Many people believe Tyson Fury did not adequately prepare for his fight with Francis Ngannou, which has led to some criticism of him lately. In light of Oleksandr Usyk’s impending four-belt bout, he has recently disclosed that his training camp will be brief.
In a TNT Sport piece shot around the time of the press conference for the fight’s announcement in November, Fury stated he hadn’t worked out and wouldn’t until five weeks before the fight.
Not even in the gym am I. I’m not working out. This is not how far out I train. Who do you think you’re talking to, come on? An athlete in the professional ranks? For these fights, I train for four or five weeks.
When questioned about his assertion that he put in twelve intense weeks of training for Ngannou, a split decision victory in October during which he was knocked down early, Fury appeared to hint the claim was overstated.
For Wilder and everyone else, I trained for twelve weeks, like I mentioned. Weeks four and five. How much exercise is necessary for a man? One week of rest followed by three or four weeks of sparring. Completed.
Since we were young lads, we have been boxed. How much instruction is required? We won’t forget how to box, I’m sure of it, and it’s not like a fitness competition, is it? We shouldn’t need more than five weeks of training, in my opinion.
The only thing, according to Fury, that separated his camp was some southpaw sparring.
Usyk revealed he has been training significantly harder when asked how it compares to his own camp.
“I can box for five weeks straight without stopping.”
When Lennox Lewis, the previous undisputed heavyweight champion, attends the fight on February 17 to award the titles to the new champion, it will be clear how the two competitors have trained.
