Why did Tyson Fury's father go to jail?

Tyson Fury's father, John Fury, was sent to prison for 11 years after gouging out a man’s eye during an altercation. Fury, who was 46 at the time, was placed behind bars for gouging the eye out of his former friend, Oathie Sykes, over a long-running feud about a bottle of beer.

The two acquaintances reportedly bumped into each other at a car auction by complete happenstance. Fury and Sykes then engaged in an argument which quickly escalated into a violent skirmish.The Manchester Evening News has reported the incident.

Sykes told the court he's convinced Fury wanted to completely impair him. He recounted the harrowing details of the incident, saying:

“It was his finger, it went in my eye, in the corner and he wouldn’t stop, he was like gouging and poking and twisting and poking, all of a sudden I heard this sound, a clicking like, a popping noise and when he took his hand away I realized blood was in his hand, a lot of blood. It was like he was trying to pull his finger into my brains through my socket. I was screaming, 'Please stop, you’re hurting me.'"

The attack left Sykes half-blind. Meanwhile, Fury was released from prison after only serving four years of his sentence.

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Tyson Fury's father wants to take on 'traitor' Mike Tyson

John Fury is a retired professional boxer. He competed professionally in the 1990s but could not make an illustrious career. However, he has proven to be a great coach as witnessed from Tyson Fury's success. But he still has some fight left in him and wants to take on 'Iron' Mike Tyson if he had a choice.

While speaking to Fight Hub TV after the conclusion of KSI vs Tommy Fury fight, John was asked to name a boxer he would like to fight. He replied:

"Me? Mike Tyson. I'm going to the top of the tree. He's a traitor, and I'm going to tell him in Saudi next week! Next week, it will be done!"

Watch John Fury make the statement from the 0:48 mark of the video below:

John Fury's anger stems from the fact that Mike Tyson is helping former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou prepare for his October 28 fight against Tyson Fury. Ngannou is new to the world of boxing and and advice from a great mind like Mike Tyson can make a lot of difference against Tyson Fury.