Four-time super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch has shared his thoughts on the comeback of Tyson Fury, who is expected to return to action in April.
Fury hung up the gloves after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk during 2024, but an announcement for the return of ‘The Gypsy King’ seems imminent.
After 13 months away from the ring, the two-time heavyweight ruler is being linked to a showdown with Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov, hoping to kickstart a title charge and possibly tee up a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua.
Yet, whilst many fans eagerly wait Fury’s comeback, Carl Froch told his YouTube channel that he is unbothered by the news.
“Coming back into boxing at 37 years old, when he has been out for over a year, is anybody bothered? Does anybody care? I don’t want to slander him because it’s Tyson Fury and he is great; he has been a great servant to boxing.
“He is a brilliant character, and I don’t want to give him any stick but I’m not f***ing a***d if he comes back to boxing or not. I’m not bothered; I don’t care anymore.
“He has retired five times. When he retired last, I knew that he was going to come back out of retirement. I think that the only reason that he should be coming back and the only fight worth looking at would be the ‘AJ’ fight.”
Froch then went on to question Fury’s potential choice of opponent, labelling Makhmudov as ‘European level’ before naming a couple of his own suggestions.
“There is an argument that Fury lost to [Francis] Ngannou, there’s one loss, but he got the decision, then he lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk.
“There are three fights there where he has been beat, really, and now he is coming back after over a year out, it doesn’t make any sense, it’s pointless.
“If you’re going to come back and fight and try to be a top boy, and you want to get back into the mix at world level, jump in there with someone like Moses Itauma or [Agit] Kabayel.”
With Fury’s return planned for April, promoter Frank Warren is expected to officially announce his next fight in the near future.
