Tommy Fury addresses viral Great North Run clip & Ricky Hatton's death as documentary returns
Manchester boxing star Tommy Fury has opened up about the death of Ricky Hatton and the impact that his Great North Run backlash had on him in new episodes of his documentary.
‘Tommy: The Good, The Bad, The Fury’ first aired on the BBC over the summer, offering fans a unique insight into the life of Love Island winner Tommy Fury.
Four months on from the previous episiodes, another four episodes were added to BBC IPlayer last week, catching audiences up on where Tommy is after the success of his comeback fight in May 2025.
The first three episodes run through various happenings in Tommy’s life: including his eight week rest to recover from a hand injury, numerous catch-ups with family, his eventual return to training, and then his completion of two gruelling challenging- a triathlon followed by the Great North Run.
It the fourth installment that is then the most emotionally charged with the episode immediatly starting with the suprrising backlash 26-year-old Tommy received following the Great North Run.
A few days after the North East event ended, a video surfaced online which appeared to show a sprinting Tommy shove a fellow runner out the way to get to the finish line.
The video soon went viral and Tommy faced widespread condemnation and ridicule online.
Looking into how that affected the father of one, the episode sees Tommy say “I just can’t catch a break at the minute” whilst his dad John comments “It’s just some idiiots behind the computer again, isn’t it? Keyboard Warrior.”
Tommy then tells the camera: “I probably get the most stick in the UK on social media. People do everything for clicks and likes these days. it’s like my triathlon sprint finish, I actually posted that for a serious f****** thing and it just got completely shredded down to just laughs and piss-taking.”
Later telling his housekepper what actually hapenned, Tommy said: “If I didn’t put my arm out and guide him out the way, he probbably wouldn’t be with us no more. I was running at the same speed of a train.”
The episode also sees Tommy talk about the loss of Manchester boxer Ricky Hatton, revealing not only did Ricky used to train him, but that he also put young Tommy up in his Hyde home.
46-year-old Ricky was tragically found “unresponsive” by his manager, Paul Speak, on the morning of Sunday, September 14 at his house in Hyde.
An inquest in October confirmed that the father of one’s cause of death was given as hanging.
In the documentary, Tommy said: “My dad rang me and said ‘Have you heard the news Tom?’ I said ‘no’. He said ‘Ricky's dead’.
“I woke up this morning like I'd been drinking for ten days. It's horrible. Absolutely devastating.
“He trained me when I was nothing. I had nobody. My first two professional fights were with him. He's a massive part of my career.
“It's a massive loss for Manchester.
“It just makes you think that no matter how bad you may feel one day, somebody is in a completely different spot and a completely different situation.'
Dad John added: “He'll be sadly missed in every way. There will never be another Ricky Hatton. May he rest in peace.
“People need to realise, especially as a parent that your kids are always vulnerable. Every one of my boys, their mental health suffers.”
To promote his documentary’s return, Tommy took to Instagram to share some snaps from his Three Peaks Challenge.
In the caption he wrote: “Completed the National Three Peaks… climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours. The worst weather ever, absolutely BRUTAL but what a challenge. Loved every minute of it (I think🤥🤣)… watch the full behind the scenes of the challenge now on @bbciplayer ‘Tommy- the good, the bad, the Fury’!”
In the comments various fans congratulated Tommy on his achievement, whilst some particularly complimented the new documentary episodes.
For instance one wrote “The series was incredible bro hope u are ok ❤️❤️” and a second said “Just finished your documentary and I've got to say it's one of the best I have ever seen,your amazing dad and role model wish you all the best for your future”
You can watch the new episodes of Tommy: The Good, The Bad, The Fury on BBC IPlayer here.