John Fury names the heavyweight who’s ‘the subsequent Tyson Fury’: “I by no means thought I might see it” | Boxing Information

John Fury has at all times championed the talent of his two-time heavyweight champion son, Tyson Fury, believing that ‘The Gypsy King’ is a novel fighter who would have succeeded in any period.

Nonetheless, now, John Fury believes that he has unearthed his son’s successor.

Standing at 6’9”, Fury’s body and expertise make him a tough activity for any heavyweight in Boxing historical past, however two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk have proven that the Briton might be crushed by superior footwork and boxing IQ, in addition to probably Father Time.

Now, on the age of 37 years outdated, Fury is hoping to defeat perennial rival Anthony Joshua and in addition turn out to be boxing’s fifth three-time world champion however, when he retires, his father believes that he is aware of the person who will succeed him – Germany’s Granit Shala.

In a clip that Shala posted onto social media, John Fury championed his talent and labelled him because the ‘new Tyson Fury’ and a ‘future heavyweight champion’.

“I feel that I’ve simply noticed the brand new Tyson Fury in Granit Shala. I’ve checked out his movies and his boxing potential and this child is unimaginable. He has bought the identical form of model as a younger Tyson Fury, he has misplaced loads of weight like Tyson Fury, he’s a part of the fats camp, however my God can this child battle. 

“He shocked me to my boots and I can’t wait to inform Tyson that I’ve seen the brand new heavyweight champion of the world sooner or later. We wish him to work in camp, we would like him as a sparring companion and it’s unimaginable what you may see in unlikely locations, as a result of I by no means thought that I may see one other Tyson Fury however, tonight, I’ve seen him.”

Shala at present boasts an 18-2 skilled document and was stopped by Petar Milas final outing, on the undercard of Agit Kabayel’s victory over Damian Knyba in Oberhausen. Though, Shala was forward on the playing cards towards Milas, earlier than struggling that final-round KO.