Tyson Fury will enjoy a 55lb and six inch size advantage over Oleksandr Usyk in their 12 round rematch on Saturday night. At Friday’s weigh-in, Fury’s 281lb weight on the scales made it clear that his second fight with unified heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will be a different one than his previous one.
Fury’s game plan: Using size
The 6’9″, 281-lb Fury looked gargantuan during the face-off with the 6’3″, 226 lb Usyk during their face-off today. Unlike yesterday, Tyson quickly turned around after a few seconds and threw a few air punches at the crowd to let them know what he has in store for Oleksandr on Saturday night in his headliner, live on DAZN PPV at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 36, is a year and a half younger than Usyk, who turns 38 on January 17. Fury’s size and youth will make it difficult for Oleksandr unless he can stay out of range of his shots or his ability. to take it in his giant vacuum maul.
Fury is like a human version of a sea lamprey, weakening his prey in vampire fashion once he gets his hands on them. Usyk will have a say on the move to avoid being drained by the massive fury.
“Both of them know they can hurt each other. Tyson has fabulous recovery powers, as you saw in the ninth round. In the tenth and eleventh rounds, he couldn’t capitalize, Usyk, but in the 12th round, Tyson won. He finished as the stronger of the two fighters,” said Frank Warren to DAZN BoxingThey are talking about Tyson Fury overcoming being injured by Oleksandr Usyk in their previous fight on May 18.
“For me, the bell goes. Whoever takes the center of the ring and pushes the other guy back, that guy is going to fight. That’s the type of fight. Tyson can do something that Usyk can’t do, and Usyk is a great fighter. Tyson can fight on the back foot,” Warren said.
“Usyk can’t fight on the back foot, Alex?” said commentator Ade Oladipo to Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk.
“Usyk can fight any way he wants,” Krassyuk said. “Tyson has saved his energy, and it is not clear if he will be able to do anything extraordinary.”
