Tyson Fury 'not knowing where to turn', John Fury seeing Jesus Christ in Strangeways and Peter Fury getting banned from New Zealand

Tyson Fury took on Oleksandr Usyk in a bid to become the 21st century's undisputed heavyweight champion of the world last night.

And along the journey the Wilmslow-born fighter and his clan, whose family were well-known in Greater Manchester before they became celebrities, have been through some truly dramatic moments.

There's been plenty of controversy - and at times heartbreak. But through it all the Furys have had an unshakeable belief in themselves and God.

Here we take a look back at just some of the Fury family's most dramatic moments away from the ring

In 2022, Tyson's dad John Fury claimed he had insured his 'nuts' for £10m, reasoning '(I) breed some kings, I do'.

"Believe me there is good stuff that comes out of them," the father-of-six said. "I've got world champion nuts in these trousers - breed some kings, I do. There are only champions coming out of these nuts - it's been proven hasn't it? All my sons can fight - not just Tyson."

John Fury was jailed after he left fellow Traveller Oathie Sykes half-blind when a decade-long grudge erupted in bloody violence at a car auction at Belle Vue. The pair had been pals, but had had a violent bust-up over a bottle of beer during a trip to Cyprus in 1999.

When they crossed paths at British Car Auctions in July 2010, the simmering feud erupted once more. Mr Sykes told Manchester Crown Court Fury approached him with his 'chest up' and asked: "What about me and you finishing that fight?"

After Fury, who boxed professionally in the 80s under the name Gypsy John, allegedly claimed 'I'm the best man here in the auction, I'm the best man in the country', the pair traded punches, lurching between cars.

Fury grabbed Mr Sykes by his shoulder-length hair and gripped him in