By Terence Dooley
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has had to pay a hefty price for his dominant form thus far in his career. The boxer has offered British-based heavies £1,000 to spar with him but the Brits are not answering his calls.
Tyson, 21, is 7-0 (7) as a pro and is set to fight John McDermott for the English title in Brentwood this Friday; Sky Sports televise here in the UK. The bulk of his sparring was done over in Germany with the 6ft 9 Fury claiming that he has already sparred better men than McDermott.
“I've had to go to Germany to get sparring because no British heavyweight will spar me, even for £1,000-a-week,” claimed Fury when speaking to The News of the World. “But the sparring I've been getting has been great against heavyweights who are ranked higher than McDermott. I'm holding my own and even getting the better of them.”
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