Tyson Fury's dad rips into son's corner and claims he saved Gypsy King getting KO'd by Oleksandr Usyk
Fury, 36, lost his undefeated record and WBC belt in a points loss to Usyk, 38, last May and narrowly escaped being stopped in round nine.
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But father John - who came under fire for his corner work in the aftermath of the fight - said he is the sole reason his son was not KOd.
John told SecondsOut: "Well, if it wasn't for me in his corner he'd be knocked out. Simple as that.
"He was listening to the wrong instructions and got caught going to the left of a southpaw. I'm a southpaw, you don't go to the left on me because I'll catch you.
"He was listening to ill-advise, too many people in the corner and I'm his father, if it wasn't for me, he not only stayed in the fight he won the 11th, he shared the tenth because his legs were gone in the tenth.
"He was a miracle man to get out the ninth round but it was me who kept him in there. If it had been left to them, he'd have been knocked out."
Fury has been coached by Sugarhill Steward - nephew to legendary trainer Emanuel - since 2020 while also having ex-world champion Andy Lee as assistant.
But dad and former boxer John fumed: "He was listening to people that haven't got any fighting experience.
"And at the end of the day, if he was that good of a trainer, Sugarhill, his uncle Emanuel would have left him the top job, wouldn't he?
"He would've left him the full business, Jonathan Banks ended up with it. Why didn't Tommy Hearns have Sugarhill? Why didn't Lenox Lewis have him?
"Why didn't all the other Kronk fighters have him? There's a reason for it. Why do all these British fighters have him and sack him? Because he's incapable and I'm the first to say it.
"I don't mind the man as a man, I'm talking on boxing terms only. The man is a very nice man, he's never done me no harm in any way shape or form.
"But, we're talking boxing politics here and they just don't work Tyson hard enough, he's too soft with him and Tyson's telling him what to do half the time.
"And like I say, they're not going to tell him he's wrong because they need the money."
Sugarhill has also coached the likes of Ben Whittaker and Lawrence Okolie in the past - later splitting with both.
He was mentored by his late uncle Emanuel, who shot to fame as the trainer to the likes of Lewis and Wladimir Klitshcko.
But after Emanuel's death in 2012, his former fighter Banks inherited his stable including Klitshcko.
Sugarhill has also worked with former world champions in Anthony Dirrell and Adonis Stevenson.
And Fury credited the American for turning him into a power-puncher, with two stoppages over Deontay Wilder.
The Gypsy King was beaten again by Usyk on points in their December rematch - without dad John in the corner - and retired a month later.
But, with rumours of a future fight against Anthony Joshua, 35, Fury recently reunited with Sugarhill in his Morecambe gym to tease a comeback.
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