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Tyson Fury defends Daniel Dubois after Oleksandr Usyk loss as he slams 'jealous' critics
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Tyson Fury has stepped in to defend Daniel Dubois after he has been heavily criticised for ‘quitting’ against Oleksandr Usyk in their Wembley rematch.
The ‘Gypsy King' posted to social media, giving Dubois credit for doing his best against one of the greatest fighters of his generation and deplored those who accused him of rolling over too easily.
Fury said: “Young Daniel did his best against one of the best champions that has ever been, and it wasn’t good enough. He came up short. He got put down twice. What do you want him to do? Die in the ring.”
Fury will understand better than anyone what it’s like to face the Ukrainian, having lost to him in similar circumstances last year – on the hunt for the undisputed heavyweight crown.
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The former unified heavyweight champion believes that the criticism stems from people who are jealous of Dubois’ success, and this blinds them to the fact that the Brit did everything he could against a talent like Usyk.
Fury explained: “There’s a lot of jealousy in boxing, especially when an individual is making a lot of money. A lot of jealous fighters s****ing someone off who did his best and had the guts to get in there.”
Concluding with a heartfelt message, Fury reminded Dubois that everyone is proud of him, and that if he ever wanted to visit Fury at his Morecombe headquarters to train, he was always welcome.
Fury said: “Daniel, if you ever get to see this, chin up, son, your dad’s proud of you, everybody’s proud of you.”
“If you want to do any training with a real straight man, come to Morecambe any time you want, because there’s no jealousy here and there’s no putting people down who do their best.”
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