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The inquest into Ricky Hatton begins today after calls for the ‘truth’ to be revealed.
John Fury spoke out about his relationship with his son Tyson (Photo: Getty)
Tyson Fury’s father John revealed during a heartbreaking interview that his relationship with his son was “destroyed”. John has already revealed that he will not be attending Tyson’s fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov and has begged his son to drop out.
This will be the first time Tyson enters the ring since his fight with Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, after which he announced he was leaving boxing. John was a familiar face in Tyson’s corner during his biggest fights, but the boxer’s father admitted their relationship was tumultuous.
Talking to Daily mail“, he explained: “My relationship with Tyson is destroyed. Boxing destroyed him completely. I’ll say this on camera: I’ve never taken £10 from him in my life and I never will.
“I don’t want Tyson’s money and I don’t need Tyson’s money. Whatever he has, I wish him good luck. But don’t forget who built his story when he was a child. He didn’t build it himself, right? Me, his father.”
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John isn’t sure if fighting Makhmudov will be a positive experience for Tyson and continues to beg his son to back out. He added: “I think his best days are behind him. I don’t have any filters – I say it like I see it. I love him but there are too many people patting him on the back and saying things that aren’t true, building him up like he’s invincible. He isn’t and hasn’t been for some time.
“Tyson has been gone since the fights with Deontay Wilder, they finished him off. Wilder completely finished him off. He has no leg under him. He took a lot from Tyson. Makhmudov is a problem for Tyson. I’m the first to say this.
“Listen, now I understand that Tyson is undergoing a test. But I can tell you now that his legs are gone. I understand that he will only believe it and see it when the first bell rings.
John said his relationship with Tyson is broken (Photo: Getty)
“Leave it, son. Retire as an undefeated world champion. You’ve proven everything. A bank full of money. Why else do you want to do this? The legacy has been built. The legacy has already been built. So why are you doing it?”
The reason he wants his son gone? Fury Sr. believes that Tyson no longer has the strength to go head to head with the greatest boxers in the sport.
John said: “Tyson was a powerful man, but when you fight three times with one of the hardest punches in boxing history, it takes something away from you that you can never get back. You can’t fill the tank to what it once was. And every shot he takes matters.
“Don’t forget that in the last fight he knocked down four times – with powerful, bulky punches. He fought with all his heart, pushed himself to the absolute limit and gave everything he had to get that knockout. But once he did, there was nothing left for him.
“He put everything on the line. He even said – after everything – that he was ready to die if it came to that. That was his mentality: he was ready to risk everything in the ring.”
There is less than a month left until Fury enters the ring against the Russian, and the fight is scheduled for April 11.
This weekend, the boxing great returns to Orlando as Carlos Adames and Austin Williams clash live on DAZN.
Adames puts his WBC middleweight title on the line against Williams.
The “Caballo Bronco” and “Ammo” fight was originally scheduled to take place earlier this year, on January 31.
They were scheduled to fight on the blockbuster card of Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson, but the fight was stopped due to Adames’ illness.
The Dominican is the current champion and became the WBC interim champion in 2022, defeating Juan Macias Montiel in the third round of their fight.
He most recently defended his full world championship on the season card in Riyad in the co-main event with a rematch of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev last February.
He faced British fighter Hamzah Sheerazthe pair fought to a controversial draw.
His opponent, Austin Williams, also fought Sheeraz in 2024 and was on the wrong side of a stoppage loss.
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Despite this defeat, ‘Ammo’ is in impressive form, with four wins in the last 16 months.
The competitor promoted by Matchroom is fighting for the world title for the first time in his career.
Omari Jones vs. Christian Gomez
In the co-main event, Olympic medalist Omari Jones returns to action with a points victory over Jerome Baxter after the last break.
His decision victory in January was the first time Jones heard the final buzzer since turning professional last year.
“Banger” will fight his sixth professional fight and will be counting on the fifth break in his career.
He will face experienced Mexican fighter Gomez, who has an impressive 23 wins under his belt, and it should be the toughest test of Jones’ career so far.
Gomez is coming off a losing streak dating back to November 2024, but he should still have enough to give Jones rounds in the first eight-round fight of his career.
Teremoana Teremoana vs. Curtis Harper
Another of Eddie Hearn’s most invigorating prospects appears on the card, this time at heavyweight.
Australian heavyweight champion and Olympian Teremoana Teremoana returns to the ring. Since his debut, he has proven that he is a real threat to anyone he shares the ring with.
In each of his fights so far, he closed the gala before the final bell.
For the first time, the 28-year-old is scheduled to fight eight rounds against Curtis Harper in his second fight in America.
Undercard remaining
Two undefeated prospects put it on the line when Jaycob Gomez and Corey Marksman face off at super featherweight.
Despite just two more fights, Gomez has fought 20 more professional rounds than Marksman and hopes his experience will allow him to earn the best victory of his career.
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On the other hand, the American has more stoppage victories in fewer fights, so he will likely retire to finish the show in style.
Prediction: Gomez should get the job done with a brief distance victory over 10 rounds.
In the super welterweight division, undefeated Antraveous Ingram returns to fight Christopher Thompson.
Prediction: Even though Thompson has more experience on paper, he will likely be outplayed and Ingram should take a comfortable victory after the break.
After a successful debut in December, Junior Alcantara appears in the professional ring for the second time; should score more points in the victory over Israel Camacho.
The card features Roberto Raul Rivera Gomez, Carlos Jamil De Leon Castro and Jordan Orozco Hernandez, with opponents to be announced in the coming days.
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