TYSON FURY has been urged to ditch his "liability" dad John after his "embarrassing" antics before and during the Oleksandr Usyk fight.
Fury made the decision to bring his dad into training camp for the historic undisputed title decider in an official capacity for the first time.
But before the bout had even started the volatile 59-year-old - once prisoned for gauging a man's eye out - was making unwanted headlines.
John headbutted a smaller member of Usyk's camp shortly after touching down in the notoriously strict Saudi Arabia.
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Somehow the former bare-knuckle brawler came off worse but son Tyson's stunned reaction to the ruck was caught on camera.
And British boxing legend Carl Froch insisted it was an unwanted distraction just days before the biggest night of Fury's career.
Froch told SunSport, via Lucky Block: "Heâs a liability. He must be hard work with the pressure he puts on Tyson.
"Remember Tyson walks in the room after Big John headbutted that skinny kid from Team Usyk and he was like - âwhat have you done to your head, you f***ing idiot?â
"He had blood running all down his face, I think he thinks it makes him look hard doesnât he?
"Keeps all the blood on his face, itâs a tiny little cut - Iâve done worse shaving and he lets the blood pour all over his face like heâs a big hard man.
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"What does he say, âBlood, guts and honour, this is what I do everyday?â Itâs embarrassing, but I think Tyson is used to it.
"Even though heâs used to his dad being a bit of a moron, he must think âthatâs not good, weâre in Saudi Arabia, big fightâ - the last thing you want is distractions.
"For me, if youâve got someone being like this on the team theyâve got to go.
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"On âFroch on Fightingâ I said listen, get John out of the way and put him back in his box and just keep him out of the way because heâs a liability.
"We didnât see much of him, did we? Heâs definitely gone missing, I think heâs been told - because we never saw him on Saturday after that incident.
"Itâs a massive hindrance for Tyson in the biggest fight of his life and heâs got his dad playing up, trying to steal the limelight. Itâs not good for Tyson."
Fury has chopped and changed trainers over the years, going from uncle Peter to upstart Ben Davison and now Sugarhill Steward, nephew to the legendary Emanuel.
But his dad John had always taken a back seat in the camps and corner... until now.
John was the third member of Fury's crowded corner, joining head coach Steward and assistant trainer, ex-world champ Andy Lee.
And damning footage in the aftermath of Fury's split-decision loss to Usyk revealed John barking orders by shouting over lead voice Steward.
Fury survived a brutal ninth-round onslaught where Usyk was deemed unfortunate not to be given a stoppage win.
But the damage in the corner had been done by that point as the dethroned Gypsy King surrendered his unbeaten record and prized WBC belt.
Froch added: "His performance was really good, fought really well and gave Usyk the hardest fight heâs ever had in the professional game for sure - I know he lost a few as an amateur.
"Big, strong, good performance - slow start, good middle, not so clever at the end, got battered in round nine.
"I was proud of him, he did himself and British boxing proud, but Usyk was the better man and won.
"For some people it was a bit controversial and close, some people think Tyson won.
"Usyk really deserved a stoppage or a chance to finish the job in round nine when the referee was kind of helping Tyson out.
"Big John was a pain in the arse and a hindrance to Tyson, I donât think he helped."
Fury, 35, looks set for a rematch in October back in Saudi with Usyk, 37, who became the first-ever four-belt heavyweight undisputed king.
The British superstar expressed regret at not stepping his foot on the gas in the closing rounds after being told he was up by his calamity corner.
But Froch, 46, said: "The advice was coming from different people, one screaming in your ear, one in front of you shadow boxing and youâre not listening to anyone.
"He even said in the press conference after, if they had told me to go for him in the last round Iâd have done more.
"Itâs a poor excuse but the corner was a shambles."
