Raphael Akpejiori on Tyson Fury: “If he wants to come to Miami to spar, he’s sure to have a high-profile sparring”; Nigerian heavyweight will focus on its 10th straight blow this coming Saturday
By Richard Damerell
Last Updated: 20/01/21 6:08 am
Tyson Fury could soon be training to fight Anthony Joshua
Raphael Akpejiori says his “devastating” power would make him a suitable sparring partner for Tyson Fury, who plans to fight a world title with Anthony Joshua.
The Nigerian heavyweight rival has eliminated all eight of his opponents and will try to continue his devastating record against Joshua Tuani in Miami on Saturday.
Fury recently went to Florida’s resort, Akpejiori’s training center, and the 6 ‘8 ”tall fighter believes he and gym-gym Christian Thun can help prepare a WBC champion for Joshua’s concussive punches.
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“Right now Miami is a hot bed for heavy boxing training,” Akpejiori said Sky Sports.
“We have a Christian here. We have Ivan Dychko here. At some point, we had Bakhodir Jalolov here. We had Filip Hrgovic here, Cassius Chaney here.
“If he wants to come to Miami to make a spar, he’s sure to have a high-quality sparring. It would be a good place for him.
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“If he wants to fight someone with devastating power and he wants to prepare for that, then he has to spar come with me and with Christian, or the other depression here. Especially mise.
“It’s a good place for him, he should consider it.”
Akpejiori has sharpened his explosive blows by pushing with Thun, another Florida-based spectator, who traded punches with Joshua ahead of the world champion victory over Kubrat Pulev.
“He exploded with Joshua, a few months ago before Joshua’s last fight,” Akpejiori said. “I push with it as often as possible.
“We’ve talked about the people who gave him (Thun) his energy, his biases, his weaknesses and his strengths.
“He said AJ is a very athletic guy, who throws punches in a combination. He’s not a one-two thrower, he’s a one-man thrower. one-two-three-four.
“He thinks highly of AJ. Anthony Joshua is a guy who would teach you a lot from pushing.
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“About Fury and Wilder, he’s talked about them too. Wilder is a bomber and no matter how far away he is, he’s closer than you are. Fury is more of a bullet, he knows how to use the ring.
“These are the sparring levels I try to use with Christian. He’s seen that level and every time I push with Christian, I try to to take myself to the point where I can draw his knowledge from multiple training. camps. “
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Even though they come to watch a boxing fight, they want to see someone find out.
Raphael Akpejiori
“Knockouts are what people come to watch,” Akpejiori said. “Although they come to see a boxing fight, they want to see someone find out.
“It’s something I’m doing well and I’ve always been good at it.
“For me to get to that next level, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and Oleksandr Usyk, I have to learn how to box in a very hostile situation and maybe get out, but get to box and show a lot mature through a 12-round period.
“If the knock comes, perfect. It always comes to me in amazing fashion, but the goal is to develop and grow as a boxer with every fight.”