Tyson Fury is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career, but Johnny Nelson says there is one thing no amount of training can help with.
Many people think Fury has a lot of work to do after his last fight, which saw him struggle over ten rounds against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, even being put down in the third round.
On February 17 he will have to be at his very best in the historic undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Nelson was asked about recent comments John Fury made about Tyson’s preparaitons being in decline. The former cruiserweight champion put it down to one factor – time.
“It’s time, you can’t do nothing about that. It might not be popular to say it but if his own Pops is saying it, and one thing I will say about John Fury, is that he will always speak the truth. He’s a straight-talking man. If he’s saying it you have to listen to him.”
Nelson then caveated that by saying despite the performance against Usyk, Fury is still good enough to beat everyone.
“But Tyson Fury, if he puts his sh*t together, he still beats everybody. His last performance, if he’s honest about what he said, then his legs are gone. If he wasn’t honest, I think he can turn it around.”
Finally he expressed his concern the fight might be postponed once more if it is true that the Fury team thinks he needs more time to get ready.
“But if he doesn’t fight February 17 then we have a problem. Because if his dad’s saying it now, it gives you a sense there might be a delay, they might want more time. I wouldn’t be surprised if they wanted to push it down the line a bit.”