Marriott has been living with Fury for seven months in preparation for his blockbuster fight
Athletes often leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of sporting success.
Seven months ago, Tyson Fury enlisted the help of Sheffield-based nutritionist Greg Marriott ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight showdown against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
The pair have been inseparable ever since, with Marriott even joining the Furys on holiday and moving into their family home in Morecambe.
He tells the BBC what it’s been like preparing the Gypsy King for the clash.
Marriott, 41, was in a coffee shop when the call from Tyson Fury came through in November.
Speaking from a sun lounger at Fury’s hotel in Riyadh, briefly pausing the call to laugh and joke with the man himself, Marriott recalls being asked how he fancied “being part of history” over a FaceTime chat.
He had first worked with Fury ahead of his 2018 comeback, which saw the boxer shed nine stone (57kg) in weight, having reportedly weighed 28 stone (178kg) at his heaviest.
‘Pandemonium’
Marriott normally lives in Sheffield with his wife and their four children, but he determined a temporary trip across the Pennines to camp out with Fury, his wife and their seven children was essential to achieve his aims.
“He didn’t look that good against [Francis] Ngannou, so I thought I needed to get to him as quick as possible,” explains Marriott, who embarked on a career in nutrition after recovering from cancer at the age of 27 and having worked in fast food restaurants
