Boxer Kellie Harrington rebukes John Fury, 57, for the 'absolutely sick' remark he made about a young model
- The 57-year-old father of boxer Tommy Fury made a lewd remark about a younger model last week.
- Women's fighter Kellie Harrington criticized said it was "very disrespectful."
Irish boxer Kellie Harrington rebuked 57-year-old John Fury for the "absolutely sick" remark he made about a young Instagram model last week.
John Fury is the father of 33-year-old world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, and the novice fighter Tommy Fury, 22.
Tommy returns to the ring for a Showtime pay-per-view against the internet celebrity and box office staple Jake Paul, a 24-year-old who has polarized the combat sports industry because of his antics and inflammatory comments.
But ahead of their December 18 showdown, it was John Fury who attracted backlash for a comment of his own as he made a gross remark about Paul's 26-year-old girlfriend.
"You know when Tommy knocks you out?" John Fury said to Paul at a media event in November. "He's gonna bend your girlfriend over and do her like a dog in front of you."
Harrington, a gold medal-winning Olympic boxer, said Fury's behavior showcased "the bad side of social media."
She said it was "very disrespectful."
Responding at the time, Paul told Fury he's "cringe as fuck."
Paul said: "No one gives a fuck about John Fury. You have never achieved anything in your life; you're living vicariously through your sons."
Referencing John Fury, Tyson, and Tommy, Paul said: "I see three idiots on stage."
It is not the first time the partners of the fighters involved in this fight have been brought to the fore in the promotion of next month's event.
Rose even challenged Fury's girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague to a mud wrestling match, rather than face each other in a boxing ring like Jake and Tommy.
In October 29, Rose invited Hague to take part in a bet.
When TMZ Sports asked Rose what the bet would involve, the model apparently laughed and said: "We could mud-wrestle."
Rose added that Hague is "not too confident in her man," because she has thus far failed to respond to the challenge.