JAKARTA - Ahead of his comeback from retirement or comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov, former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims to be training on his own. The match will be held on April 11 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, England.
"Yes, I'm like Clubber Lang (Mr. T's character in the film Rocky III), I'll train myself. I'll train myself," Tyson Fury said at a press conference as reported by the Independent, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday.
Heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis, who was a commentator at the press conference, chimed in, "He's been through this many times, so he knows what to do," before Fury explained his reasons.
Fury said he knows how to fight 12 rounds including when to push himself and when to rest.
When he returned to the boxing ring in 2018 after a two-year hiatus, Fury was accompanied by Ben Davison in the corner of his ring. Davison led the boxer nicknamed "Gypsy King" to victory over Sefer Seferi, Francesco Pianeta, Tom Schwarz, and Otto Wallin, as well as a draw against Deontay Wilder.
Fury then changed coaches ahead of his second duel against Wilder. With Sugarhill Steward, the British boxer won a technical knockout (TKO) and won the WBC heavyweight world title in 2020.
With Sugarhill in the corner, Fury stopped Wilder again in 2021, then scored a knockout win over Dillian Whyte.
After that, he almost slipped when facing former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, who managed to defeat him narrowly by a decision. However, in 2024, Fury had to swallow two knockout defeats from Oleksandr Usyk.
His latest retirement followed, and fans are now waiting to see if Fury will actually fight Makhmudov, 36, without a coach, or if his statement was just a joke.
The British boxer is known to have been training in Thailand while preparing to risk his record of 34 wins including 24 knockouts, two defeats, and one draw against Makhmudov, who has a record of 21 wins (19 knockouts) and two defeats.
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