A stripped-down version of Tyson Fury could debut in public training ahead of his undisputed title fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury’s promoter Bob Arum told sky sports He had “never seen him like this”.
Fury is significantly larger than former undisputed lightweight champion Usyk, and this new status has fueled speculation that he is giving up too much of his size advantage.
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However, Fury’s coach SugarHill Steward dismissed the claims.He expects Fury to be ‘just a little lighter’ when boxing Usyk, live sky sports box office Saturday.
“It’s not that he’s lighter, he’s just healthier. He didn’t lose weight to get down low. It’s just that the weight made him stronger, more flexible, more agile and so on,” Stewart told reporters . sky sports.
“It takes some work to get there, and he’s at a point in his life where he wants to get there. So that’s where it’s at.”
Ahead of the Briton’s second WBC title fight with Deontay Wilder, he reflected on the criticism he received when he first faced Fury.
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Fury further increased his physical strength against the American boxer.
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Tyson Fury’s trainer Sugar Hill Stewart says he is not as worried about speculation about his weight as he has been in the past and predicts a win for his boxer.
“When he fought Wilder for the second time, he was at 273 pounds, and everyone was questioning, everyone was doubting everything. ‘Why? Why? Why?’ Why not?”
“In the first fight, he kept waiting, but in the 12th round he got caught and knocked down and barely got back up,” Stewart continued.
“Keep fighting, but that’s how you draw. I said I’m going to make sure you don’t draw. You’re going to get knocked down. You’re going to push him and let’s see what he gets from bullying the bully.
“Look how much he likes it. Not much.”
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The trainer fully believes that Fury’s size is enough to handle this competition. “It’s just powerful. Very powerful to me,” Stewart said.
“It’s not about losing weight. The way he looks, the way he moves, the way he punches, the way he punches, all of it is because he wants to get better.”
He may have to get better. Usyk is the holder of the unified WBO, WBA and IBF titles. His victory over Anthony Joshua will undoubtedly become the best opponent Fury has faced since Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. The victory made the Briton world champion for the first time.
Fury previously warned Usyk that “size does matter.” He has now removed the warning. Fury still intends to use his size to bear, but his conditioning also appears to be keeping things under control this training camp.
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Did Fury lose too much weight?
Matt Macklin (World Championship Challenger and sky sports expert):
“He looks in good shape. He looks healthy, he looks good, he looks big. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a little lighter. I don’t think he’s going to be a lot lighter.”
“I think he’s going to go where his body leads. I think probably in the third fight with Wilder, he did go heavy on purpose because he knew he was going to be fighting him and he wanted to be rough. treat him.
“I don’t think he’s going to put on weight, but I don’t think he’s going to try to get down to a certain weight either. In the last two fights with Wilder, I do think he put on weight on purpose to have more of a physical presence. ”.
Fraser Clark (Olympic medalist and sky sports expert) said:
“I think he looked at Usyk and thought, ‘I’m still bigger than you, I’m still stronger than you. I want to close the speed gap a little bit.’
“Even though Tyson Fury is 19 stone, he’s a lot bigger than Usyk. I don’t think it’s going to make a huge difference. I also think he’s not facing Wilder in terms of his ability to fight. .
“I think he looks healthy. He looks really good. Still a lot bigger than Usyk. Longer, heavier, stronger.
“Usyk can move a long way in the ring, he puts his punches together, and I think it would be a disadvantage for Usyk to hit so hard. You have to try to make your reactions as fast as him. Because He’s going forward. He’s going to be quick at a young age and they made the tactical decision during training camp.
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