12-12-2016, 10:46 AM
Tyson Fury labels current champs 'bums' as Joseph Parker wins his vacant WBO belt
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is delighted to get his hands on the WBO heavyweight belt vacated by disgraced star Tyson Fury.
Disgraced former world champion Tyson Fury appears to be getting increasingly bitter as he hits out at the state of the heavyweight division that now sees Joseph Parker joining the champion ranks.
In a busy weekend that saw Parker beat Andy Ruiz to win Tyson's vacated WBO belt and Anthony Joshua continuing his reign as IBF champion, another belt Fury had to earlier give up, the sidelined Brit lashed out on Twitter labelling the current crop as "bums".
Fury's career went into a remarkable slide after he beat Wladimir Klitschko late last year. He never fronted for rematches with Klitschko and admitted cocaine use, resulting in him being stripped of his titles.
Fury has previously been a fan of Parker, even looking to use the young Kiwi for sparring ahead of his clash with Klitschko. They have traded messages on social media.
"He can fight, and he's tough and ambitious," Fury said of the 24-year-old Kiwi earlier this year.
"I like him, he's my type of fighter, Joseph, and I wish him well."
There are no signs of Fury, who has bloated in weight, returning to training.
And he appears content to be out of the ring.
All thease bums got world belts because of 1 man the #Gypsyking, remember that. It's getting embarrassing the amount of bums they find.!!!
Boxing is a total joke, glad I left it ,
Life experience though, between Roberys & promoters robing fighters, it's a shit sport. True facts!
Ironically his cousin Hughie Fury could be next lin line for Parker as the mandatory challenger to the WBO title.
Joshua is set to defend the IBF belt against Klitschko in a fight in April that will also have Fury's vacated WBA belt up for grabs.
- Stuff
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker is delighted to get his hands on the WBO heavyweight belt vacated by disgraced star Tyson Fury.
Disgraced former world champion Tyson Fury appears to be getting increasingly bitter as he hits out at the state of the heavyweight division that now sees Joseph Parker joining the champion ranks.
In a busy weekend that saw Parker beat Andy Ruiz to win Tyson's vacated WBO belt and Anthony Joshua continuing his reign as IBF champion, another belt Fury had to earlier give up, the sidelined Brit lashed out on Twitter labelling the current crop as "bums".
Fury's career went into a remarkable slide after he beat Wladimir Klitschko late last year. He never fronted for rematches with Klitschko and admitted cocaine use, resulting in him being stripped of his titles.
Fury has previously been a fan of Parker, even looking to use the young Kiwi for sparring ahead of his clash with Klitschko. They have traded messages on social media.
"He can fight, and he's tough and ambitious," Fury said of the 24-year-old Kiwi earlier this year.
"I like him, he's my type of fighter, Joseph, and I wish him well."
There are no signs of Fury, who has bloated in weight, returning to training.
And he appears content to be out of the ring.
All thease bums got world belts because of 1 man the #Gypsyking, remember that. It's getting embarrassing the amount of bums they find.!!!
Boxing is a total joke, glad I left it ,
Life experience though, between Roberys & promoters robing fighters, it's a shit sport. True facts!
Ironically his cousin Hughie Fury could be next lin line for Parker as the mandatory challenger to the WBO title.
Joshua is set to defend the IBF belt against Klitschko in a fight in April that will also have Fury's vacated WBA belt up for grabs.
- Stuff