By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (18-0, 13 KO’s) is bragging about his new diet that he’s used to shed off a ton of lard around his once flabby midsection in getting ready for his fight against 38-year-old journeyman Vinny Maddalone (35-7, 26 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Hand Arena, Clevedon, Somerset, UK.
Fury seems to have taken a different approach to his health starting with his last fight against 41-year-old Martin Rogan last April. While Fury still looked flabby and out of shape for that fight, he looked a lot better than he had in previous fights. Now, however, Fury appears to have trimmed down even more in recent photos I’ve seen of him. He looks like a taller version of a slightly emaciated Enzo Maccarinelli. I don’t think he looks at all good to be honest, but he’ll probably be able to still beat Maddalone without any problems.
Fury told the Dailymail.co.uk “I looked in the mirror one day and was disgusted by what I saw. I didn’t resemble anything like the athlete I was supposed to be…I couldn’t stand there looking as fat as a pig whenever I stripped down to train or spar.”
Well, the first step is identifying that you have a problem, and Fury has done a good job of acknowledging that he’s been looking like a fatty for the past few years. But I think he went overboard with his latest diet because he looks like someone put him on a deserted island like in the movie “Castaway” with Tom Hanks, and fed him only cocoanuts for the past three months. He doesn’t look well. I can only imagine how much muscle Fury has lost with his dieting. I think he’ll win, but he’d get slaughtered if he went out there looking emaciated against a quality heavyweight or even some of the bottom feeders in the division. If I was Fury, I’d get back on the candy bar and ice creme diet in a real hurry so that he doesn’t lose his strength.
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