Tyson Fury faces disciplinary action from British Boxing Board of Control

By Boxing News - 07/17/2014 - Comments

By Mohamed I: It’s well known amongst anyone that follows Fury that he lives up to that name inside and outside the ring. His antics go from the serene to obscene (sometimes the extreme) in a matter of moments and he does this with the intention of selling his name to the public on his quest for glory however his most recent tirade has landed him in some troubling waters.

In the final London press conference for his second fight against Derek Chisora on July 26th, which determines who will become a mandatory challenger for Wladimir Klitschko, when his turn to speak arrived he made his views on Chisora clear very quickly with some casual swearing and Klitschko insults thrown in for good measure. Chisora then got his retorts in with the repeated message of “i am coming for you”, while it may have sounded good in his head at the time Fury cheekily misinterpreted it as masturbation then broke into a foul-mouthed attack that got the attention of everyone in attendance.

But it didn’t stop there, Chisora asked Fury to stop swearing a few times to no avail and after another rant from Fury the conversation was quickly diverted to questions from the press which is where things took a turn for the worse. A reporter asked Fury whether or not it was possible for him to open his mouth without uttering obscenities and if he had any respect for the sport at all, also pointing out that there were women and children in the audience to which the response was so h̶i̶l̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ profanity laced I recommend you watch the video because i can’t summarize it in words.

Now the British Boxing Board of Control have requested his presence on August 13th after numerous complaints were filed for Fury’s behavior. He is being summoned under regulation 25 which deals with misconduct and failure to attend would result in his boxing license being suspended. Now i sincerely doubt that the punishment will be that severe but this isn’t his first run-in with them, he was previously stuck with a £3000 fine for his social media insults against David Price and Tony Bellew. The repeat offense could encourage the stewards to come up with a more deterring punishment to prevent this from happening again.

What may work in his favour this time is that he took to Twitter to apologise for his self-described “ungodly actions”, saying that his comments were without bad feelings or intentions and “just a show”. Though I wonder if it was a show when he described £10,000 as chump change and wagered £100,000 on the spot, everyone knows you can’t take back a gentleman’s agreement.



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