JOHN FURY admits he did NOT want his son’s fight with Anthony Joshua to go ahead – as he fears the loser will be made into a laughing stock.

The Great British rivals finally end a decade’s worth of debate on Friday, December 11 in Cardiff.

Despite the pair of two-time unified heavyweight world champion-winning careers – arguably this money-spinning swansong will define their careers.

So Fury’s dad John – who watched his son fight back from depression to become world champ again – is already concerned for the losers’ mental health.

Speaking before the fight was announced, he told the BBC: “I’ll tell you now on camera. I hope it never happens.

“They’ll get that much stick, the loser, they won’t be able to cope with it.

“Even though these two guys are not at their best they’ve still got a lot of power, and they could still hurt each other you know.

“And you just don’t want to see either man walk around after being greats [for people] to laugh at, really.”

John – who served four of an 11-year prison sentence for gouging a man’s eye out in a brawl – has been outspoken in claiming he will not attend the bout.

One man who will very much be ringside is Eddie Hearn – who has promoted AJ since his 2013 professional debut.

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Hearn said:  “Both these guys have played a huge part in changing the sport forever in this country.

“This is one of the biggest sporting events, if not the biggest, sporting event Britain has ever seen.”

• Watch Rivals: Fury v Joshua on BBC iPlayer and listen to 5 Live Boxing: Fury v Joshua on BBC Sounds from 10 November.