Medway heavyweight Tom Dallas' manager Mark Roe hits back in spat with British rival Tyson Fury
08:00, 25 February 2011
Tom Dallas' manager Mark Roe has told fellow British heavyweight Tyson Fury to put his money where his mouth is.
Fury recently completed a 14th straight victory and the 22-year-old is ranked third in Britain.
Both he and Dallas (13-0) are being tipped as potential stars in the heavyweight scene but Fury has rubbished his rival’s achievements.
He said: "Tom Dallas has got the same record as me but has only fought no-hopers in one-round jobs. He’s not won that easily because he’s a superstar, it’s because he hasn’t boxed anyone decent."
Roe, pictured, hit back, insisting his man would take Fury on and beat him - but only if the money was right.
Roe said: "Tyson has said he would take Tom out with one punch but let’s see if he can back that up.
"He throws out a lot of challenges but nothing happens. We would gladly accept a challenge from Fury but he would have to pay."
Dallas, who tops the bill at the boxing show at Medway Park on March 18, is travelling to Poland this week to spar with Poland’s Albert Sosnowski, ahead of his EBU (European) title challenge with Alexander Dimitrenko.
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