Tyson Fury strips down to taunt Wladimir Klitschko in surreal press conference
Tyson Fury
I preferred the Batman outfit, personally Credit: Getty
Luke Brown
27 April 2016 • 3:12pm
​ Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko clashed in an explosive and, at times, surreal press conference today, with Fury stripping down to taunt his rival for "being beaten by a fat man", and Klitschko frequently accused by more than one journalist of cheating throughout his career.
The highlights of the dramatic event included:
Klitschko finishing his closing statements, just a couple of moments after blasting Fury's character and calling him 'classless', by telling his rival to 'f*** off'.
Klitschko telling Fury that he has not represented the sport of boxing at all well, and quoting Fury's controversial comments that 'the best place for a woman is in the kitchen or on her back', and that 'homosexuals are comparable to paedophiles'. 'Is that where he thinks Elton John belongs?' he asked. 'Is that where he thinks the Queen belongs?'
Klitschko was also dogged by persistent comments from assembled journalists that he is a cheat, and that he won his titles by cheating. He refused to answer these questions, much to Fury’s delight.
Fury bringing up Klitschko’s ‘mental weakness’ on numerous occasions, and urging the Manchester crowd to create a hostile environment for ‘this foreigner who wants to come over here and steal my belts’.
An extraordinary Chris Eubank-esque outburst during which Fury discussed how he ‘hates boxing’. ‘I hate boxing, I hate it, I hate training, but I am too f****** good at it to stop. I hope Klitschko knocks me out because I can then retire and go on holiday,’ he said.
Yet another sexist controversy. “Life is b**** until you marry one,” Fury laughed at one point.
Klitschko refusing to confirm or deny whether this would be his last professional fight. "Question denied," was his enigmatic response.
3:07PM
Frank Warren...
... looked as if he enjoyed Fury's antics this afternoon.
Fury split
3:02PM
And he's off...
Having decided to chat with a delighted Charlie Webster for a solid 20 minutes, presumably whilst numerous PR people and broadcasters went absolutely bananas just off camera, Fury saunters off to chat with some other interviewers.
Cheerleaders
'Give me a F... give me a U...' (No, not that word) Credit: REX
It seems a very long time ago now, but here is the moment he entered the conference with his entourage of cheerleaders.
2:57PM
This still hasn't totally ended, by the way
Tyson Fury is now giving an exclusive interview to BoxNation. He's currently busy discussing how he will happily eat chocolate bars until he falls over, moments after asking interviewer Charlie Webster whether tall men are her type. "They are," she replies, "but your wife is stood just over there."
All this conference is missing is a novelty superhero outfit and Tyson Fury #banter bingo will be complete.
2:54PM
Gareth A Davies had the privilege of being there this afternoon
And here are some of his tweets:
Tyson Fury strips down to taunt Wladimir Klitschko in surreal press conference*
