John Fury has always championed the skill of his two-time heavyweight champion son, Tyson Fury, believing that ‘The Gypsy King’ is a unique fighter who would have succeeded in any era.
However, now, John Fury believes that he has unearthed his son’s successor.
Standing at 6’9”, Fury’s frame and talent make him a difficult task for any heavyweight in boxing history, but two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk have shown that the Briton can be beaten by superior footwork and boxing IQ, as well as possibly Father Time.
Now, at the age of 37 years old, Fury is hoping to defeat perennial rival Anthony Joshua and also become boxing’s fifth three-time world champion but, when he retires, his father believes that he knows the man who will succeed him – Germany’s Granit Shala.
In a clip that Shala posted onto social media, John Fury championed his skill and labelled him as the ‘new Tyson Fury’ and a ‘future heavyweight champion’.
“I think that I have just spotted the new Tyson Fury in Granit Shala. I’ve looked at his videos and his boxing ability and this kid is incredible. He has got the same kind of style as a young Tyson Fury, he has lost a lot of weight like Tyson Fury, he is part of the fat camp, but my God can this kid fight.
“He shocked me to my boots and I can’t wait to tell Tyson that I have seen the new heavyweight champion of the world in the future. We want him to work in camp, we want him as a sparring partner and it’s incredible what you can see in unlikely places, because I never thought that I could see another Tyson Fury but, tonight, I have seen him.”
Shala currently boasts an 18-2 professional record and was stopped by Petar Milas last time out, on the undercard of Agit Kabayel’s victory over Damian Knyba in Oberhausen. Although, Shala was ahead on the cards against Milas, before suffering that final-round KO.
