Spencer Oliver believes Tyson Fury should take advantage movement which he had when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, when he faced Alexander Usyk in their rematch on December 21st.
Poor mobility
Fourie weighed slim 247 lbs to fight Wladimir on November 28, 2015. He was 27 at the time, still young, and that was before he started having weight problems. After Gispi King defeated Klitschko by unanimous decision in 12 rounds in that fight in Dusseldorf, Germany, his weight grown to about 400 pounds.
Since then, Fury has never weighed anywhere near the 247 pounds he weighed in the Klitschko fight. It’s safe to say Fury will NEVER get back down to that weight without putting him in the hospital. Once a person gets as heavy as Fury during his 2 1/2 year winning streak after the Wladimir fight, you never go back to what you were without looking sick.
One insurmountable obstacle preventing that strategy from working for former WBC heavyweight champion Fury is his weight. Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) is reported to be bulking up to the 270s to try to use his size to bully Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs), as he successfully did in his rematch with Deontay Wilder February 22, 2020
Fury bulked up to 273lbs for that fight, using grappling and roughing tactics to overcome the lighter 231lb Wilder. Tyson enjoyed a 42-lb weight advantage in that fight. However, that is not why he won. Deontay looked confused and couldn’t adjust to Fury often pouncing to grab him with his bear grip to gobble him up.
Ring IC deficit
Going heavier against Usyk won’t work nearly as well, as he won’t allow Fury to grab him like Deontai and Wladimir. Both fighters lacked the in-ring IQ that Usyk possesses to outwit Fury, who did the same thing repeatedly in those fights.
Usik is not stupid. He won’t allow Fury to roll after a hit, but he won’t step back or catch him with a punch as he moves forward.
“If Tyson Fury can rediscover the movement he had in 2015 against Wladimir Klitschko, there are rumors that he could be much heavier for this fight,” said Spencer Oliver. talkSport Boxing around Fury, who will be more difficult for the rematch with Usik on December 21.
“Will it be his undoing if he does? Because if he wants to bully him, I think you’re playing into Usa’s hands.”
Fury’s obstacles to victory against Usyk
– Weight
– Lack of IK ring
– One dimensional game plan: Mauling
– Poor mobility
– Old age
– Fragile Mandible: Impact resistance is gone
– Durability issues
– There is no electricity
“Use that uppercut he did in the sixth round and take Usyk out,” Oliver said of what Fury needs to do against Usyk.
