SugarHill Steward: “Every round, every moment we'll be looking for the knockout”
BoyleSports Boxing caught up with Tyson Fury’s trainer SugarHill Steward ahead of the Gypsy King’s hotly-anticipated fight against Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium.
Here's what the top trainer had to say:
SugarHill: Dillian Whyte is a tremendous puncher…but Tyson Fury is the biggest puncher in boxing and the knockout king
“We've seen Dillian Whyte's punching power over the years, he's no different than these other heavyweights are. Everybody has a chance in the heavyweight division, that's why it's the most exciting division. Everybody wants one heavyweight to hit the other heavyweight and them to go down. That's it. That's what the heavyweight division brings. That's what the heavyweight division is about. It's about that one punch knockout at any given time, it can happen.”
“Yeah, Dillian Whyte has a chance. He can punch, he's a tremendous puncher. He's almost got as many knockouts as Tyson Fury. The only real difference if i’m really being honest is Tyson Fury is the knockout King. He dethroned the previous knockout king, so that makes Tyson legitimately the knockout king. He's the big puncher in boxing now, the same way he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko, he dethroned Deontay Wilder by knocking him out – giving him a taste of his own medicine – twice. That makes Tyson legitimately, factually the biggest puncher in boxing. You can't become the biggest puncher in boxing if you don't take out the bigger puncher.”
SugarHill: Tyson Fury will be looking for a knockout blow
“We're going for the knockout, get that knockout every time. First round, second, third, fourth, fifth, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11 and 12. Every round, every moment we'll be looking for the knockout, looking for that knockout punch, looking to make the guy make the mistake and when he makes the mistake we're going to catch him. That's the whole idea wrapped up in one. There's judges and everything but why do we want to use judges when there's two men in there who can decide this fight on their own. There's an old saying – if you want something done right do it yourself.”
SugarHill: No doubting that Whyte’s new trainer Harold Knight has improved him
“Harold Knight has improved Dillian Whyte as a fighter from what I've seen in the time he's been working with him. Harold Knight is an experienced, knowledgeable trainer. He's also had some teaching under Emmanuel [Steward] as well, being in the Lennox Lewis camps, and whatnot. And yeah, plain and simple Dillian Whyte has improved since working with Harold Knight.”
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