John Fury reaches final decision on attending Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov
John Fury has already made his mind up about attending his son's major comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Just 15 months after announcing his he was hanging up the boxing gloves once again, Tyson Fury will return from retirement for the fifth time Saturday night to face Russia's Makhmudov in a heavyweight clash at Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
It is widely believed that victory on Saturday night could set up the long-awaited clash with fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua later this year, with a potential rematch with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk also on the cards.
In the build-up to his comeback fight, Fury has claimed that he is returning after the tragic deaths of Joshua's friends in a car crash in December made him realise that he needs to live every day like it's his last.
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But his comeback is coming against the wishes of those closest to him, with dad John perhaps the most outspoken against his son's plans to return to the ring, raising questions about if we can expect to see him come fight night.
As Fury's ring walk approaches, it appears that we now have our answer, with a report from Mail Sport claiming that John not be in attendance and remains completely against his son's return, despite appearing at the press conference for the bout in February.
The decision comes just weeks after John revealed that his relationship with Tyson was 'destroyed' by the return to boxing, admitting that his son's best days are behind him.
"My relationship with Tyson is destroyed", he told Playbook Boxing.
"Boxing destroyed it completely. I'll say it on camera: I've never taken £10 off 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's got, good luck to him. But, don't forget who built his story when he was a kid. He didn't build it himself, did he? Me, his father.
"I was 30 seconds away from asking for a break there. I haven't really expressed these emotions before but they're strong and they're there.
"I think he's past his best. I'm a no-filter kind of guy - I say it how I see it. I love him, but there are too many people patting him on the back and telling him things that aren't true, building him up like he's invincible. He's not and he hasn't been for a while."
John's sentiments regarding his son's comeback have been echoed by several other members of the Fury family, with Tyson's wife Paris and brother Tommy also speaking out about their disliking of the retirement u-turn.
"I think if you asked any one of his family do we want to see him keeping boxing the answer would have been an all around 'no'," Tommy told Bloody Elbow.
"That’s all the way around the board because we care about his health."
Topics: Tyson Fury, Boxing, John Fury, Heavyweight Boxing
Ben McCrum