TOMMY FURY has knocked sparring partners out cold and left them with broken jaws ahead of his fight with Jake Paul.
That's the claim of his dad John.
Fury is finally set to face Paul on February 26, after twice being forced out of the grudge match due to injury and US visa issues.
And he has been training for the celebrity boxing bout in Bolton under the watchful eye of dad John and Alex Matvienko's Elite Boxing Gym.
John claims sparring partners have felt the wrath of of his son with frequent trips to A&E needed.
He told the Daily Mail, via Freebets.com: "We've had excellent sparring. People have hit him back too if you know what I am saying.
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"We've had good class kids in the gym. We've had heavyweights in. Cruiserweights in. Light-heavyweights in. We've had them all.
"They've all been good, class, young, hungry men. But, bring it. He's been handling them very well.
"There have been a few visits to the hospital for the sparring partners but that's boxing. He's been doing them some damage.
"We've had a hairline fracture in the jaw and we've had a few knockdowns. We've had a few cold knockouts from Tommy.
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"He's been destroying his sparring partners. You can ask them. He knows who they are. They know whether Tommy is the real deal or not."
John revealed Tommy has sparred over 100 rounds for his fight with YouTuber-turned boxer Paul in Saudi Arabia.
And he remains bullish that defeat for his son would cause his boxing career to come to a close.
John said: "Listen, losing is not an option for Tommy.
"But for some miraculous reason Tommy loses, it would be over for him. It would have to be. It's the easiest fight in the world for Tommy.
"Tommy can't believe his luck to be fair. But, it's third time lucky. We've had two other attempts to get this fight.
"Everything has gone perfectly this time. It's all about timing."
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