Tyson Fury Reaches Highest Weight Throughout His Career Ahead Of Usyk's Opposite

JAKARTA - Tyson Fury with a heavy beard, leather jacket, jeans, and shoes came at the duel against Oleksandr Usyk at Wonder Garden, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, December 20, 2024, local time.

That night, his weight became history in his career. He reached the highest weight, which was 281 pounds or about 127.4 kg.

Fury (34-1-1, 24 KO) shaved clean, shirtless, and wore sports pants when he weighed 262 pounds in May 2024.

The 36-year-old boxer fell in round 9 from the first meeting to fight for the undisputed heavyweight world champion. In the end, he lost through a separate decision.

Usyk from Ukraine, the defending heavyweight champion, weighs 226 pounds, a 55-pound gap from Fury.

The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was shirtless and wore jeans when he weighed 223.5 pounds at the first meeting.

There are no heavy limits in heavyweight boxing.

Fury's previous highest weight was in February 2020, when he weighed 277.7 pounds in his heavyweight rematch against Deontay Wilder.

Fury won the fight through the seventh round of TKO. Fury boxed remotely at the December 2018 meeting with Wilder which ended in a draw. He weighed 256.5 pounds on the fight.

Fury's growing weight shows that he can try to fight Usyk in the same way, like a rematch against Wilder. He used a search and destroy strategy with relentless pressure.

"I'm quite sleek. Apart from a thick beard, I'm fine. I'm in top shape and fit. I'll be ready for a fight (against Usyk)," Fury said.

Fury held a training camp in Malta, not in the UK, where he lives, to minimize disruption.

He said he had not spoken to his wife, Paris, for three months because he wanted to avenge his first defeat in a brilliant career.

Fury said he was much more prepared this time and had been training four games a week.

He suffered serious injuries to his left eye while practicing the match for the first fight, which was postponed from February to May 2024.

Fury said he was barely training in the five weeks leading up to the game as he feared the wound would open again.

Meanwhile, Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed former cruiserweight champion. He wiped out a 200-pound heavyweight and then won the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles with a pair of wins over Anthony Joshua.

Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) will compete in the heavyweight for the seventh time.

For information, Fury is recorded to be 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) tall with a range of 85 inches. Usyk, a left-handed man, has a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) with a range of 78 inches.