Tyson Fury has threatened to be tough at Friday's weigh-in as he looks to deliver a devastating performance in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
After defeating Fury in May by split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Usyk will rematch the Briton with the fight taking place this Saturday at the live season announcement in Riyadh. Sky Sports Box Office.
Usyk's WBO, WBA and WBC championships will be on the line in this fight, and Fury has promised to get revenge on him.
He says he gained weight for “more punching power.”
“When a 20-year-old man hits you in the jaw, compared to a 17-year-old man, it's a little bit different,” Fury said. Sky Sports.
But Usyk remains cool and fearless. “I know things will be different this time. For me, I'm training like I'm getting ready to go against a walking fortress,” Usyk said Sky Sports.
“I'm working hard, really hard, because I know my opponent will be different. But I won't be the same guy I was in the first fight.”
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Wladimir Klitschko believes Oleksandr Usyk proved the doubters wrong by moving from cruiserweight to heavyweight ahead of his rematch against Tyson Fury.
Fury welcomed it though. He wants to prove his superiority in this fight once and for all.
“I want him to be the best he's ever been. I hope I get the best version,” said the Briton.
“It's always round 13 in the rematch, I guess. I've had a lot of them. Round 13 for sure. I was strong in the last round too. So it should be a good first round for me.”
'Rage means business'
Former world champion and Sky Sports expert Johnny Nelson he said: “Tyson Fury tells us 20 stone. I think he'll be close. I don't think he'll be 20 stone, I think he'll be slightly less, around 19 and a half stone.
“If he's anywhere near that 20 stone, which I was also told a few months ago he'd come in heavy, he means business.
“And Tyson Fury is one of those freaky types of individuals who can carry the weight and move like a middleweight.
“He doesn't have the legs he used to have. He's 36 years old, but the legs he has will work for him, because he needs to go through himself. Don't try to dance through yourself because when you're carrying 20 stone, you'll get tired.
“Fury has to be smart, box offensively, use his weight, step forward, don't run. Let him dance, don't fight back. , because if his pace is taken away, as we saw in the last fight, Usyk shut him down.
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Tyson Fury broke the icy atmosphere after his clash with Oleksandr Usyk by joining in a traditional Saudi dance.
“Usyk is very good. Last fight you saw Usyk get out from under Tyson Fury, you saw him move out of the way and it was like trying to catch an eel for Tyson.
“He (Fury) actually has to push him to the point where he's close to getting points taken away. He has to have the referee say, 'Stop pulling, stop elbowing, stop low punching.'
“He has to get under Usyk's skin. He has to make Usyk complain. If he makes Usyk complain, that's when you get inside your opponent's head.”
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