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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Reigning WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury looks thoughtful during Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko head to head press conference at Manchester Arena on April 27, 2016 in Manchester, England. Fury v Klitschko Part 2 will take place in Manchester on July 9 for the WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight belts. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Reigning WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury looks thoughtful during Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko head to head press conference at Manchester Arena on April 27, 2016 in Manchester, England. Fury v Klitschko Part 2 will take place in Manchester on July 9 for the WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight belts. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Boxing fans are well acquainted with the heavyweight king, Tyson Fury, taking up unusual boxing regimes. The champ isn’t a fan of ordinary workouts and he often lights the entire gym atmosphere by looping everyone in his stringent training routines. However, these regimes might appear formidable to anyone watching from the outside.
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Recently, Fury dropped a video on his Twitter handle, wherein he was seen working on his ribs and upper body. For this, Fury also had fellow heavyweight, Joseph Parker, on the team, and they trained with a medicine ball.
Everyone did the training drill of hitting the medicine ball on ribs and upper body lightly. However, when ‘The Gypsy King’ got the ball in his hand, he hammered it on Parker’s ribs.
Average day in the office, but not your average Joe.#ComeGetSome #GypsyKing #2022 @joeboxerparker pic.twitter.com/GpMTwshBX8
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) January 22, 2022
The medicine ball drill is undeniably Fury‘s favorite and the above video got tons of reactions from fans.
Furthermore, the WBC heavyweight champ, was at the forefront of training his brother, Tommy Fury, for a fight against Jake Paul. Fury did this drill with his younger brother, too. And a few days later, it was reported that ‘TNT’ suffered a broken rib and chest infection, because of which he pulled out of the Jake Paul fight.
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It was unclear whether Tommy Fury’s rib injury was caused by his brother’s medicine ball drill. But, it gave the fans to talk about this juncture. Moreover, ‘The Problem Child’ even went after Tyson Fury for the same.
Jake Paul hit at the WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury
The YouTuber turned boxer jibed at ‘The Gypsy King’ as he felt the medicine ball drill might have been a factor in ‘TNT’s injury and his withdrawal from their fight.
Speaking to the MMA Hour, he said, “I have seen the footage and who knows it is very possible. It is very possible that could break a rib for sure.”
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“When I do that drill we take precautions and are careful because you hear stories of fighters getting injured while trying to work on their abs.” (h/t The Sun)
What do you make of Tyson Fury’s above workout videos? Do you sponsor Jake Paul’s comments on the same?
