Tyson Fury dismisses Oleksandr Usyk as a threat to their rematch in 29 days on December 21, pointing out that he hit him with everything but the kitchen sink in the ninth round of their first fight, and he couldn’t knock him out. .
Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) says he took unified heavyweight champion Usyk’s best punches on May 18 and “smiled” at him. Now, he’s coming back with a vengeance on December 21st in their headline DAZN PPV at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anger looks out of shape
Heavyweight Kevin Lerena posted a photo of him and a bearded Fury posing, shirtless, outside the ring. Interestingly, Fury, 36, has pulled his trunk up to his rib cage in what appears to be an attempt to hide his flabby stomach. Fans on X were critical of Fury’s conditioning after DAZN posted a photo of him and trainer Sugarhill Steward on social media on Thursday.
Fury’s midsection showed signs of a person carrying a lot of extra weight that shouldn’t be there given the time left for his rematch with Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). He appears a good 40 pounds overweight.
If that weight was cut by Dec. 21, he would be a new man, perhaps able to move around the ring like he did in 2015 when he was still pissed and defeated former heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko .
The way Fury looks now, he will have trouble against the agile, highly athletic Usyk, who will take him to school and knock him out this time. There won’t be a referee to save Fury with a standing eight count this time.
“I know he has no power because if he has a man on his feet and hits him with ten more free shots and doesn’t even drop him, how is he going to hurt me?” said Tyson Fury to Queensberry Promotions Xand dismissed Oleksandr Usyk as having a chance to knock him out in their December 21 rematch in Riyadh.
“He had his shots. I took his best shots, his five shots, and smiled. As Tupac said, ‘Now, he’s about to feel the fury of the threat.’
The Millionaire Mindset
I watched the Fury-Usyk fight last May, and I didn’t see Fury smile during the ninth or subsequent rounds. He looked dazed, on his feet at round nine, looking up into the sky. After the fight, Fury sounded like a man who had lost his mind, talking about Happy New Year bullshit.
The 20 unanswered head shots Usyk hit Fury while he chattered behind, thinking he had done enough to win, came up with conspiracy rubbish. It was sad, but understandable, given the punishment he took in round nine.
The only conclusion one can draw is that Fury is not taking the fight seriously because he is so rich. It’s hard for people to understand, but for someone with a net worth of $140 million, like Fury, and about to make another $100 million for a rematch with Usyk, the concern isn’t there like it wouldn’t be for a normal person.
Camp life is in full swing 😤 Only one month left until the Unified Heavyweight Championship of the World 🥇The energy in the gym is electric ⚡️ Preparation meets determination, desire & the will to succeed! In the laboratory grinding away 🧪 @Tyson_Fury 🥊 #TeamFury #FuryCamp pic.twitter.com/YugPAQWmx7
— Kevin Lerena (@Kevlerenaboxing) 21 November 2024
