A gum-chewing, jacket-wearing Tyson Fury weighed in at 281 pounds, and the unified heavyweight champion weighed in at 226 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in. DAZN PPV rematch in the main event tomorrow night on Saturday 21 December in Riyadh.
Fury’s weight is 21 pounds heavier than the 262 he came in for his previous fight against Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) seven months earlier on May 18. After weighing in today, Fury threw some air punches and looked powerful.
Weights
Tyson Fury: 281
Oleksandr Usyk: 226
Fury Bulks Up For Rematch
We don’t know if the added weight will help or hinder Fury on Saturday night against the lighter, faster and more athletic Usyk. We saw the 1920s heavyweight Primo Carnera failed to use his massive 280+ lb size when fighting smaller fighters.
Could it be the same situation for Fury on Saturday night? Bigger isn’t better when you’re fighting talents like Usyk, and that could mean Fury will make a louder noise when he hits the canvas.
“There will be no surprises. Usyk is going to be brilliant. He’s brilliant every time,” said Eddie Hearn DAZN Boxing following Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk weighing in for their rematch today.
“I think a lot of this depends on what Tyson Fury brings to the fight. Last time it was a close battle. People talk like it was a whitewash last time. It was a very competitive battle. Tyson is going to have to do something extraordinary tomorrow night.
“He is capable of that. We have seen this in the past. Can he produce it tomorrow night? We will see. I would love to see him do it. It’s brilliant for boxing. The first fight was one of the best heavyweight fights I have ever seen. I’m so glad we get to see the rematch. Fury is good at that, but it’s very difficult to go against the greatness of Oleksandr Usyk at the same time,” Hearn said.
