Tyson Fury’s BIZARRE training methods ahead of undisputed heavyweight unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury’s bizarre training methods have been revealed by his trainer.

Fury will take on Oleksandr Usyk this weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in a bid to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world since Lennox Lewis.

During a sparring session he suffered a nasty cut above his eye, causing the original February date to be pushed back to May 18.

Fury has undergone a phenomenal body transformation and looks leaner and leaner compared to previous fights.

Trainer Sugar-Hill Steward has revealed that the Gypsy King is lifting weights in the gym, but has gone one step further by setting the heavyweight’s hands on fire to help him gain an advantage over his opponents.

‘He does, because he is a heavyweight. But one of the things I like to see him do is hit the bag like the old fashioned fighters. Those are really ‘weights’,” Steward said GQ when asked if Fury lifts weights.

“You don’t see many fighters actually hitting the bag. They hit it, but they don’t hit it well and they think about it as if it were their opponent. Are [about] movement, it’s direct.

‘There are certain spots you want to hit on your opponent, and you have to have that kind of imagination when you’re on the bag – it’s about having a real aim.

“Also, at one point I put kerosene on his hands and set his hands on fire to strengthen his knuckles.”

Steward was then asked if he had actually set Fury’s hands on fire, and replied: ‘Yes. The kerosene burned his hands. You’ve seen the movie, right?

“You know when the metal bones and stuff come out? His hands do that and then they regenerate the skin and it comes back stronger and tougher.’

Similarly, Fury’s upcoming opponent Usyk revealed his brutal training regime ahead of their fight this weekend.

Ukrainian Oleksandr told MailSport he fought 250 rounds against 40 strangers before breaking down in tears over his dying father’s inspiring last words.