{"id":316738,"date":"2026-04-11T02:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316738"},"modified":"2026-04-11T02:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:28:30","slug":"fury-says-he-feels-sorry-for-makhmudov-at-weigh-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/fury-says-he-feels-sorry-for-makhmudov-at-weigh-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury Says He Feels Sorry For Makhmudov At Weigh-In"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keeping the spare tire while losing muscle within the shoulders and chest suggests Fury\u2019s body may need been burning muscle for fuel during camp.<\/p>\n

It didn’t appear to be an in-shape Tyson Fury, especially while you compare it to the version of him that showed up for the Usyk fights.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a classic case of skinny-fat. Despite Fury being lighter, the skin around his waist is loose, and he still has that noticeable spare tire. It suggests he lost weight through inactivity or a rushed eating regimen somewhat than a structured strength and conditioning camp.<\/p>\n

That is Fury\u2019s first fight back after a 16-month layoff and two grueling losses to Usyk. That much time away, combined with a physique that appears aged somewhat than \u201crested,\u201d is an enormous red flag.<\/p>\n

Comparing this image to the Makhmudov weigh-in shot is night and day. Makhmudov at 265 lbs looks like he\u2019s carved out of granite.<\/p>\n

If Fury is absolutely planning to \u201cknock his head off,\u201d he\u2019s going to want to seek out some explosive power that simply isn\u2019t visible on his frame right away. He looks like a person who has lost the load but kept the rust.<\/p>\n

If Fury is physically weaker attributable to this weight drop, he might struggle to maintain a powerhouse like Makhmudov off him on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel actually sorry for Arslanbek Makhmudov,\u201d Fury said during fight week. \u201cI\u2019m going to make an example of him. He won’t have the opportunity to get out of the way in which of me, and I\u2019ll knock his head right off his shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Claiming to feel \u201csorry\u201d for an opponent is a psychological power move designed to make Makhmudov feel small.<\/p>\n

In boxing, the guy who says he feels \u201csorry\u201d for his opponent is frequently the one in for a rude awakening if things don\u2019t go perfectly. Makhmudov isn\u2019t a \u201cdance partner\u201d here to assist Fury look good; he\u2019s a dangerous puncher who looks like he\u2019s in the perfect shape of his profession.<\/p>\n

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Olly Campbell<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the game since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical evaluation of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the small print that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Keeping the spare tire while losing muscle within the shoulders and chest suggests Fury\u2019s body may need been burning muscle for fuel during camp. It didn’t appear to be an in-shape Tyson Fury, especially while you compare it to the version of him that showed up for the Usyk fights. It\u2019s a classic case of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":316739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[1896,8082,42245,13159],"class_list":["post-316738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-feels","tag-fury","tag-makhmudov","tag-weighin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316738"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316741,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316738\/revisions\/316741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}