A gum-chewing, jacket-wearing Tyson Fury weighed in at 281lbs and the unified heavyweight champion weighed in at 226lbs at Friday's weigh-in for their rematch in the main event tomorrow night on Saturday, December 21, in Riyadh.
Fury's weight is 21 lbs heavier than the 262 he weighed in his previous fight against Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) seven months earlier on May 18. After today's weigh-in, Fury landed some aerial punches and looked powerful for him.
Weights
Tyson Fury: 281
Oleksandr Usyk: 226
Fury prepares for a rematch
We don't know if the extra weight will help Fury on Saturday night or hinder him against the lighter, faster and more athletic Usyk. We saw how difficult the 1920s were Primo Carner he was unable to use his massive 280+ lb weight against smaller fighters.
Could it be the same for Fury on Saturday night? Bigger isn't better when you're going up against talent like Usyk, and that could mean Fury will make a louder noise when he hits the canvas.
“There will be no surprises. Usyk will be brilliant. It's brilliant every time,” said Eddie Hearn DAZN boxing after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk who square off today for their rematch.
“I think a lot depends on what Tyson Fury brings to the fight. It was a close fight last time. People talk as if it was the last time it was white. It was a very competitive fight. Tyson will have to do something extraordinary tomorrow night.
“He is capable of it. We've seen it in the past. Can he produce it tomorrow night? We'll see. I'd love to see him do that. It's brilliant for boxing. The first fight was one of the best heavyweight fights I have ever seen. I'm so happy we'll see a rematch. “Fury is good at it, but it's very difficult to fight Oleksandr Usyk's size at the same time,” Hearn said.
