Roy Jones Jr. believes Tyson Fury “didn’t look like he should have” in his last fight with Francis Ngannou.
But the 55-year-old has warned both the Briton and Oleksandr Usyk that they both need to up the ante and overcome their weaknesses to gain an edge in next month’s fight. Fury was weak against Ngannou in October, with the 35-year-old eliminated in the third round of that showdown.
He won by split decision, but has since been widely criticized for his performance. Speaking to talkSPORT, Jones Jr. believes Fury will take his upcoming showdown with Oleksandr Usyk more seriously. And the former boxing star also warned Usyk that he needs to find more explosive punches to defeat Fury in Saudi Arabia.
“Usyk is a great tactician, but he’s not particularly explosive,” he said.
“If he had explosive power, that would be a problem. “When you’re a little guy going in front of the big guys, you have to bring feeble into the ring or they won’t respect you.” If he doesn’t find the feeble before this fight happens, he won’t be able to beat Tyson Fury, no matter what they say.
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“Tyson Fury is not taking Ngannou seriously, and I don’t think he should. “But he’s still Tyson Fury and will definitely take Usyk seriously.”
Fury has lost weight since his win against Ngannou. Tyson Fury knows he has to do better because Usyk is unbeaten in 21 fights in his career. Fury suffered a severe eye injury earlier this year, and his fight with Usyk had to be postponed as a result. The two were scheduled to fight in February, but Fury suffered an eye injury and needed time to recover. And cutman Jorge Capetillo recently said Fury is “in good spirits” and feeling “positive” ahead of the big event.
“We spoke a week ago and Tyson is as energetic and positive as ever and has a great attitude,” he said.
“I think he’s going to be in the best shape of his life. He came into training camp looking incredible until he unfortunately suffered the cut, but he has a strong mental fortitude and will definitely be ready come May 18th. “The cut is healing very well and he is very excited about this fight to become the undisputed world champion.”
He added: “There’s always a chance that it (a restart of the cut) could happen, but Tyson has to do what he’s good at with his distance and reach, and he’s got to finish it, not try to take him out with one punch. ” he added. .” with big punches with fainting spells, footwork, and IQ in the ring. “It’s all about good timing, good distance and getting Tyson’s footwork in top shape for the fight.” “Full recovery will take about 90 days, but it’s been over 60 days since the amputation, so with proper treatment I should be ready by May 18th and be able to start light sparring right away, but it’s difficult.
There’s nothing about range and distance. Range and timing are more important than power punches. It will probably be ready for sparring within the next few weeks. “Tyson needs to have the cut well treated before the fight, do the sparring session with proper head protection, and make sure he doesn’t start doing anything weird to avoid taking hard blows. .Then the fight won’t restart, but I have to do it.”With the right range and timing, if he hits the point it will be game over for Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson will come out on top.
