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.

“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.