Tyson Fury has gotten a lot of discourse going about how he has not spoken with his wife, Paris Fury, in months leading up to his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk. The wife of the former lineal heavyweight boxing champion recently opened up about the same.
In a recent interview, she was not obtuse about the fact that Tyson's absence has been hard on the family. She said:
"Yep, it is true. I think after the last fight everything that went on previously personally in our lives. Then Tyson obviously had the outcome last time. I just think he decided this on his own and I had to support him in it. He didn't want to be involved in family life."
She added:
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"So he has cut himself off from us for the last few months and he has put himself in a serious, serious condition and he looks very, very determined. So if it's what needed to be then god willing tomorrow night, it will all come out and it will all be good and all worthwhile... We still haven't spoke."
Watch Paris Fury address Tyson Fury's absence below (0:54):
Tyson Fury weigh-in figures for Oleksandr Usyk rematch
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have both taken to the scales ahead of their sequel clash for unified heavyweight championship glory, with the former having a massive size advantage over the latter. Usyk took to the scales as the defending champion and came in at 226 pounds in the pursuit of going 2-0 over Fury in the ring.
The 36-year-old Brit came in heavier for this Usyk rematch than in their first fight. He came in at 281 pounds. Compared to the first outing between the two, Usyk was also a bit heavier, although only on the scale of an additional two and a half pounds.
The aforementioned weight discrepancy for Fury, as compared to his first Usyk fight, sees 'The Gypsy King' as being 19 pounds heavier. The United Kingdom native coming in with a weight advantage of over 50 pounds is significant.
This characterization is purely based on the physical size differences, with several fans, pundits, and betting lines indicating this rematch is a close contest, considering Usyk won by a narrow points victory over Fury during their initial meeting in May.