TYSON FURY'S PLEA TO BRITS
Heavyweight offers boxers £1000-a-week to spar
FURY - Rising heavyweight star
RISING heavyweight star Tyson Fury is offering £1000-a-week to any British boxer who will spar with him.
The Manchester gypsy has knocked out all his first seven professional opponents and bids to show he's the real deal when he challenges John McDermott for the English title in Brentwood on Friday.
Fury, an imposing 6ft 9in slugger who weighs 18st, is the most talked about British heavyweight for years.
He said: "I've had to go to Germany to get sparring because no British heavyweight will spar me, even for £1,000-a-week.
"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."
Fury, 21, who hails from a famous bare-knuckle fighting family, predicts a win inside six rounds against McDermott.
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How exactly do we get hold of this guy to take him up on his fine offer?
Im in MMA but will try boxing for £1000.
By Craig Sanders. Posted September 7 2009 at 7:55 PM.
ill spar with the man for a grand a week!! id spar with mike tyson for that im not a boxer but ill try anything im 6ft10 17 stone?
By chris heath. Posted September 7 2009 at 6:37 PM.