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Fury gets a ticking off from dad

Tyson Fury takes on Christian Hammer in London on Saturday © PA Photos

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Tyson Fury has been given a clip round the ear by dad John after a series of foul-mouthed outbursts against rivals.

John Fury will be ringside on Saturday night at the O2 Arena to see his son fight for the first time in five years after serving a jail term, but his first course of action after leaving prison was to give Tyson a good talking to after the British and European heavyweight champion's spat that earned him a £15,000 fine from the British Boxing Board.

"We had a long talk," Fury Sr told The Sun. "Tyson knows we can't change what has happened in the past but we can change the present and future.

"I told him to forget all the daft swearing and the messing - let's make a new start. Wipe the board clean and go on.

"You will see another Tyson Fury from this day on. We don't want any more bad language, no more flipping out, there is no need for it."

Fury Sr was handed five years for serious assault in June 2010, meaning he missed 12 bouts of his son's professional career as he works his way towards being the mandatory challenger for Wladimir Klitschko's WBO world title.

"Klitschko does everything right, he's experienced but getting on," Fury Sr added.

"Father Time catches us all. No matter how well you've done in the past you only have to have one fight too many and you only know it when you're in the ring.

"When you're in with someone like my son, a six-foot-nine, 19-stone giant who can box so well, he will give anyone in the world trouble, especially a 38-year-old world champion."

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