Tyson Fury has admitted that watching Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora fight last weekend left him questioning whether he is on the same trajectory as the two aging heavyweights.

Speaking on the Inside Ring Show ahead of his return to the ring Saturday night against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Fury was honest about the doubts the performance stirred in him.

“After watching Deontay and Chisora the other night fight, it was hard to watch for me,” Fury said. “It was sad, it was heartbreaking. And I’d never seen two men slide as much as them two in my life.” The performance prompted an immediate and personal reaction. “I’m thinking, ‘Am I f—ing next? Is this me?’ So I said to the boys, ‘If I’m even 10 percent as bad as those guys in my fight, take me out to the field and shoot me.'”

Fury has not fought since dropping back-to-back decisions to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024. Saturday’s fight against Makhmudov will mark 16 months out of the ring, a long layoff that Fury acknowledged carries its own complications at this stage of his career.

“By the time the fight comes around on Saturday, I’ll have been out of the ring 16 months,” he said. “At 37 years old, 16 months is a long time. So I have a little bit of stuff to do and to think about in my own mind, and see how I am.”

Beyond Saturday, a long-discussed fight with Anthony Joshua remains on the horizon. Reports have suggested Fury vs. Joshua could be finalized for Croke Park in Dublin this September, though promoter Eddie Hearn has stated the fight is not yet confirmed, with Joshua’s team continuing to weigh options, including a potential summer bout with Turki Alalshikh.