John Fury demands sensational £2.5m to fight British boxing legend ahead of son Tommy's fight

It might be Tommy Fury and Eddie Hall stepping into the boxing ring, but Tommy's dad John Fury wants some more money before he agrees to have a fight with a prestigious British boxer.

Tommy's going into the ring with one of the world's strongest men, though it's not the first time they've gone against each other in a sense as they once swapped diets around and Hall has also taken a punch from the other Fury boxer.

Hall nearly threw up from one of the blows Fury landed, so he'll have to hope he's better able to take a punch when they get into the ring.

While their press conference was the typical fare of trash talk and attempts to hype up the fight, Tommy's dad John Fury was also there as a less dramatic presence than we've become used to him being.

He didn't cause massive drama at the press conference, but he is saying he wants a big money fight with British former boxer Carl Froch.

Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, John said any fight between himself and Froch would need a bigger payday than the £1 million he claimed had been on the table.

He said: "I'm interested in anybody, asked them 2.5 million sterling, didn't come back to me.

"He offered me a million quid. Time I paid tax and everybody else, it's not enough. It's not enough, mate.

"I don't need money. You know what I do need? And what I do know is me worth.

"For a man who's just a father, I bring a lot of attention and eyes. Got to say it myself. You know why? Because I bring different stuff to the game.

"I'll do anything. I'll say anything. And no one knows what I'm going to do. I don't know myself till I'm there."

John Fury said he could have fought Carl Froch, but he wanted more money (Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

So that one sounds like it's not happening for the 61-year-old Fury and the 48-year-old Froch to get into a ring with each other.

It's possibly for the best, because the next Fury fight is imminently happening and needs no distractions.

Speaking of future Fury fights, while Tyson has announced his retirement from boxing a few times the big announcement as far as he was concerned this year is that a much-awaited fight between him and Anthony Joshua is apparently on the cards.

The two of them have somehow managed to avoid each other in the ring throughout their careers but if there's one more fight fans want to see from either of them it's against each other.