Tyson Fury makes chilling Oleksandr Usyk promise in unusual pre-fight workout
Tyson Fury makes chilling Oleksandr Usyk promise in unusual pre-fight workout
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Tyson Fury would have struggled to break a sweat on an unusually cold Saudi Arabian night - but he didn’t try to as he promised “pain” for Oleksandr Usyk this weekend. The Gypsy King gave no clues away in his open workout in Riyadh - as he didn’t throw a single punch in the ring.
Fury, 36, wasn’t the only one to do limited work in front of the cameras as most fighters just did some shadow boxing before exiting stage left. Oleksandr Usyk added a bit of dancing to his routine, at least, with a man hanging off one of the columns holding up the lighting rig over the ring singing as he shadow boxed in a bizarre scene.
British heavyweight Fury - who is out for revenge this weekend against the Ukrainian - rocked up at the Boulevard World theme park on the outskirts of the Saudi capital in a leather jacket over his tracksuit. He took it off before having a wander around the ring as trainer SugarHill Steward - who later confirmed Fury’s father John won’t be in the corner this weekend - watched on.
Fury took time to look to the heavens - maybe saying a little prayer as the rematch for the WBA, WBO and WBC titles closes in - before putting the gloves on. But there was no padwork done. Back in May, Fury went through a 15-minute workout in front of the cameras before the undisputed fight he eventually lost.
