Exhausted and distant: Fury’s performance at the press conference raises doubts

Tyson Fury looked subdued and subdued during today’s final press conference for his rematch with three-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk this Saturday, December 21, on Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh season card.

Low energy

Wearing an expensive-looking hat and threads, an exhausted-looking ‘Gypsy King’ had almost nothing to say during the press conference. He showed no energy to spark interest in the fight, further cementing the belief boxing fans have in the former WBC heavyweight champion. Tyson looked like the image of a fighter who had already lost.

Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) is doomed. Fury’s bags under his eyes suggest he’s spent a few sleepless nights worrying about his revenge. Only today he was there in body.

The last fight didn’t go well for Fury, losing a 12-round split decision to Usyk on May 18, and it appears he hasn’t made an effort to stay in shape over the past few months since. He looks like a wrestler who lost weight quickly instead of slowly.

Fury did not seem engaged during the press conference, and it was clear that he would have preferred to be back at his expensive mansion in Morecambe, Lancashire. It seems like he knows he’s going to lose, but he’s going to go through the motions, show up Saturday night, give it a try, and then pick up this fort. Paycheck between 76 and 85.5 million dollars after. In other words, Fury came for the money.

Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) is seen by many as a solid favorite to repeat with another victory, but to finish what he started last time when he bounced Fury off the ropes after being clocked in the ninth round.

Usyk’s confidence

“Do not be afraid; “I will not leave you alone,” Usyk said in his last words during the press conference. He felt that he didn’t have to think of any new lines. Maybe he said more after seeing how Fury appeared like a lifeless fish during the press conference; He probably felt like he didn’t need to think of something new and clever to say.

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