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Josh Challies

Tyson Fury sparring partner makes Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua predictions

Tyson Fury is the 'most talented boxing in the world' and will flatten Deontay Wilder again, according to his sparring partner Johnny Fisher.

The Manchester fighter is set to go toe-to-toe with Wilder in a trilogy bout in Las Vegas on October 9th in the final fight of the pair's ongoing feud.

For Fury, Wilder represents a final hurdle before a fiercely-anticipated unification bout against Anthony Joshua next year, where the two heavyweights could face off in their prime.

Both opponents present a tough challenge for Fury to overcome but Fisher believes he has the capability to defeat anyone.

"He is long and elusive but always stays on you. He has this way of pressurising you without doing too much work just through his sheer size, his build, his anatomy," he told Sky Sports.

"The pressure, the skill, the punch output, the angles he throws his hands from are not like a conventional heavyweight.

"He is the whole package - he can move, he can box, he can punch, he's strong, he has the brain, the height and the reach. He is a nightmare to spar!

"It is unbelievable to share the ring with Tyson. He has a ring craft like nobody I've ever seen. I'm holding my own. But he is a different level, obviously. He is levels and levels above what I'm doing, at the minute. But this is how you get better. You spar people at the pinnacle, and you can't get anyone better than Fury.

"Wilder is the most dangerous puncher who has ever lived but, after seeing what Fury did to him last time, I can't see why he wouldn't do that again. On Fury's day, he is the most talented boxer in the world with the best skill-set.

"If Fury doesn't turn up, and Joshua boxes like a champion, he would win. Fury has to be on top of his game to beat Joshua."

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