Usyk has already beaten Fury twice in 2024, handing the British heavyweight the only losses of his professional career. Despite talk of a possible trilogy, John Fury believes the outcome would not change.
Speaking to Playbook Boxing, he pointed to what he sees as physical decline and time away from the ring.
“He’s 38, he hasn’t been in the ring for 18 months, and people are filling his head with nonsense. Nothing’s gonna change. Tyson’s getting weaker and Usyk’s getting stronger.
‘All I ever said to him was this: if I’d been in his corner and he got into trouble, he wouldn’t die. But if he gets into trouble with them in his corner, he could end up dead or with brain damage for life. Because when your legs are gone, you need someone to save you.
‘They won’t do that. They won’t throw the towel in. They won’t pull him out. Their egos are bigger than Tyson, bigger than the fight itself. And that’s how people get seriously hurt in this game. You’ve seen it before- one shot, bang, and it’s over. It can happen just like that. It’s a dangerous sport.”
John Fury also revealed that his relationship with his son has broken down ahead of Tyson Fury’s return against Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
“My relationship with Tyson is destroyed. Boxing destroyed it completely…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.
‘Tyson has been gone since the Deontay Wilder fights, they finished him. Wilder completely done him. He’s not got a leg underneath him. He’s took a lot away from Tyson. Makhmudov is a problem for Tyson. I am the first one to say it.
‘Listen, I understand now that Tyson is testing himself. But, I can tell you now, his legs aren’t there anymore. I understand the only way he will believe that and see that is when the first bell rings.”
Fury is scheduled to return on April 11 against Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, his first fight since December 2024.
A third fight would come down to movement and conditioning. If Fury cannot hold his ground, set his feet, and let combinations go, Usyk’s workrate and accuracy will take over the rounds.
For now, any trilogy remains uncertain, but John Fury’s view is clear on how it would play out.
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