Tyson Fury sharpening skills with ‘next great heavyweight champion’ Jared Anderson says promoter Bob Arum

Tyson Fury said to me after the Deontay Wilder fight that he attributes a great deal of his success to sparring with Jared Anderson,” promoter Bob Arum says American contender is a future heavyweight king. Fury will defend his WBC championship in a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on July 24 and has again recruited the talented Anderson as a sparring partner.

“We have a guy who Tyson tells me, and a lot of people tell me, will be the next great heavyweight champion,” Top Rank promoter Arum told Sky Sports about Anderson.

“The kid has had nine fights now.

“Talk to Tyson – he gives Tyson hell when they work out. He’s a great sparring partner. “Tyson said to me after the Wilder fight that he attributes a great deal of his success to sparring with Anderson.”