If you're six foot three like me, and seventeen or eighteen stone, and you like to stand up for yourself, you're gonna get into trouble, aren't ya? But I wasn't bothered about fighting; I thought 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.
So it's no surprise that he too found himself fighting outside the ring at a young age. From his early years in Manchester, John learned to box by practising 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 in coaching and being a 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 bare-knuckle fighting to win a Sherpa van, life lessons from his time in prison and finding balance as a fighter and a family man.
