The former two-time heavyweight world champion is set to make a return to boxing later this year despite announcing his retirement last January
Tyson Fury‘s father, John, admits his son is not in great shape ahead of his comeback fight.
The Morecambe scrapper retired last January after suffering back-to-back defeats to long-time rival Oleksandr Usyk. Just months later, the boxing icon performed a drastic U-turn after unveiling his plans to compete inside the squared-circle in 2026.
Over the last few weeks, the 37-year-old has been seen training over in Thailand alongside fellow boxer, Kevin Lerena. With the ‘Gypsy King’ honing in on his skill set, the Brit is planning on a big 2026, and is expected to be guided by his old man once again. Fury Snr revealed he will be flying across the globe to help train his son ahead of a comeback in the first quarter.
Fury has constantly shared footage of his workouts over the past few days, and the boxing fraternity have not been impressed whatsoever, slamming the fighter’s ‘fat’ physique. Despite all the negativity, Fury Snr has chimed in and offered his own verdict. “I am going to be more involved this time. Hear this. Father and son… Tyson’s gonna win the heavyweight championship for the third time and you can bank your f****** on that! He’s not in fantastic shape… that is bull****,” he told Goldstar promotions.
“He will be. Have another look at him. Because when I go out in the next week, there will be no more of this internet bull****… every move on the internet. Head down, work, and get a body. Learn to move again. Learn to twist and be awkward. Erky jerky. Look like a fighter, look like a warrior, he’ll look like a f****** spartan by April, and he will be heavyweight champion of the world again.”
When discussing Fury’s current physique, Fury Snr said: “It does matter (the extra bodyweight). It f****** does matter. If it’s muscle, it does not matter. If it is fat, it matters. Anybody will tell you that. But, listen, we know where we are going. I know where he went wrong. I know, and we are going to put it right.”
Fury Snr has made a fair few appearances in his son’s corner in recent times. The 60-year-old’s own brother was even quick to slam the energetic character for his involvement in Tyson’s first defeat to Usyk in May 2024. “There should only be one man in the corner, there shouldn’t be three or four,” he told October Red. “Some are too emotional in the corner and some are giving the wrong advice.
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“I think the only one that spoke a little bit of sense in the last dying stretch of it was Sugar Hill, who said put it on him. When you go into fights, it doesn’t matter who it is, it could be a family member, but you’ve got to give precise clear information, and the thing I always say to the fighter is ‘are you listening, do you understand what I’ve just told you to do?’
“There were too many people, but maybe Tyson wants that I don’t know, it’s been years since dealings with me. I don’t know what the situation is but clearly for me the game plan was wrong and only one should be speaking. How can you listen to all that? It’s going a bit panicky and it’s all over the place.
“I’ve always said I can’t be bought in boxing. If someone is talking in the corner, I’d say shut your f***ing mouth now or get out the back. It’s happened before. I’m not having anything go on in that corner. You’re the bucket man, you wash the gumshield out, you wipe his head down, do not speak. That’s their instruction, and if they speak, when they get back to the dressing room, sacked on the spot. You’ve got to have a professional corner.”
