Petition to remove Tyson Fury reaches 55000 signatures — BBC Spoty shortlist

And after being shortlisted for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, he said fellow nominee Jessica Ennis-Hill “slaps up good” and looks “quite fit” in a dress.

Despite the heavy opposition to Fury’s inclusion in the award shortlist, the BBC have refused to bow to pressure to remove him, and have claimed that his selection is purely down to his sporting achievement and not his personal beliefs.

The YouTube footage was uploaded on November 25. “Men don’t look good in dresses”. Or was it about the cooking and cleaning?

Referencing the fact that the British pro-paedophile group Paedophile Information Exchange was once affiliated with the National Council for Civil Liberties (now Liberty) which supports gay rights, he tweeted: “Hears (sic) how I can put homosexuality along side Paedophilia? Mr Fury please get in touch come to tea at the House of Commons and we can talk about your issues”.

“Why should it be for a sportswoman not to look nice in dresses?” That’s the decisions what she gets to make (sic).

World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is happy to apologise for comparing homosexuality to paedophilia, according to his trainer and uncle Peter Fury.

“It’s up to everybody what they want to do”, he said.

More than 55,000 people had signed the petition by Sunday morning, but Fury remained unrepentant in an interview with iFL TV, which he shared via his official Twitter account.

“People should look up to me, young kids”. I am a good role model. “Real men. And kids can take note from that”. I am a good role model.

“Seems to be a lot of jealousy towards me since I won the title, remember that I’m a Gypsy I’m the best fighter on the planet, it must hurt!!!”

The new world heavyweight champion made headlines last weekend when he ended Wladimir Klitschko’s decade-long reign of the division.

It remains to be seen whether Fury’s comments will see him removed from the running for the BBC’s Sports Athlete of the Year award, a prize for which he has been nominated.

Speaking with The Telegraph, the 14-0 boxer said Fury needs to clean up his act. “He’s a loud personality person, but there’s no harm in him”, she said.

Fury is among the favourites to win Spoty-which this year will be presented at the SSE Arena in Belfast on December 20-alongside Ennis-Hill following a year in which the 29-year-old returned from the birth of her first child to secure a gold medal at the World Championships in Beijing in August.

The newly crowned heavyweight world champion has drawn widespread criticism for his views on homosexuality and women.

‘I’m not a sexist.

After it was announced that Fury had been short-listed for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, a Change.org petition was started demanding the broadcaster “reconsider their actions”.