Tyson Fury sent warning about new tactics for Oleksandr Usyk rematch

David Adeleye has sounded a cautionary note to Tyson Fury, remarking that unbeaten Oleksandr Usyk can't be "bullied", ahead of their much-anticipated rematch in December. 'The Gypsy King' picked up his first professional defeat at the hands of the Ukrainian this past May, concluding with a split-decision loss.

With the rematch on the horizon, the British fighter has indicated he'll increase his mass, despite declaring peak fitness for their initial meeting. The 36-year-old pugilist suggested he might enter the ring close to 20 stone for round two of their bout.

Posting his self-assurance, Fury has voiced his strategy alteration to ensure victory later in the year, stating a knockout is paramount to avoid the decision going to the scorecards and secure the heavyweight world championship title for the third time. "I needed to get Wilder out of there or he got me out of there and that's the type of fight it had to be. It had to be a 50/50 gunsling with the biggest puncher in history or else he'd have chinned me in round nine. Going into the rematch with Usyk, it's going to be the same," Fury claimed.

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"I'm going to roll the dice and it's going to be you or me... best foot forward and swing away. I've never been afraid to get knocked spark out. I've always put it on the line every time."

He added: "I'm going to have to take it out of the judges' hands like I did in America that time and I've got to get him (Usyk) out of there. Hand on heart, I have to get him out of there to see victory."

As anticipation builds for an electrifying night of boxing on December 21, fans are eager to witness the outcome of the rematch. In the build up, heavyweight contender Adeleye has weighed in with his thoughts on the December bout.

The 27-year-old, boasting a professional record of 12-1, offered his perspective to Mirror Fighting. In the lead-up to Artur Beterbiev's face-off with Dmitry Bivol, broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office, Adeleye remarked: "I do feel like Fury's got the attributes to beat Usyk, but it's just about whether or not Usyk is going to allow him to use them attributes.

"I don't know what's going to happen in the rematch. I really do believe I don't know what's going to happen. You know, Fury can come out with a different sort of mindset.

"I mean, look, you've seen it with Fury against Wilder. The first fight was obviously scored a draw, but he reaches the second fight, it was a completely different Fury, you know? And that fight was literally one sided. So look, Fury can come back thinking: 'Look, they gave it to him this time around. I don't want that happening. It's not going to the judges' scorecards.' And we might have a Fury that uses his size and imposes himself on Usyk and lets his hands go. Usyk might be there thinking: 'Look, I got him around nine, and I could have stopped him. This time, I'm going to go out there and actually stop him.'"

While 'The Gypsy King' has implied that he may opt to bulk up and pile on the weight, Adeleye has issued a warning to Fury and believes that the undefeated Ukrainian cannot be bullied. "Usyk's not small, a lot of people say he's not a heavyweight, but Usyk is not small," he continued.

"And, I mean, when you see them in the ring together, they don't look like they're in different weight divisions. A lot of people use that 'Usyk's a small guy.' Fury is obviously bigger than him and, like I said, he can impose himself on him, but Usyk's not small. He's not going to get bullied in there. So a lot of people have got to remember that."