The two boxers face off before their fight for the title. It was 1:45.
After years of fighting words, Tyson Fury tickled Dillian Whyte with both hands as the pair of big men erupted in laughter.
The media conference call last week gave him the chance to promote the fight before 94,000 people. It's on the ESPYS, and it's on the pay-per-view.
The challenger, who is usually active on social media, refused to acknowledge the fight was happening on all of his platforms. The January purse bid of $41 million, which pays him 20% and doesn't cut him in on the upside of the pay-per-view sales in the U.K, was a sore point for him.
With the fight just three days away, he was ready to speak at Wembley Stadium, where he had waited more than 1,500 days for his first title opportunity.
One side says a lot of things and the other side is scared. I am not hiding from s---. It is something to get done. The fight was signed, but there were other things to sign.
The man who will be fighting someone other than Deontay Wilder cracked jokes at the news conference and said that he is being underestimated. It is not just banter meant to promote a fight, but it is the most accomplished boxer to never receive a title shot.
In addition to his wins over Povetkin and Chisora, Whyte has also defeated Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
I have done everything I can to train for this, and I haven't left any stone,' said the No. 1 fighter. He will be fighting the best version of Tyson. I have no injuries.
He is going to knock my head off if I am not on my A-game. I think people areunderestimating how good of a fight this is.
It will be hard for him to top his last fight. His 11th-round knockout of Wilder in October was one of the greatest title bouts of all time. There could be another fight on Saturday because Fury prefers to seek and destroy inside the ring rather than box off the back foot.
One of the sport's most reliable action fighters, Whyte uses relentless pressure and a concentrated body attack to defeat his foes.
He is a good fighter, Dillian, according to Tyson. He has good power, he has knocked out a lot of men, and he hasn't lost a fight in the pros.
He came to promote the fight as well, and he said that he always comes to fight.
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