Fury only too happy to drop Price again

Hennessy Sports26th March, 2009

Tyson Fury believes that heavyweight newcomer David Price should heed his own advice and issue a restraining order against him if he is to have any chance of making it in the pro ranks.

Price has yet to step between the ropes as a pro but the Beijing bronze medallist has accused unbeaten sensation Fury of stalking him. The Liverpool man holds a win over Fury from the amateur ranks and he says he's keen to continue that rivalry now that he's about to have his first pro fight under boxer turned promoter, David Haye.

"A restraining order might be a good idea because if I get within a few feet of him I'll knock him cold," said Fury. "What he really needs though if he's going to do anything as a pro is a chin transplant.

"I had him on the floor in the amateurs when I was a 10 fight novice and just 17 but he says he doesn't remember that. Maybe he doesn't want to remember it but I have the fight on tape and would be happy to send him a copy but I'm sure it's something he would rather forget.

"He could hardly keep upright in the amateurs and that was with big gloves and a head guard on. Imagine if we met now, he wouldn't get out of the first round. He says he wants to build a rivalry with me and is talking about a 12 rounder for the British title but he'll never get that far. I think he'd struggle to do 12 rounds of shadow boxing without getting knocked out!

"He's like a lot of these other British heavyweights coming out with this nonsense about needing to build the fight up. You build a rivalry by getting in there and fighting each other instead of just talking about it. I just hope the fight can happen as soon as possible because let's face it the first decent fighter he meets is going to knock him out. If he wants it all he needs to do is to pick up the phone to my promoter and we can get the fight on instead of just talking about it."

Fury is currently preparing for his fifth pro fight on the undercard of the massive Carl Froch and Jermain Taylor WBC World title fight at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on April 25. "I can't wait for my American debut, I've fought over there in the amateurs and really enjoyed the experience. I'm looking forward to showing American fight fans that there is someone out there who can breathe some new life into the heavyweight division and it most certainly isn't David Price."

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