Tommy Fury has revealed that the Fury family is unified in its concern over Tyson continuing to box, even as the former heavyweight champion prepares to return to the ring Saturday night against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Speaking to Bloody Elbow, Tommy was honest about the family’s private feelings while still backing his brother to get the job done.

“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 said. “That’s all the way around the board because we care about his health. Obviously, you guys are fight fans, you love to see him in the ring because he brings that entertainment. But we think of his health and everything like that so listen, he’s decided to keep fighting, it’s Tyson who is a fighting man who loves to do so. But I guess time will tell and I think he definitely still has it in him because he wouldn’t be getting in that ring if he knew he didn’t.”

Despite those reservations, Tommy expressed confidence in Tyson’s ability to handle Makhmudov, while acknowledging that the Russian presents a genuine threat. “I think it’s going to be a great fight,” Tommy said. “I think he probably could have picked an easier fight to come back against.

He’s massive, he’s a man mountain with a knockout ratio and power and he’s been in some big fights before. The thing is, Tyson just needs to stay switched on this Saturday, box how he knows he can box and he’ll get the job done. If he does that, I don’t see the fight going past eight or ten rounds. If he boxes like I know he can Makhmudov is getting stopped late on.”

Saturday’s fight, which streams live on Netflix, marks Tyson’s return after losing back-to-back decisions to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024. He will have been out of the ring for 16 months by fight night.