shane Fury: Just like John, Shane Fury plays a big role in helping out Tyson during his fight preparations.
- Tommy Fury: Good-looking Tommy is another famous son of John. He is a pro boxer and reality television star.
- Roman Fury: Roman is also a professional boxer. He turned pro in 2022.
- Ramona Fury: The only daughter of John. But in 1997, Ramona left this brick-and-mortar world.
Professional Boxing Record
John Fury had a passion for boxing from a very young age. He turned professional on 28 April 1987, facing a points loss to Adam Fogerty. John was known as a decent British-level fighter.
Just like Tyson, John was also a heavyweight fighter. His professional boxing career lasted for 13 fights, winning eight, losing four and one draw. He once fought for a title, losing the vacant Central Area heavyweight title to Neil Malpass in 1989.
His last fight was on 10 June 1995, losing to Steve Garber at G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England.
Jail Controversy
John Fury gouged the eyes of his friend Oathie Sykes, with whom he had a long tussle. The horrible incident took place during a car auction event in 2010. The fight started with a beer of a bottle turned so brutal 12 years later, as Sykes lost one eye.
Hence, in 2011, he was given the punishment of going behind bars for 11 years. However, John was released in February 2015. He did serve around four years in jail. But he does not like to talk much about this incident.
Other Controversies
- John Fury gets criticised for overdoing things during fight promotion. Like in 2023, during his son Tommy Fury’s face-off with KSI. He did hit the glass barrier too many times for no reason.
- During the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight week in May 2024, he hit one of the team members of Usyk. John head-butted him, but blood came from his head.
- John has faced criticism for blaming trainers when Tyson does not perform well.
Net Worth
John Fury’s net worth is estimated at 4 million pounds as of 2025. Being the father of Tyson Fury, it does not come as a surprise. But Fury works as a boxing pundit too.
Despite being so rich, John likes to live a very normal life in a caravan.
Social Media
John Fury has a decent reach of over 471K followers on Instagram. He uses the platform to promote brands and his life around the fight game.
Insta: @gypsyjohnfury
Crucial Points To Know
- ‘When Fury Takes Over’ is a book by John Fury, pointing out his industrious life (2023).
- His son Tyson Fury was born prematurely, so doctors told John he would not live long. But John said he will live and become the heavyweight champion. The prediction worked.
- He is the grandfather of Tyson’s seven children.
- John is fluent in the English language.
- He comes from Gypsy culture – where home education gets preference.
- John is the uncle of British boxer Hughie Fury.
- John is being managed by Gold Star Promotions.
- In September 2021, TNT Sport showed John’s documentary “Born To Fight: The Fury Dynasty”.
- Due to his criminal past, he does not get a visa for the United States, Australia and some other nations.
- John is an avid meat-eater.
- John loves to follow the Christian religion from the bottom of his heart.
- He has trained Tyson Fury during the early parts of his career.
- His brother Peter Fury is a well-respected boxing trainer.
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