He writes: “I was very sad to read about the tragic death of AJ’s trainers in a car accident. Having lost my [trainer] George far too early I know the impact that will have on AJ. Perhaps there’s part of him that will want to win the Fury fight in their memory.”
Frank has also defended retired fighters who accept big-money offers to return to the ring. Mike Tyson, who wrote the foreword to Frank’s book, is among those to have pocketed tens of millions, while Oliver McCall, beaten by Frank for the WBC title in 1995, has been back in action since 2024 and is reportedly up for one more fight.
Frank said: “Once you’ve got boxing in your blood, it’s hard to shake it off. And if someone’s going to offer you ten million pounds to box some fella off YouTube, why wouldn’t you take it? I still get offers today, believe it or not.
“People have waved a million pounds under my nose to fight again. And I’m not going to lie, at times, it’s tempting. The eye injury which ended my career is no worse than it was the day I retired.