Tyson Fury had six meals per day, 16 eggs, and a similar craving to Luke Littler in the week leading up to his fight against Francis Ngannou last year.
There were also plenty of shakes, smoothies, yoghurt, and a suspicious amount of chicken entering the Gypsy King’s body before their bout.
His nutritionist George Lockhart has revealed to Betway what he ate in the run-up to his split decision win against Ngannou in Riyadh last October.
Perhaps it gives some insight into what his regime is like as he gears up to face Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 in their undisputed heavyweight title fight. He recently shared a glimpse of his lunch as he trains for Usyk and there were similarities.
In the couple of weeks before a fight, he will intake around 5,000-6,000 calories per day to counterbalance the weight lost from intense training.
Tyson Fury’s diet in the week before his fight with Francis Ngannou last year has been revealed
The Gypsy King faced Ngannou in the ‘Battle of the Baddest’ in Riyadh, winning on split decision
Salmon and avocado, as seen in one of his previous meals, were part of Fury’s regime
Fury’s first meal of the day was typically at 10am and he would eat mostly at three-hour intervals until midnight – 1pm, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm, and 12am.
It was only on Friday, the day before the fight, that he broke this tradition, eating at 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm.
Eggs were the order of the day; he started Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with the protein-packed delights.
He kicked off the week with five eggs, spinach, a turkey bacon omelette, two large potatoes and a half an avocado.
It was a dangerous week to be a chicken. Fury chomped on chicken breast, chicken curry, chicken sausages, chicken thighs, chicken broth, and chicken gravy in nine separate meals throughout the week.
Wednesday and Thursday saw three chicken-based meals each.
His late meals usually consisted of light snacks, such as Greek yoghurt, cups of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and a portion of dark chocolate.
And he couldn’t help but foreshadow the emergence of darts sensation Luke Littler by tearing into some lamb kebabs at 6pm on the Tuesday.
Chicken and rice, seen in this recent Fury meal, also formed a substantial part of his diet
George Lockhart (left) has been influential in Fury’s journey and joined him for key fights
Fury’s breakfast typically consists of eggs, potatoes and the magic ingredient – black pudding
Fury enjoyed tucking into yoghurt with an assortment of fruits each evening
Lockhart said: ‘Tyson’s very steady. Whether it’s an intense day or a light day, he’ll wake up and be almost the exact same weight, no matter what. He has a little bit more of the higher fats.
‘He’s not actually a big eater like a lot of people would think. When I started working with him, I thought I would be cooking for a freaking army, but that’s not the case.
‘It’s a mixture of everything, every single meal. At breakfast, he’ll usually get black pudding, which is really high in iron, eggs… 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.
‘With Tyson, he’s not a big fan of veg, so I cook a lot for long periods of time to mask the flavour. 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.’
REVEALED: What Tyson Fury ate in the week before beating Francis Ngannou
Monday:
10am: 5 eggs, spinach, turkey bacon omelette. Two large potatoes for roasted potatoes and 1/2 avocado
1pm: 2 bananas, 1 cup of Greek yogurt smoothie
3pm: : Lemon pepper salmon, 8oz roasted sweet potatoes, 1 tablespoon hummus and 1/2 avocado
6pm: 8oz BBQ chicken breast, 1 cup of rice with broccoli and tomatoes cooked in chicken broth.
9pm: 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 cup blackberries, 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup of strawberries and 1/4 cup of granola.
12am: 2 smoothies, 2 bananas, 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
Tuesday:
10am: Rosemary roasted potatoes, 2 x turkey sausages, 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and 1 cup pineapple
1pm: Protein shake, 1 banana, 1tbsp honey, 1tbsp peanut butter and 1 cup Greek yogurt
3pm: 8oz Chicken curry with peas carrots and 2 cups of basmati rice.
6pm: Lamb kebabs with tzatziki sauce and hummus and basmati rice and sliced Cucumber on the side.
9pm: 1 cup of raspberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup of strawberries and 1 cup of Greek yogurt
12pm: Shake, 1 banana 1tbsp peanut butter, 1 cup Greek yogurt and dark chocolate on the side.
Wednesday:
10am: 3 eggs scrambled with cheese, roasted rosemary potatoes large portion, shake, Greek yogurt, 2 cups of blueberries and 2 chicken sausages
1pm: Sliced apples, sliced oranges, 1 cup mixed nuts, 1 cup Greek yogurt and mixed with 1tbsp honey
3pm: 2 chicken thighs, 1 cup garbanzo beans cooked with spinach in chicken broth with chicken gravy
6pm: 1 chicken breast, 1 large baked potato, sliced melon and pineapple, side of asparagus with lemon salt and pepper
9pm 1 cup Greek yogurt,1 cup Sliced banana,1 cup of sliced strawberries and 1 cup dark chocolate
12am: 1 banana,1 tbsp peanut butter, 1tbsp honey and 1 cup Greek yogurt
Thursday:
10am: 3 eggs scrambled with cheese, 2 chicken sausages, roasted rosemary potatoes, 1 cup of pineapple
1pm: Shake, 1/2banana 1 tbsp honey 1tbsp peanut butter 1 cup Greek yogurt
3pm: BBQ chicken breast, 1 cup of peas and carrots,1 large baked potato
6pm: 8oz lemon pepper salmon, 1 cup basmati rice with tomatoes, spinach, and basil cooked in chicken broth and 1/2 avocado, lemon pepper olive oil sauce 1tbsp
9pm: 1 cup of blueberries 1 cup of raspberries, 1 cup of blackberries, dark chocolate and 1 cup of Greek yogurt.
12pm: Shake,1 banana and 1 cup strawberries
Friday:
10am: 3 eggs scrambled with cheese and spinach, 3 turkey sausage, rosemary roasted potatoes and 2 cups of mixed fruit.
2pm : 8oz blackened salmon, 2 cups of rice cooked with spinach chickpeas, tomatoes, in chicken broth with hummus and avocado
6pm: 2 chicken thighs, roasted potatoes, 2 cups mixed berries and nuts
9pm: 1 cup of black berries, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup of Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup of granola
