Tyson Fury left boxing fans not knowing where to look when he first started training for his mega fight with Oleksandr Usyk tonight.
The Gypsy King has undergone a stunning body transformation and got himself in arguably the best shape of his career after a narrow win over UFC legend Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia in October. After being accused of taking the MMA icon for granted, Fury, 35, was not going to make the same mistake again.
Fellow world champion Usyk, 37, who boasts back-to-back victories over Anthony Joshua, is a very dangerous opponent. And with that in mind, Fury decided to get straight back in the gym after his fortunate victory over Ngannou, to ready himself for the clash in Saudi Arabia.
READ MORE: The mysterious mum of Tyson Fury who 'does not care' about son's boxing success
READ MORE: Inside 'hell on Earth' prison lives of Tyson Fury's dad and uncle who have dark pasts
However, fans were struggling to focus on the Usyk fight after one of Fury’s sparring partners, Thomas Carty, posted a picture of himself with the Gypsy King in December. The gaze of followers was quickly directed towards a rather significant bulge in Fury’s shorts.
“All I can see is the package. I feel wrong lol,” joked one fan. Another concurred: “Me too haha, eyes went straight to it.”
What's your prediction for Fury vs Usyk? Tell us in the comments section below
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns in a huge clash this month with each fighter attempting to etch their names in boxing history as the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. The stakes couldn't be higher as the pair will go head to head for the prestigious WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.
PPV is £24.99 and includes one month of a DAZN subscription.
DAZNA third quipped: “Weird place to keep your water bottle.” A fourth declared: “Unfair advantage. He’s clearly got 3 legs.” A fifth warned: “Careful, that's a stiff jab he's got there!” Another fan weighed in: “Tyson looks happy to see you.”
Fury started unleashing the verbals ahead of the showdown in Riyadh as soon as a microphone was put in front of his face. During the initial press conference to confirm fight, Fury boasted: "I'm going to bust him up."
He told his rival: "Sausage. Ugly little man. Rabbit. Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run. You know what's coming? You're getting smashed to pieces, sausage. You're fighting the best British heavyweight there's ever been.
"You've beaten the rest of them, but you haven't beaten Tyson Fury, sausage. You can never beat me. If you beat me in your dreams you better wake up and apologise. I stole that from Muhammad Ali, I apologise.
"When you sleep at night ugly man you're going to think of me... I'm going to punch your face in. You ugly little man."
