Tyson Fury has controversially agreed to keep his father John as part of his corner team for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
The 35-year-old Gypsy King suffered his first professional defeat at the hands of the clever Ukrainian when he was beaten via split decision in their clash in Saudi Arabia two months ago.
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Fury and Usyk, 37, will face off for the second time on December 21 in the Middle East.
After the first fight, the advice given from the corner was criticised by the likes of Carl Froch and Fury’s uncle Peter.
Trainer Sugarhill Steward, assistant Andy Lee and father John were all giving Fury their feedback in between rounds.
Father John was at the center of this criticism, but it appears Tyson did not listen to him.
According to IFL TVFury’s manager Spencer Brown has confirmed that the same three men will man the corner for the rematch.
Fury Sr had already grabbed attention earlier in the week of the fight when he punched a member of Usyk’s team in the head and left himself covered in blood.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk could face off in Joyce vs Chisora for the first time since world title fightHe then faced heavy criticism following his son’s defeat, with former British world champion Froch taking aim at his corner work.
They told talkSPORT“When you have three people – including the fighter Big John Fury – screaming and yelling at you in the corner while two other people are giving you advice, it means you’re not listening to anybody.
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“I thought it was horrible and very unprofessional of them to do that. It was very bad.”
And Uncle Peter, who previously trained Tyson, told October Red“There should only be one man in the corner, not three or four.”
“Some people get very emotional in the corner and give some bad advice.
“I think the only person who talked a bit of sense at the last minute was Sugarhill, who said ‘put it on him’.
“When you go into a fight, it doesn’t matter who it is, it could be a family member, but you have to give precise and clear information, and that’s what I always tell the fighter, ‘Are you listening, are you understanding what I told you to do?’
“There were a lot of people, but maybe Tyson wants it? I don’t know, it’s been years since I worked with him.
“I don’t know what the situation is, but to me clearly the game plan was wrong and only one person should speak out,” he said.
“How can you hear all of this? It’s a bit jarring and it’s spreading everywhere.”
