Tyson Fury's powers of recovery will be tested once again versus Oleksandr Usyk, with Darren Barker wondering how much longer The Gypsy King can roll with the punches.
The Briton will look to reclaim the WBC heavyweight belt he lost in the pair's first match, plus the WBA and WBO titles, when they meet this weekend at Riyadh Season's Reignited, live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
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Fury returns to the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia seeking to avenge a first career defeat, having taken some hefty damage in a split-decision result against The Cat.
In May, a ninth-round flurry almost brought him to his knees, and Barker speculates that there is much unknown about whether the star still has the endurance to deliver.
"His powers of recovery are incredible," he said on DAZN's broadcast of the Open Workouts. "The way he can fight back, the way he can get to his feet when he’s been dropped.
"But how long can you do that for? Father Time waits for no man. Eventually, you can’t get up. Eventually, those shots hurt a lot more than they did before.
"These are the questions for me. He was hurt in round nine. If he is hurt again, will he recover as quickly as he did? There are so many questions."
Fury has built an outstanding reputation for beating the count in his career, most famously recovering from the canvas in his first bout with Deontay Wilder.
But with more miles on the clock than Usyk as a professional, there are lingering questions over just how much more damage he can take and still prevail.
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