The former heavyweight world champion makes his return to the ring against the Russian fighter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday (11.04.26) and is determined to put the division on notice in what will be his first fight since December 2024.
Fury told Sky Sports: "It's just doing what I already did in the past but bringing different stuff back to life that I haven't been doing lately - if a 37-year-old Tyson Fury can do what a 27-year-old Tyson Fury did back in the day. And so I'm really putting things together honestly.
"I want a brutal knockout over Makhmudov. It's going to be fun."
The British fighter explained that the lengthy period he has spent outside the ring has only increased his motivation.
The Gypsy King said: "When you start out you want to make money, you want to get a house. You want to get all them things. But after all that you do it because you love it.
"I'm in a position where I do it because I love it, not because I have to do it or I chose to do it financially. I do this now because I'm in love with this game passionately. And having 16 months out the ring, having a year away, makes me even more fonder."
Fury continued: "It's incredible what an individual can achieve. The most unlikely individual being myself, fat boy, clumsy, from the north - world heavyweight champions are never from the north of England. Unlikely, unlikely, unlikely champion.
"I changed my stars, changed my life and I did everything I ever wanted to do and (am) continuing to do it."
Fury has been training for the bout alongside former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker and the New Zealand fighter is eager to see his friend in action this weekend.
He told Sky Sports: "The training here is very difficult and very hard. I'm very happy to be here because I'm actually growing as a fighter myself.
"But to see him perform in the ring against sparring partners and smash everyone up, he caught me with a few shots there as well, it's very good to see and he is in tip-top shape. I can't wait to watch him fight."
