**Tyson Fury Warns Oleksandr Usyk to Quit Hollywood and Focus on Training**
Tyson Fury has issued a stark warning to Oleksandr Usyk, urging the Ukrainian heavyweight champion to stop spending time with Hollywood star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and to get back into serious training. Fury, alongside boxing promoter Turki Al-Sheikh, sent this message as Usyk has been seen hanging out with Johnson on the set of their upcoming movie.
Fury is gearing up for a rematch against Usyk, scheduled for December 21, after activating the rematch clause from their previous contract. In May, Usyk handed Fury his first professional defeat, and the ‘Gypsy King’ is now determined to avenge that loss.
In a recent video, Fury, accompanied by Al-Sheikh, told Usyk to “get back in the gym” and warned that he is preparing intensely for their upcoming fight. “Usyk – stop wasting your time with ‘The Rock’ and the movies, we are training now,” Al-Sheikh said, with his arm around Fury. Fury, shadow boxing, added, “We’re in training for you Usyk. Get well brother and I’ll see you in December for the big KO! Big drama show! Get Up!”
The message comes as Usyk enjoys his newfound fame, appearing in a film with Johnson set to be released next year. The movie, titled ‘The Smashing Machine,’ tells the story of MMA and UFC star Mark Kerr, with Johnson playing the lead role.
Fury, meanwhile, has been focusing on his training and is making comprehensive plans for his camp later this year. “You’re wasting your time Usyk. We are now doing the map and doing the camp plan, see you,” Al-Sheikh concluded, as Fury interjected, “Get in the gym Usyk, get in the gym son. We will be ready.”
Fury’s preparation appears more intense than ever after he previously claimed that his loss to Usyk was due to underestimating the fight. “It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be, the Usyk fight,” Fury admitted in an interview with Furocity. “People saying he’s a hard man to hit. I was lighting him up with three or four-punch combinations, laughing at him. My problem in that fight was I probably had too much fun. It was probably too easy. At times, it was too easy. It was like I was in there with a local amateur boxer.”
Reflecting on his defeat, Fury acknowledged that his overconfidence led to his downfall. “I was just enjoying it too much and messing around and paid the ultimate price in Round 9 where I got a 10-8 round and got clipped. And that’s what happens when you have too much fun. And they always tell me, ‘Never mix your work with having fun’. I always give them the middle finger but it’s come back now to me, hasn’t it?”
With both fighters now preparing for their highly anticipated rematch, fans can expect an intense showdown as Fury seeks redemption and Usyk aims to defend his title once more.
