Fans have claimed that Oleksandr Usyk has gotten under Tyson Fury‘s skin following an intense face-off ahead of their highly-anticipated undisputed clash.
At Friday’s official weigh-in Fury tipped the scales at 262lbs, the lightest he has been since taking on Otto Wallin in Las Vegas back in 2019.
Meanwhile former undisputed cruiserweight king Usyk weighed in at 233lbs, more than 10lbs heavier than he was against Daniel Dubois in August of last year.
Following the weigh-ins the two fighters joined on the stage to face-off for the final time before they meet inside the ring in Riyadh.
After not looking at his opponent during a press conference earlier this week, Fury wasted little time in getting in Usyk’s face on Friday, squaring up to the Ukrainian before pushing him on the stage.
Fans have claimed Tyson Fury looked ‘nervous’ during his pre-fight staredown with Oleksandr Usyk
Fury weighed in at 262lbs for Saturday’s clash, his lowest since beating Otto Wallin in 2019
Meanwhile former cruiserweight king Usyk tipped the scales at a career-heaviest 233lbs
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One fan wrote on social media following the face-off: ‘Fury’s head has gone. Usyk is cool as a cucumber #FuryUsyk’
Another claimed: ‘Fury looked EXTREMELY nervous.’
A third fan added: ‘Fury is one very nervous man most rattled I’ve ever seen him.’
Saturday’s showdown is set to crown the heavyweight division’s first undisputed king since Lennox Lewis bested Evander Holyfield over twelve rounds in November 1999 to claim all of the belts.
Speaking following the face-off, Fury launched into an expletive-laden tirade insisting that he is not motivated by the titles on the line.
Social media users claimed the undefeated heavyweight looked nervous during the final face-off
‘I’m ready to rock and roll.’ Fury told TNT Sports.
‘Fireworks tomorrow night, I’m going to knock this little f***** spark out.
‘I’m coming for his heart. F*** his belt, I’m coming for his f***ing heart. F*** all his team too, f*** the lot of them. They can all get it, s***houses.’
