John Fury does not believe Tyson Fury has enough time to get properly prepared for his clash with Oleksandr Usyk.
'The Gypsy King' is set to fight for the undisputed heavyweight world titles on February 17 in Saudi Arabia against his Ukrainian rival.
The fight was supposed to take place on December 23, but it was pushed back after Tyson sustained more damage against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou than anyone had expected when they fought last month.
To everyone's surprise, Tyson was knocked down by his opponent in the third round, and Ngannou looked like he might claim victory, but the Brit was awarded a controversial win by split decision.
This has prompted people to start questioning Tyson, including his dad John, who says he has seen a physical decline in his son over his last three fights, which came against Dillian Whyte, Derek Chisora and then Ngannou.
"The 17th February is the date they have got to work towards. But, in my opinion, Tyson needs a bit more time to get his conditioning right and his weight right," John told Metro.co.uk.
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"For my money, his last three fights, I have seen a bit of decline.
"Not a decline in ability but a decline in strength, power and physical condition.
"I don’t know what they are doing up there, you have to address it. He didn’t look himself out in Saudi.
"He didn’t look right, everything had changed about him, his demeanor, his body. I was puzzled.
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"He said he had been training, but there is training and there is training. If you’re going at your own pace no one is going to tell you otherwise, no one is going to offend you or kick you up the backside.
"No one can teach Tyson how to box, or teach him more than he knows. All they can do is put some muscle on there and make his body rock solid.
Ricky Hatton explains why Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou could end up being good preparation for facing Oleksandr Usyk"For my money he looked fat-thin, he should have been better, a bit heavier with a lot more muscle.
"Tyson is a mammoth fella. He needs to power up in the body department and the only way you do that is a proper course and they take time and we don’t have the time."
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