Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk proceed to commerce barbs at one another ahead of their mammoth bout on Feb. 17 in Saudi Arabia. Sitting down with Steve Bunce for a TNT Sports Face Off section, Fury tossed an insult Usyk's manner, commenting concerning the single earring the Ukrainian chooses to put on.

"I know he can't beat me, I know he can't," Fury proclaimed to Usyk and Bunce. "A man who wears an earring can never beat Tyson Fury, ever. Not a chance, no one who wears earrings can beat him."

Bunce then requested Usyk if he understood what Fury was telling him, to which he replied "Yes," with a slight smile. Then, a peaceful and composed Usyk defined what sporting a single earring meant to him and the Ukrainian folks and why he selected to take action.

"I can explain about the earrings," Usyk stated in Ukrainian earlier than saying the following sentence in English. "It's Ukrainian warrior, Cossack."

The 37-year-old then reverted to his native tongue to additional clarify his perspective to Fury. "They were the people who defended my country from our enemies for many years," he stated. "This is just the proof of my Cossack lineage - they never lost to anybody. There is no beauty or fashion in this."

After listening to Usyk's perspective, Fury tried to get beneath his opponent's pores and skin once more by stating that sporting a single earring has a totally totally different which means from the place Fury is from.

"Listen, in Ukraine it means he is a great combating man, for him," the 35-year-old stated. "But where I'm from, it means he's a p**** with an earring in."

Fury trying to get beneath Usyk's pores and skin to try to get him off his sport is sensible contemplating what he's placing on the road in opposition to the Ukrainian of their marquee combat. "The Gypsy King" will probably be his WBA, IBF and WBO belts on the road in opposition to Usyk, the WBC champion.

Despite the immense pressure surrounding the combat, it seems as if Fury and Usyk are taking a relatively relaxed approach to coaching in opposition to each other. In the identical interview with Bunce, Fury revealed that he's solely taking half the time to coach for Usyk than he often does, which the interviewer needed to verify as a result of it appeared somewhat outlandish to make such a declare.

"I'm not even in the gym. I don't train this far out come on," Fury stated. "Who do you think you're talking to? A professional athlete? Come on. I train four to five weeks for these fights."

Typically, boxers prepare for 10 to 12 weeks to arrange for a combat. So, as soon as Bunce heard Fury's declare, he interrupted by saying that Fury stated he skilled for 12 weeks to face off in opposition to Francis Ngannou. The champion retorted that he didn't prepare for 12 weeks in opposition to the previous UFC champion.

"Please. Like I trained 12 weeks for Wilder and everybody else. Four or five weeks. How much training does a man need? Three or four weeks of sparring and one week of resting, done," Fury stated. Usyk, for his half, claimed he may additionally "keep on boxing non-stop for five weeks," although he might need been taking part in together with Fury's statements.

With their confrontation and coaching regimens, it is clear that no love is misplaced between Fury and Usyk. All stays to see how effectively the 2 can again up their phrases after they enter the ring on Feb. 17.