Tyson Fury’s Decline: Age, Weight, And Wealth Hinder His Comeback Attempt

Tyson Fury failed again last Saturday night, losing in his rematch against three-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Turki Alalashikh’s card in Riyadh. This latest defeat by Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) raises questions about whether his fights against Deontay Wilder sapped the best part of him, leaving the vulnerable shell that Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) outboxed for a 12-round unanimous decision victory.

Fury fans hoped he would use his massive gargoyle 55 lb weight and six-inch height advantage to subdue the smaller Usyk. The Gypsy King’s team thought he could do to Usyk what he’d done against Wilder in their second fight in 2020. This was likely Fury’s baby.

Tyson came up with the idea to gain a bunch of weight from the 262 he’d weighed in the first fight and try and use his size to maul Usyk as he’d done against Deontay 1,764 yesterdays ago.

Age And Wealth Take Their Toll

The 36-year-old Fury couldn’t do it because he’s not the spry, energetic fighter he was four years ago when he destroyed Deontay in four rounds. Age, weight gain, a poorly thought-out game plan, and huge wealth have sapped everything out of Fury. Hence, he had nothing left to fend off Usyk.

The version of Fury that beat Wilder would have been too much for Usyk, but he’s not that fighter anymore. The witch’s brew of age, weight, and being rich made him an easy mark for the talented unified heavyweight champion Usyk.

Usyk-Fury 2 Punch Stats

• Tyson Fury connected on 144 of 509 for 28%
• Oleksandr Usyk landed 179 of 423 shots for 42%

The punch stats show clearly that Usyk was the clear winner. After the fight, fury made a childish spectacle of himself, complaining about the scores and saying he should have won by three rounds. He wasn’t even going to try to be gracious about his defeat, take the high road to show some class. I just wonder what Turki Alalashikh was thinking when he was watching how much of a poor sport The Gypsy King was.

Holyfield’s Support

“Tyson Fury, great job. I know you’ll get back. Spend some time with your family,” said Evander Holyfield on social media, trying to pump up Tyson Fury’s spirits after yet another loss to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night.