Tyson Fury has claimed that
he put Anthony Joshua’s opponent Jarrell Miller down seven times in a sparring
and sent him home after just one day.
It has been confirmed that
Miller will challenge Joshua for his world heavyweight titles at Madison Square
Garden on June 1.
And Fury has revealed that
he made light work of the American during a training camp back in 2011.
“I was back home in
Morecambe and I needed a sparring partner, the first person that sprang to mind
was Jarrell Miller, I thought he’ll be good sparring for me,” Fury told The
Sun.
“Obviously I wasn’t a world
champion at the time, he came over to Morecambe and we sparred at a local gym.
“I’m not going to go into
too much detail, but I hired him for two weeks sparring, I ended up sending him
back home after one day sparring.
“I put him down seven times
in the first spar and I sent him home packing back to the USA.”
The Gypsy King has has long
had his eyes on facing fellow undefeated Brit Joshua but is also looking
forward to watching him take on Miller.
He said: “I think it’s a
good fight. Two undefeated fighters and may the best man win.
“I’m not going to sit here
and slag it off, it’s a great boxing fight, defending a world championship.
“Jarrell and me go way back
to 2011, he is a nice fella – I’ve known him for a long time.
“I wish him all the very
best in the fight but at the end of the day I hope Anthony Joshua knocks him
into next week, because he’s a British lad and I hope he wins.”
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