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JOHN FURY has defended Daniel Dubois’ decision to take a knee in the tenth round of his bout with Joe Joyce last weekend, but warned that he would ‘probably get his head boxed off’ by son Tyson.
Big John joined the likes of Anthony Joshua and Anthony Ogogo in backing Dubois’ call to end the fight, insisting that it’s not worth ‘losing your career’ over.
Dubois, 23, has been heavily criticised by many in the boxing community for ‘giving up’, despite having suffered a cracked eye socket and a bleed on the retina – with Dillian Whyte, Carl Frampton and Chris Eubank Jr among his detractors.
But Fury, 56, took a more long-term view.
He told talkSPORT: “The lad done very, very well. He’s 23-years-old.
“It’s only a boxing match. He’s not gonna lose his eye over a boxing match, is he?
“I think he’s done the right thing.
“Joe Joyce is a gigantic man and he was hitting hard with the jab.
“Who knows? It could be a career-threatening injury.
“You’re not gonna lose your career over a boxing match, are you?”