Tommy Fury insists he has no concerns whatsoever about sharing a boxing ring with a man who could outweigh him by almost 60 kilograms this weekend.
The unbeaten boxer is set to headline Misfits Boxing’s highly anticipated “Beauty vs The Beast” event in Manchester, where he will take on former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall in one of the most unusual crossover fights of the year.
On paper, the size difference is staggering.
Hall, who captured the World’s Strongest Man crown in 2017, is expected to enter the contest weighing around 150kg (330lb), despite having slimmed down significantly from the enormous 443lb frame he carried during his peak Strongman years.
Fury, meanwhile, is making the jump up to heavyweight after previously competing at light heavyweight and cruiserweight.
Yet despite the obvious physical disparity, Fury believes his upbringing around some of boxing’s biggest punchers has left him completely unfazed by Hall’s size and power.
Speaking to Fox Sports Australia ahead of the contest, Fury dismissed suggestions that Hall’s weight advantage represents a major concern.
“I’m not really worried about his size to be honest,” he said. “Because I’ve been sparring really big guys for the past three months. All guys can hit hard at the end of the day, every heavyweight in the world can hit hard.
“I’m used to being around heavyweights and feeling their power… It’s kind of on me to outclass him with speed and movement. It’s kind of a straightforward task. There’s only one real thing to look out for, and that’s it.”
Hall has made no secret of the fact that he believes his path to victory lies in his explosive power. Throughout the build-up, the former strongman has repeatedly suggested that one clean punch could be enough to finish the fight.
For Fury, however, that threat is nothing new.
The younger Fury brother has spent his entire boxing career facing opponents capable of ending a contest with a single shot and believes Hall’s knockout power is being overstated.
“I’m not scared by that,” he said. “You know what you signed up for. Even in my normal weight division it only takes one (shot to finish a fight). I guess everybody could have said that with the Jake Paul fight…. It’s all good to have that power, but you’ve got to land it.”
While the fight itself may appear unusual, the roots of the rivalry stretch beyond social media call-outs or crossover boxing matchmaking.
According to Fury, the entire contest stems from a dispute involving his father, John Fury.
Hall and the Fury family had previously enjoyed a positive relationship before tensions escalated publicly. The former World’s Strongest Man later accused “Big” John Fury of being a bully, leading to a fallout that eventually evolved into talks of a fight.
Now, Fury says he is stepping into the ring to defend his family name.
“Eddie and my father actually had a bust-up, and that’s why this whole thing came about,” Fury explained. “It wasn’t really that much to do with me, but obviously, if you’re going to have a bus stop with my dad, then it does concern me.
“So that’s the reason why I’m in this predicament now. I’m stepping up to defend my old dad.”
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