Tyson Fury is facing a distraction ahead of his professional comeback, with his father, John, having publicly declared his concerns. Now, Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has shared his thoughts on the comments.
‘The Gypsy King’ hung up the gloves for a fifth time when he announced his retirement following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk during 2024 but, with his history of u-turn’s, fans refused to believe that Fury had truly fought for the last time.
Earlier this year, those fans were proven correct, as Fury revealed that he would fight Russian powerhouse Arslanbek Makhmudov in his comeback fight, ahead of a potential trilogy with Usyk or long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Just three weeks out from his fight, Tyson Fury’s father, John, has controversially stated that his son is ‘finished’ and that he has had ‘nothing left’ since a brutal tilogy with Deontay Wilder.
In an interview with talkSPORT Boxing, Warren responded to John Fury’s words, believing that any disagreements between the pair should have been kept private.
“I never asked him to come back or encouraged him in any way because that has got to be his decision. He is a very wealthy guy, financially, he is set up for life probably 10 lives under, but he wants to fight and he has been in the gym, he is in tremendous shape and that is his decision.
“I understand where his family is coming from and where his Dad is coming from. However, it is Tyson’s decision and if he is going to come back, he is fighting in a couple of weeks’ time, and I’d much rather he does it now than sits around for four or five [months or years] because his powers won’t be the same.
“He has not got a lot of miles on the clock, so we will see. I think the big thing which upsets John is the training and, I’ve got to be honest and I mean this with the greatest of respect because I’m not involved in family matters, but it’s not the sort of thing you should be having a couple of weeks before a fight.
“I am sure that Tyson would have preferred it not said and I am a big believer that you haven’t got to tell the world what you’ve got to say to your family.”
Fury-Makhmudov takes place on Saturday, April 11, as the two-time world champion seeks to prove his father wrong and build momentum ahead of a mega-fight later this year.
