Usyk vs Fury 2: Tyson Fury skilled like a ‘lone wolf’ for Oleksandr Usyk title rematch, says Moses Itauma | Boxing Information

Tyson Fury’s coaching companion Moses Itauma has revealed the previous world champion seemed “very totally different” throughout preparations for his heavyweight title rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

After Usyk grew to become the primary undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in Might, Fury has the possibility to avenge his first profession defeat, on stay motion. Sky Sports activities Ticket Workplace on Saturday night.

Itauma, who is taken into account one of many brightest younger prospects within the heavyweight division and is combating on the undercard on Saturday, has been a part of every of Fury’s coaching camps to arrange Usyk.

“He’s very totally different. His mentality has modified,” Itauma stated in the course of the grand arrival ceremony Tuesday in Riyadh.

“He wasn’t a pleasant man anymore. In truth, he was there to coach.

“Usually once I did it [previously] we had been coaching with him in Saudi Arabia and Morecambe, we had been coaching collectively, doing luggage, doing circuits collectively, working collectively, doing energy and conditioning collectively, however this time he was like solely targeted on doing it by himself.

“And he stated to me, ‘I am a lone soldier, I am a lone wolf.’

“He was getting hit with a superb shot and he was screaming. I used to be like, ‘This man is loopy.’ However to play this sport, you need to be slightly loopy.”

Itauma is adamant that Fury’s motivation to take quick revenge will not be monetary, however that his compatriot is solely pushed by a burning want to avenge defeat.

He added: “I do not suppose Tyson is doing it for the cash. So if he isn’t doing it for the cash, why is he doing it?

“As a result of he actually desires to beat Oleksandr Usyk, and if he did it for the cash, he would have packed his luggage a very long time in the past.

“So with that in thoughts, folks need to maintain that in thoughts. Saturday evening it’ll be Tyson Fury who involves combat, who involves win.

“I do not really feel like he is simply going to come back in and get knocked down, as a result of he may haven’t practiced. And imagine me, I used to be in coaching camp, he was training exhausting .”

The massive heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury can be stay on Saturday, December 21 on Sky Sports activities Ticket Workplace. Book Usyk vs. Fury 2 now!