{"id":82216,"date":"2023-08-25T22:06:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=82216"},"modified":"2023-08-25T22:06:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:06:20","slug":"tyson-furys-dad-gouged-out-a-mans-eye-after-12-year-feud-over-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/celebrities\/tyson-furys-dad-gouged-out-a-mans-eye-after-12-year-feud-over-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury’s dad gouged out a man’s eye after 12 year feud over beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyson and Tommy Fury\u2019s dad once gouged out a man\u2019s eye after a 12 year feud over a bottle of beer. <\/p>\n

John Fury, 59, also a former professional heavyweight boxer, was sentenced to 11 years in jail in February 2011 for the \u201ccold-blooded\u201d attack at a car auction. He was eventually released in February 2015 \u2013 four years into the jail term \u2013 and later said: \u201cHe's lost an eye and I've lost five years of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

John was back in the news this week after flipping over a table during a press conference with Tommy, who is set to come out of boxing retirement to fight YouTuber KSI. <\/p>\n

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KSI, who will face Tommy in Manchester on Saturday, 14 October, was heard mocking the Furys during the media event. <\/p>\n

His business partner Logan Paul \u2013 who will be fighting Dillon Danis the same night \u2013 was also heard criticising the family before John kicked off. <\/p>\n

John rose from his chair and cut off Logan mid speech, shouting, "The Furys are the best fighters in the world". He then knocked over microphones and flipped his table before kicking over KSI's table as well.<\/p>\n

John said: \u201cThe Furys dominate. We are the best men in the world. We will fight anybody in our way.\u201d<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, fans have seen a softer side of John as he appeared in Tyson and Paris Fury\u2019s new Netflix reality show At Home with the Furys. <\/p>\n

The programme shows the 'busy household' of Tyson and Paris, who is pregnant with her seventh child, as they try to juggle normal family life with fame. <\/p>\n

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But the Furys' current lavish lifestyle is a long way away from how John grew up. He was born in Tuam, Galway, into a family rich in Traveller heritage and went on to become a professional boxer, making his debut in 1987.<\/p>\n

His career lasted 13 bouts over eight years \u2013 though he is said to have also taken part in bareknuckle fights, claiming he once won \u00a3100,000 in one contest.<\/p>\n

Outside of boxing, John had six children: Tyson, Tommy, Roman, Hughie, Shane and Romana, his only daughter, who tragically died shortly after being born. After he retired from boxing, John went on to become Tyson\u2019s trainer.<\/p>\n

But he missed some of Tyson\u2019s crucial fights while behind bars for the car auction attack.<\/p>\n


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Manchester Crown Court heard how John and the victim had been pals but had a violent bust-up over a bottle of beer during a trip to Cyprus in 1999. When they met again at the car auction in 2010, the victim claimed John said to him: \u201cWhat about me and you finishing that fight?\u201d<\/p>\n

The court was told how, moments before shoving his finger into the victim\u2019s right eye, John declared himself the country\u2019s toughest man. The victim was left half-blind as a result of the attack and John was handed the 11-year sentence after admitting wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n

Sentencing, Judge Henshell said John had been \u2018cold-blooded\u2019 in inflicting the \u2018catastrophic injury\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n