In the boxing world, the upcoming clash between Tyson Fury and Joey Abell will be one of the most one sided fights of the year, that’s if you believe the bookies. Fury is the bookmakers’ favorite, with some placing him at 1/20 for the win. But how does Fury get himself to the top of his game before a big fight? Does his training regime make him the formidable favorite?
Fury is the current IBF number 2 and was due to fight Haye in late 2013. Known for his power, stamina and reach his justifies his favorite stature with his 100% win rate. However it is the work he puts in during his extreme gym sessions in the build-up to the fight that help make him favorite. Fury uses a variety of different methods to ensure his fitness and strength are the maximum. Using hard-hitting drills such as 6 minutes miles, combined with flat out sprints of 100m, 80m and up hills all help ensure he can last the distance. In the build up to big fights Fury stays away from the heavy lifting, instead he opts for exhausting circuits. By toning his muscles to their optimum level fury gets himself primed to fight. This is mainly done by undertaking press-ups, sit-ups and squats, along with pad and sparring sessions. His running usually lasts around 90 minutes, but work he puts in the gym takes around two and a half. With the upcoming fight against Abell on the horizon Fury will be well into his pre-match training. In these matches everyone loves the romance of the underdog, yet with Furys record and intense focus its hard to make a case to make Abell favorite, hence why the bookies have him at 9/1 for victory. The rocky movies were of course famous for the underdog tale, yet they are probably wide of the mark in this case. For those who don’t fancy betting against Fury but like a bit of boxing fun, the boxing online casino games inspired by the rocky movies has become a great alternative.
The Rocky slots game is a real hit with boxing fans, with a five-reel, twenty five pay line slots game based around the iconic character played by Sylvester Stallone, it features all the main characters captured in video graphics. Most of these are depicted on the reels, with Rocky himself serving as the wild symbol (the one that can fill in for others to create a winning reel), and the fine bonus game lets you fight it out against the likes of Apollo Creed. Although the boxing and Rocky movie themes are really well developed, they don’t come at the expense of the slots element, as Rocky also features a top cash jackpot of $200,000.