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Lennox Lewis: Tyson Fury will benefit from working with SugarHill Steward

Lennox Lewis said the Kronk Gym system will help Tyson Fury grow as a fighter.

Former heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis told SunSport that Tyson Fury made a wise move by hiring SugarHill Steward as his trainer.

Fury last week split with Ben Davison, who has guided him during his comeback and helped battle his demons, turned to the nephew and protégé of the late Kronk Gym founder Emanuel Steward to train for his rematch with Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22.

Lewis was trained by Emanuel Steward from 1994 until he retired in 2003.

“Javan is a great trainer and would be an asset for Tyson Fury,” said Lewis, referring to SugarHill Steward by his previous name. “Ben did a great job and I have nothing bad to say about him. He took Tyson from a real low point to exactly where he needed to get to. But you always need a great trainer and SugarHill, as I call him, is a good trainer. I give him very high marks.

“Every time you see a Kronk fighter, you can expect to see something special. Kronk fighters do things that no other fighters do and I know that for a fact.”

Lewis added: “There are a lot of technical things the Kronk system can help Tyson with and SugarHill has them.”

Fury is expected to begin training with SugarHill Steward after Christmas.

“We’ll have seven to eight weeks together and that will be enough,” Steward said. “I’m excited to see Tyson progress through the training camp.”

 

Anthony Joshua to help Tyson Fury prepare for Deontay Wilder?

Tyson Fury apparently is going to have a familiar sparring partner for his rematch with Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22. Anthony Joshua, coming off his convincing victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. to recapture three heavyweight titles on Dec. 7 in Saudi Arabia, …

Tyson Fury apparently is going to have a familiar sparring partner for his rematch with Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22.

Anthony Joshua, coming off his convincing victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. to recapture three heavyweight titles on Dec. 7 in Saudi Arabia, offered to work with Fury in his preparation for the Wilder fight. Joshua said in a Sky Sport video:

“I think Tyson Fury would fight me quicker than Wilder would, so if that’s the case, I want Fury to win because I just wanna fight. Fury, if you need me, if you need me for sparring, I’ve sparred Fury when we were kids anyway. I’d go out to America, spar Fury and get him ready for this Wilder fight.”

Fury didn’t waste time accepting the offer. He said on his Instagram account: “I’d love to, I hope you mean it because [I’d] love to have you in training camp with me. Thanks very much by the way and well done in your last fight [against Ruiz]. Congratulations and fair play.”

And does Fury see himself fighting Joshua in an all-U.K. heavyweight championship fight? You bet.

“When I beat Wilder,” Fury said, “I will fight you, AJ, no problem.”

Now all Fury has to do is beat Wilder. Joshua likes what he sees in his countryman.

“In terms of skill, I rate him highly,” Joshua said. “He’s a real boxing connoisseur, he studies his boxing like I do. He has some resemblances with his movement and style, like Muhammad Ali. And the way he talks, if you listen to what he says, you can see one of his role models is Muhammad Ali.”

Joshua’s offer comes during a transition for Fury. He and trainer Ben Davison announced an amicable split last week on Sunday, after which Fury said he will be working with SugarHill Steward, the nephew of the late Emanuel Steward.

Tyson Fury, SugarHill Steward and Anthony Joshua. No one could’ve predicated those three would end up on the same team.

 

Tyson Fury to work with SugarHill Steward, Emanuel Steward’s nephew

Tyson Fury posted on Instagram a photo of himself, SugarHill Steward and Andy Lee. and said: “Getting the old team back up and running.’’

It looks as if Tyson Fury’s new trainer is SugarHill Steward, a nephew of the late Emanuel Steward.

Hours after news broke Sunday that Fury had split with Ben Davison, Fury posted a photo on Instagram of him, SugarHill Steward and former middleweight champion Andy Lee. It included a caption that said: “Getting the old team back up and running.’’

Davison confirmed early Sunday that he would no longer be in Fury’s corner. With only 10 weeks before a February heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder, Fury moved quickly to find a new trainer.

Fury, who is scheduled to fight Wilder on Feb. 22, got to know SugarHill Steward while training in Detroit at the Kronk Gym in 2009. His name then was Javan “Sugar’’ Hill. He formally changed it last year, in honor of Steward, the Hall of Fame trainer who died in 2012.

SugarHill Steward worked with former light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson after his mentor’s death. He also has been in the corner for super middleweight Anthony Dirrell and heavyweight Charles Martin.