When Fury Takes Over

'My dad is a Man amongst men' - Tyson Fury This is the Gypsy Warrior, Big John Fury, standing his corner, totally unfiltered and in his own words. I'll have a fight with anybody. Win, lose or draw. I'm out there, shirt off, done and dusted. If you've got Fury DNA, you're not shy of a fight. Born into a family of Irish traveller heritage, Big John Fury descends from a long line of bare-knuckle fighters - including King of the Gypsies, Bartley Gorman. So it's no surprise that he found himself fighting outside the ring at a young age. From his early years in Manchester, John learned to box by bare-knuckle fighting within the travelling community - before graduating into the sport professionally. The ring has never been far from his sights, and John has played a crucial role as coach and cornerman for his two-time British heavyweight champion son, Tyson Fury. When Fury Takes Over is the real story behind the legend, from memories of growing up as a traveller to stories of boxing for a Sherpa van, via life lessons from his time in prison and finding balance as a fighter and a family man.

John Fury was born on 22 May 1965. He is a retired professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter of Irish and British descent, and father to six sons including heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury. John features in Netflix's At Home with the Furys. When Fury Takes Over is his first ever book.