Tyson Fury to have Steve Cunningham as sparring partner to get ready for Haye

fury3By Scott Gilfoid: 37-year-old former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) will be joining unbeaten British/Irish heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) to work as sparring partner to get the 6’9” fighter ready for his September 28th fight against David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) at the Manchester Arena in the UK, according to Fightnews.

Cunningham will be joining Fury’s other two sparring partners 38-year-old Michael Sprott and Dillian Whyte to try and get him ready for what he’s going to be facing in the ring against the faster, stronger, and much more experienced Haye on September 28th.

The word is that Fury’s team is also interested in having American cruiserweight Eddie Chambers come over to work as a sparring partner as well.

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Manuel Charr to fight on Haye-Fury undercard on September 28th in Manchester

charr3222By Scott Gilfoid: In a move that clearly shows that #7 WBC heavyweight contender Manuel Charr (24-1, 14 KO’s) will be facing either David Haye or Tyson Fury in the near future, Charr is now been added to the Haye-Fury undercard on September 28th at the Manchester Arena in the UK.

Charr will be defending his WBC International Silver heavyweight strap in a scheduled 12 round fight against an opponent still to be determined.

It’s so not surprising that Charr is going to be on this card, because he’ll likely wind up facing Haye once he’s destroyed Fury in one or two rounds. A Haye-Charr fight will give Haye the opportunity to show the world the difference between him and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, because he took out the slow as molasses Charr in 4 rounds in a bloodbath last year in September in a fight that was like watching a fighter work on a heavy bag.

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Sprott: The Klitschkos will have to fight Fury if he beats David Haye

fury1By Scott Gilfoid: 38-year-old journeyman fighter Michael Sprott, who is currently helping Britain’s heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) get ready for his September 28th fight against David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s), believes that the Klitschkos will be in a spot where they’ll have to fight the 6’9” Fury, #5 WBC, #5 WBO, if he beats Haye next month.

Sprott said this as quoted by Fightnews “He [Fury] is very hungry and he really wants it. He knows there are big fights that can come from this. If he gets past David Haye then the Klitschkos will have to fight him.”

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Andy Lee to fight on Haye-Fury undercard on September 28th

lee2By Scott Gilfoid: #8 WBA, #8 WBC middleweight contender Andy Lee (30-2, 21 KO’s) will be fighting against an opponent still to be determined on the September 28th David Haye vs. Tyson Fury fight card at the Manchester Arena, according to Fightnews.

Lee, 29, is still trying to develop his career after getting destroyed by former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a 7th round TKO loss last year in June. Lee was trained by legendary trainer Emanuel Steward for that fight, but he couldn’t or wouldn’t follow Steward’s advice for him to move more, stay off the ropes and use his boxing skills.

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Tyson Fury sparring with Michael Sprott & Dillian Whyte to get ready for David Haye

fury54 (2)By Scott Gilfoid: It looks like unbeaten heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) could use some sparring partners to get ready for his September 28th fight against David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) in Manchester. Fury’s sparring partners to get ready for Haye are Michael Sprott and Dillian Whyte, according Fightnews.

Sprott is nothing like Haye, so he shouldn’t even be one of Fury’s sparring partners. Whyte, 25, has good right hand power, but he’s slower than heck, and he doesn’t use his left hand like Haye does.

It’s almost a waste of time to have him as a sparring partner as well. If I was the trainer for Fury, I’d give both of those guys the boot, and look for some quality sparring partners that can give Fury at least a little bit of good sparring instead of him just twiddling his thumbs sparring without getting helped.

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Haye sees Fury fight an excuse to train

haye444555By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) might see himself as the best heavyweight in the sport right now, but David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) sees this as little more than a stay busy tune-up bout for himself to stay in shape while he waits for another title shot against one of the Klitschko brothers.

Haye sees Fury as just another knockout on his resume to chock up. The two British heavyweights will meet in the ring late next month on September 28th at the Manchester Arena in London, UK.

Haye said to Sky Spots “Instead of sitting around rotting, I said why not get in the ring with a big guy like Fury. I get in training camp and keep myself in shape.

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Fury plans on sending Haye into retirement

fury111By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) isn’t satisfied with just trying to beat David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) on September 28th in their fight at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Fury wants to send the 32-year-old Haye into permanent retirement. I guess it’s some kind of thing where the 6’9” Fury will feel validated as a fighter if he’s the one that sends Haye into his retirement. I don’t understand it, but to each his own.

Fury said this – “After I have sorted him out in the ring, there will be nowhere left for him to go. He will be finished.

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What would a David Haye win mean for the glamour division?

haye54By Rob Mack: There was once a time when Heavyweight boxing was the talk of world sport and many considered it to be the ‘glamour’ division of the industry, however following a period of Klitschko domination and a distinct lack in talent, interest has plummeted.

Then, like a shining light (that Sky Sports would have you believe) David Haye (26-2, 24KO’s) and Tyson Fury (21-0,15KO’s) signed on the dotted line. Boxing fans and neutrals alike watched in hysterics as Tyson Fury played villain when the two met at the presser. And since then the internet has feasted on opinions about what this offering will bring, mainly the traditional “Haye will knock him out in one” comment.

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Booth: Fury isn’t ready for David Haye

fury1By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye’s trainer/manager Adam Booth thinks the 6’9” British heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) has dramatically improved his game since turning pro in 2008. However, Booth doesn’t see Fury as being anywhere near ready to take on Haye in their fight on September 28th at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Booth sees this fight as a case of a raw fighter being thrust into a fight that he’s not ready for at too soon of a time for him.

Booth said to Sky Sports “As a fighter, over the past 12 months he’s improved immensely.

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The Madness of Tyson Fury: The Future King of Heavyweight Boxing?

fury5445By Billy Bogan: Tyson Fury, love or loathe him, is by far the most entertainingly bizarre character to come out of British boxing since Chris Eubank Senior. Fury’s record is excellent on paper, but so severely padded out at present that it’s hard to judge how good he really is… or how good he will become.

He is an enigma of sorts. The first thing most boxing fans saw of Fury was a fat and out of shape kid bigging himself up, but not producing the desired performances to match. He was undeniably clumsy in his approach and he didn’t look like a future Heavyweight champion at all. In fact I was convinced back when I watched him defeat a little known Northern Irish fighter called Scott Belshaw that the big man from Manchester would be beaten soon enough. But, like so many other fight fans, I was wrong.

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