TYSON FURY is eating a breakfast fit for a kid ahead of his showdown with Francis Ngannou.
The Gyspy King faces the former UFC heavyweight champion in a controversial crossover clash in little over a fortnight.
Fury’s ten-rounder with Ngannou has been slammed by the boxing world, with many believing he’s making a mockery of the sport by taking the fight.
And judging by his pre-fight diet of turkey dinosaurs and chicken nuggets, he’s not taking the Cameroonian clubber too seriously.
Fury’s nutritionist George Lockhart told Betway: “He’s got a lot of funny guilty pleasures…
“He’s definitely got a sweet tooth, but if you bread stuff and crisp stuff up, it’s definitely a lot more enjoyable than a regular grilled chicken.
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“But I think it’s because he’s got seven kids, you know what I’m saying?
“Just probably indulging in a couple of freaking chicken nuggets here and there.”
WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 35, also isn’t a fan of veg, which Lockhart has to sneak into his meals,
He revealed: “He’s not a big fan of veg, so I cook a lot for long periods of time to mask the flavour.
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“I’ll do it with chicken broth or bone broth. Or you can do it in a rice for a long period of time, so you can’t really taste it and blend it in.
“But as the camp progresses, obviously veg has got to go up to make sure they’re getting all their micronutrients.”
Although he regularly consumes Turkey dinosaurs and chicken nugs, Lockhart does his utmost to ensure Fury’s diet is a balanced one.
He said of the Wythenshawe warrior’s daily intake: “It’s a mixture of everything, every single meal.
“I actually give a lot of lean pork to him and Joseph (Parker). Chicken too.
“I’ll do red meat on days that they’re off, to give their body the time to digest.
“Red meat is the most nutrient-dense meat out there, but it also takes time to digest, so I don’t want to be giving it to him every day.”
Fan-favourite Fury is seemingly using MMA man-mountain Ngannou as a warm-up bout for his long-overdue undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk, which SunSport understands is on course to take place on December 23.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
