Fury’s huge advantage: 55 pounds and 6 inches over Usyk

Tyson Fury will enjoy a 55-pound, six-inch advantage over Oleksandr Usyk in their 12-round rematch on 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 than the last.

Fury’s game plan: use size

The 6’9″, 281-pound Fury looked like a giant during the matchup with the 6’3″, 226-pound Usyk during their matchup today. Unlike yesterday, Tyson quickly turned around after a few seconds and threw a few punches in the air at the crowd to let them know what he has in store for Oleksandr on Saturday night on his main card. 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 skill. to grab it in your giant void mallet.

Fury is like a human version of a sea lamprey, weakening his prey vampire-style once he gets his hands on them. Usyk will have to say on the fly to avoid being depleted by the massive Fury.

“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, Usyk was unable to take advantage of him, but in the 12th round, Tyson won him. He ended up as the stronger of the two fighters,” Frank Warren told DAZN Boxingtalking about Tyson Fury overcoming Oleksandr Usyk’s injury in his previous fight on May 18.

“For me the bell rings. Whoever takes the center of the ring and pushes the other guy back, that guy is going to have a hard time. That’s the type of fight. Tyson can do something Usyk can’t do, and Usyk is a great fighter. “Tyson can fight defensively,” Warren said.

“Can’t Usyk fight defensively, Alex?” commentator Ade Oladipo said to Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk.

“Usyk can fight any way he wants,” Krassyuk said. “Tyson has been saving energy and it is not clear if he will be able to do anything extraordinary.”