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Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Tyson Fury left future coach impressed by forcing sparring partner to quit

Tyson Fury forced a sparring partner to quit during his first ever session under SugarHill Steward, who would go on to coach him back to world title glory.

The Brit arrived at the Kronk Gym in 2010 after a recommendation from his cousin Andy Lee, with a buzz being created about the 6'9" heavyweight with a loud mouth who was coming to the historic gym. Fury had just a handful of professional bouts to his name, but carried a lot of buzz internally in boxing.

He travelled to Detroit to train under Emmanuel Steward, but the legendary coach was otherwise engaged and his nephew SugarHill oversaw his workout instead. Fury took part in some warm-up exercises before getting in the ring for a spar, and forcing his opponent to quit during a bruising session.

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