Tyson Fury did nothing during general training today inside the ring in Riyadh ahead of his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The gypsy king looked like a Disgusted Fallen king, not a happy camper. Fury may not be happy with many fans who give him no chance of winning his rematch against Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) on Saturday night.
So, to repay it, he blocks, does not give of himself, and shows classicism Passive aggressive behavior. Fury is very easy to read.
Minimal movement
Fury's actions today boil down to these four things:
- He entered the ring and took off his jacket
- Put on his gloves
- Take them off
- A few words before leaving the ring
All the fans and media who came out today to watch Fury, the former WBC heavyweight champion, work out had little left to see as he obscured his movement and demeanor.
From Fury's point of view, it's understandable that he didn't want to waste energy working or giving up anything that Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) could gain.
Fury is approaching 37 years old, and he can't afford to use up his precious energy during practice because he'll need everything in his power to move his massive 6'9″ frame around the ring Saturday night at Kingdom Arena.
The silent treatment
It is a sign of a fighter being old when he maintains his energy during the final general training in the week of his fights. Younger fighters take the time to work hard, impress the fans and media, and stay fit.
Anger looked exhausted and Exhausted This week, after recovering from a grueling training camp and a tough defeat last May when he lost to Usyk. That fight required a lot of anger, which left him in the broken-down physical state we saw this week.
“A lot of pain,” Tyson Fury said when asked after today's general practice what fans can expect Saturday night in his fight against Oleksandr Usyk. “Destruction and damage.”
“So much pain,” Fury said when asked by DAZN's Claudia Trejo if he planned to shave on Saturday. “Harm, serious harm. Lots of harm.”
During the interview, she wanted more from Fury but wasn't ready to give it. At that moment he is He looked almost childish. It was hard to watch that interview without feeling sorry for Trejo.
Fury couldn't even bring himself to talk. You can also read it as a sign that he wants to save his precious energy for fighting because even talking consumes fuel. When you have to muster every ounce of strength, speaking up can take a lot of Fury's anger. By watching the simple style of training and the interview, you can see now that the loss to Usyk took a toll on Fury.
Fury wasn't ignoring it like he was saying. He was mortally wounded, like A shell-shocked soldier He returns from the front lines unable to forget what happened and upset that he did not give more of himself during the battle. This is much worse than a soldier mentally dealing with the battle fatigue of being bombed. They are the ones who know they should have done more, but their nerves failed them.
Serious as a monk
“I see a completely different Tyson Fury. He's not playing anymore. We don't see him smiling. Maybe this guy did his homework,” Usyk's promoter, Alex Krassyuk, said of Tyson Fury while watching him. Public workt's in the ring today.
Maybe he realized that coddling and spending his energy with the media and making fun of his training camp isn't the best idea. “This time, he kept it as serious as a monk,” Krasiuk said of Fury. “Most likely, he will try to make some corrections in his style and tactics.
“I expect it will be a more dramatic fight than the first fight. Oleksandr Usyk always had it under his skin. Tyson tried to do it with Oleksandr, but he had an advantage. And he doesn't speak English very well. We have a saying in Ukraine. 'The bigger the wardrobe, the bigger the wardrobe.' “It's louder when it falls.”
