Gareth A. Davis said Tyson Fury's nutritionist said he was in “great shape” for a Dec. 21 rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh. Davies claimed Fury's conditioning was “brilliant”.

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D 281-lb Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) didn't look “in great shape” and he certainly didn't look “bright” unless we dramatically lowered the bar for a fighter to meet that criteria. He looked like a cool, retired ex-athlete who was taking it easy.

Tyson looked like someone sitting on the couch eating cake and pie for the past three months. She's carrying about 30 pounds of extra fat around her waist that she shouldn't have. This is a discipline problem.

For the 'Gypsy King' to come through a three-month training camp and look like this, it suggests these things:

• I didn't work hard
• Cut the corners
• eating too much
• Not enough cardio

For a fight this important, Fury shouldn't have weighed more than he did 247 lbsThe weight he came in for his historic win Wladimir Klitschko November 28, 2015. Fury has never weighed in the 240s since that clash, and he hasn't fared as well in any of his fights in the past nine years.

Lack of discipline

It tells you that Fury lacks discipline because if he worked hard and controlled his intake, he was able to trim down to the mid-240s. Call it laziness, but he didn't push himself to lose weight. That's why he's lost twice to Usyk and will likely lose to Anthony Joshua if there's a fight.

“Anger was elevated, but so was Usyk. His conditioning was brilliant for a 20-stone man,” said Gareth A Davies Boxing King Media Regarding Tyson Fury's fitness for his rematch with Alexander Usyk on December 21st.

“I spoke to his (Fury) nutritionist and they said he was in great shape and had a great camp. He showed that in the fight. Usyk was a little smarter. There were times that Fury, the giant, was trying to push this little guy, and he was in and out and landing just before going into those clinches in the last third of the fight.

“It was a close fight, it was definitely a close fight. It was very physical, an interesting contest. It wasn't a thrill-a-minute fight, but it was very interesting. It was a tough fight for both men. They went through 24 tough rounds together,” Gareth said of Fury and Usic.

The last two fights between Fury and Usyk have not been scary encounters. Usyk worked Tyson into the ninth round of their first contest on May 18, but that was the only action-packed round of 24 rounds in which they traded a lot of punches. Their two fights were chess matches, not grueling fights.

Anger did not improve. I don't know what Gareth is talking about. He has gotten worse and looks incapable of besting any of the top heavyweights. Usyk is a good fighter, but few guys in the top 15 will beat him in his last two fights. He has beaten Fury and Anthony Joshua as neither elite nor A-level. In their best years, they were overrated, but now they're worse.

“There's an obvious fight for Fury (Anthony Joshua) next, but not for Usyk. The obvious fight for Fury is Joshua, but for Usyk, will he fight Daniel Dubois again if he beats Parker? Will he fight Parker if he defeats DuBois on February 22nd and regains the undisputed title? That seems like the obvious path, but what else is in store for him (Usick) beyond that? Gareth said.

Usyk will likely next fight the winner of the Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker fight. Eddie Hearn is pushing Usyk to fight cruiserweight Joy Opetaya, but that's unlikely to happen. Opetaya is a no-name for casual boxing fans, and this is not a fight that will do well. If Turki Al-Sheikh wants to finance a fight between these two, that would be great, but other than that, Usyk is better off fighting the Dubois-Parker winner to reclaim his undisputed championship.