JAKARTA - The heavyweight title fight that will be held next month between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte is getting hotter.
The reason is that The Gypsy King - Fury's nickname - said he had made Whyte a punching bag during the sparring session.
Both boxers have been involved in the competition before. And Fury's controversial statement made the atmosphere even more smoldering.
"I've sparred with Dillian Whyte many times and every time I do I use him as a punching bag," Fury told BT Sport.
"There were times he couldn't defend himself. There were times when we had to stop sparring," continued The Gypsy King.
Fury and Whyte will meet on April 23 at Wembley Stadium and the war of words between the two boxers continues to escalate.
Whyte says he knocked Fury out eight times in the sparring, a claim the champions don't take too seriously.
"Well, sparring isn't fighting if you're not wearing eight-ounce gloves," Fury added.
"Sometimes you don't have good days in the gym, bad days, whatever, but sparring is not a fight.
"For the record, he hasn't knocked me down once and I've never fallen in the sparring.
"I believe sparring is more like practice training what you would do in a real fight."
In October last year, Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in a thrilling trilogy fight held at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The Gypsy King successfully defended his WBC world title.
This victory also established Fury as one of, if not, the best heavyweight boxer of his generation. That is, Fury feels that his place in boxing history is secure after his last appearance.
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