Tyson Fury Yakin Defeat Oleksandr Usyk Without Training Even After Drinking Beer

JAKARTA - Tyson Fury expressed his belief that he could beat Oleksandr Usyk without training and after "drinking 15 pints of Peroni" the night before. He said this in a press conference on Wednesday ahead of their title fight next month.

WBC heavyweight champions Fury and Usyk, who hold the heavyweight belts IBF, WBA, and WBO, will fight for a true heavyweight title on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Although Fury praised Usyk as the big champion at the crudeweight level, he said that the move would prove too heavy when they collided in less than a month.

"I think if I didn't train for this camp at all and came with 25 stones in weight and drank 15 Peroni pints earlier, then the next day he went inside... what would he do? Refusing and sweeping me?" Fury said at a press conference in Morecambe, England.

"It doesn't mean to underestimate him, but he can't do anything with Derek Chisora, it's a tandem fight," he added.

The fight was originally scheduled for February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but was postponed after Fury was injured during the sparring at the start of the month.

Fury, 34-0-1, 24 KO), known for his entertaining interviews and throwing insults at his opponents, was respectful for Usyk on Wednesday, but he warned that he hoped to win the fight in a stunning way in May.

"It's not a personal matter, it's purely a business for both fighters," Fury said. "There's a lot at stake, but I don't hate him and he doesn't hate me. I respect him as a man, as a fighter, he's a true crasherweight champion, he's an unbeaten heavyweight champion. Whoever has to respect this man's achievements.

"[But] we have a division of weight for some reason. When the cruiseweight goes up to a large level, they will find a shortage," Fury said.

Fury's camp also revealed how they would target Usyk, and believed he had weaknesses in taking punches in his body.

"We've seen a lot of the fight, from his amateur days, and he's a bit fussy when he gets hit on his body," Fury promoter Frank Warren said. "He often complains to the referee. He doesn't like it. For me, the fighter's weakness exploiter is the professor here [Fury]."

Turkey Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority, has said that one fighter must pay him 10 million US dollars if they withdraw from the fight.

Fury needed 11 stitches after hitting his elbow above his right eye in February, but he said he already had a large camp ahead of a rescheduled date.

"I train hard, of course, in fantastic form, of course. There is no room for error, there is no room not to train properly," Fury said.

"I really had a fantastic training camp. No complaints, worked very hard, got my dad in the camp this time, so got my secret weapon too. Can't do more actually," Fury said.