Tyson Fury will enjoy a 55-pound, six-inch advantage over Oleksandr Usyk in their 12-round rematch Saturday night. At Friday's weigh-in, Fury's 281-pound weight on the scale made it clear that his second fight with unified heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will be different from the last.
Fury's game plan: use size
The 6’9″, 281 lb Fury looked gargantuan on faceoff with the 6’3″, 226 lb Usyk on their faceoff today. Unlike yesterday, Tyson quickly turned away after a few seconds and threw a few air punches at the crowd to let them know what he had in store for Oleksandr on Saturday night's 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 abilities. to catch it in its giant vacuum maul. Fury is like a human version of a sea lamprey, weakening its prey like a vampire.
“They both 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 could not take advantage, Usyk, but in the 12th round Tyson won him. He finished as the stronger of the two fighters,” Frank Warren told DAZN Boxingspeaking about Tyson Fury who overcame his injury by Oleksandr Usyk in their previous fight on May 18.
“For me, the bell is ringing. Whoever takes the center of the ring and pushes the other guy away, that guy is going to have a hard time. That's the kind of fight. Tyson can do something Usyk can't do, and Usyk is a great fighter. Tyson can fight on the back foot,” Warren said.
“Can’t Usyk fight on the back foot, Alex? commentator Ade Oladipo told Usyk's promoter Alex Krassyuk.
“Usyk can fight however he wants,” Krassyuk said. “Tyson has been saving his energy and we don’t know if he will be able to do something extraordinary.”
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