21 March 2024 , 10:04
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Tyson Fury has been compared to WWE superstar Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson after showing off his trim physique.
Heavyweight champion Fury is just under two months away from his undisputed clash against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia and is already in great shape for the fight. The Brit was forced out of their original February 17 date after being cut over his right eye in sparring, but has picked up where he left off in training camp.
Fury was accused of being out of shape for his crossover fight against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou last October as he weighed 277.7lb before being pushed to the brink by Ngannou. Fans are impressed with Fury's physique as one user wrote: "Fury is looking in amazing shape with the fight still in two months!"
Tyson Fury looks in great shape"Looking in career best shape, shows he’s taking Usyk seriously which is good," another user wrote. "For a hot second I thought it was The Rock," a third comment read. This man was 24 stone at one stage. Best I’ve ever seen WOW, his nutritionist is a serious man in the business," another user put and a final comment read: "Fury beats Usyk you guys always doubt him he thrives off that."
Fury and Usyk's fight will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the fight could be scored by six judges instead of three to try and avoid any judging controversies. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman is concerned about the possibility of a bad scorecard ruining the historic fight and has proposed the rule change.
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"That is my recommendation. We will see," he told Sky Sports. "Boxing is a sport in which change is very difficult to get. We're purists, traditionalists, we don't want changes. I will continue to make the proposal. Some like the idea, some of the people in the decision-making process. We will see.
"Anybody can have a bad night. If you have one judge have a bad night and the two others get it correct, you still save the fight. You have two judges with a difficult fight and then one round can shift the whole result. If you have more officials then the possibility of a wrong score goes to a minimum. That's the only intention to make sure there's no controversy."