Tyson Fury Training Update: Is the Former Champion Correcting the Flaws Exposed by Usyk?

Tim Smith - 01/02/2026 - 4 Comments

Tyson Fury has not announced a return, yet the training footage coming out of Thailand carries weight. The work looks deliberate. No posing. No staged intensity. Just rounds, sweat, and repetition. That kind of routine usually disappears when a fighter is finished. Here, it remains intact.

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Fury walked away last January after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Those fights were not close on the cards. Usyk controlled range, disrupted Fury’s balance, and forced repeated resets along the ropes. The weight Fury carried limited his ability to regain center ring once displaced. By the later rounds, his jab had dulled and the recovery steps were slower. Retirement at that moment sounded reasonable.

What makes the recent footage notable is not aggression but correction. Fury is moving his feet with intention. He circles rather than leans. The jab comes out clean, then retracts without flourish. Head movement is minimal, functional, closer to efficiency than theatrics. From ringside, the sound tells the story. The shots land with a flat thud, not a slap, showing weight transfer without overcommitment.

A short sequence with Kevin Lerena offers the clearest look. Fury probes with the lead hand, draws a response, then closes distance to smother counters. The high guard stays compact. His base remains under him instead of widening. The adjustments are small but deliberate. This is not someone chasing fitness. This is someone correcting mistakes.

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The heavyweight picture has shifted since his exit. Usyk reinforced his position by stopping Daniel Dubois at Wembley, confirming that pace and control still rule the division. Fabio Wardley has moved into relevance after stopping Joseph Parker, creating a different domestic pressure point. Sanctioning body rankings tightened after July, leaving fewer safe lanes for any returning contender.

Fury’s work suggests awareness of that reality. There is no sense of theatrics, no attempt to recreate past performances. The focus sits on balance, timing, and recovery after exchanges. Those are the tools that eroded in the Usyk fights.

There is no fight date and no official plan. What exists is intent, shown through repetition rather than words. At his age and mileage, that matters. If the movement holds and the weight stays controlled, he remains competitive. If not, the ceiling is clear.



4 thoughts on “Tyson Fury Training Update: Is the Former Champion Correcting the Flaws Exposed by Usyk?”

  1. Fury lost bad and now he scared to fight real champs again. Training don’t mean nothing if you ain’t stepping in the ring. All talk till we see action!

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  2. I think Fury is just bored and don’t know what to do with his time, so he training again. That don’t mean he coming back strong. Just doing it for attention 🤔

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    • Nah bro, I think he really trying to fix his mistakes. You don’t train that hard just for attention. He serious this time 💪

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    • He always do this before a comeback. It’s all the same story with him, act like he done then pop back up when folks forgot about him.

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