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Despite the talk of Joshua, Fury faces a decent test in Makhmudov, who has 19 knockouts within the first three rounds and is considered one of the world’s most avoided heavyweights.<\/p>\n
“I need a dangerous person to get my juices flowing,” Fury said. “I’ve got a stone-cold killer in this man who could put me out in one shot.<\/p>\n
“That means I have to be on my form to deal with this guy. At any given time in my career, I would deal with him the same as I’m going to on Saturday night.”<\/p>\n
Fury has not fought in Britain since stopping Derek Chisora in December 2022. A recent training stint in Thailand sparked a renewed passion for the sport, but the ‘Gypsy King’ said he “missed this game”.<\/p>\n
The Morecambe fighter has been out of the ring since losing consecutive bouts to world champion Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n
Fury’s return comes just a week after two of his trilogy rivals – Deontay Wilder and Chisora – fought in London, with the American victorious.<\/p>\n
However, Fury was scathing about the performance of two men he previously dominated.<\/p>\n
Fury described the pair as “finished,” suggesting that if he showed even a fraction of that decline, he would have no business being in the ring.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never seen two men slide as much as these two,” Fury added. <\/p>\n
“They look like a couple of club fighters from a white-collar match in a local leisure centre. It was sad for me to watch.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n