Tyson Fury a no-show at London press conference for Wladimir Klitschko rematch
Monday 12 September 2016 17:23, UK
Wladimir Klitschko had a London press conference to himself after WBA Super and WBO world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury's "car broke down."
Fury (23-0-KO18) famously turned up at a 2015 media day with Klitschko (64-4-KO53) dressed as Batman and some suspected his initial absence today was a set-up for a similar stunt.
Fury's manager Mick Hennessey, said: "Apologies for Tyson not attending. All we know at this stage, because his [phone] battery is gone, is that he's had problems with traffic and the car he was in broke down.
"Tyson is normally early for press conferences and he's the most entertaining person at press conferences worldwide. This is not the norm and we're not making it up."
Trainer Peter Fury insists his nephew's failure to attend is not indicative of any troubles in the training camp and has forecasted an exciting bout when the Mancunian rematches the Ukrainian on October 29.
Peter Fury said: "Training's been going well. He's training two times a day. There's not much I can say. We're looking forward to the fight. Apologies he's not here.
Wladimir knows he has got to be different to get his belts back. It makes for a mouthwatering fight.
"This will be a different fight to the last one because Wladimir knows he has to do things differently. Tyson knows he has to do things differently to accommodate what's coming at him. That's why this is a lot more interesting.
"Normally when you look at history, when you see a hell of a good fight first time, you see a down fight the second time. The first one was a chess match but on a boxing level, it was a masterclass.
"This time, both fighters know what they've got to do. Wladimir knows he has got to be different to get his belts back. It makes for a mouthwatering fight. We're looking forward to getting it on. We're finally here and very happy to be here."
On the controversies that have delayed the fight, Fury added: "There's been chaos around this fight. UKAD were slipping statements out the public and it shouldn't have happened.
"Chaos is what I've seen. People were assumed guilty before it had been proven. I am relieved we can get on and have the fight.
"Tyson is upset with the way he's been treated by the British public. I explained to him he has to accept [that] and he knows what the truth is and that should be enough. It will come out. We've had long conversations."
Fury stunned the world by claiming the WBA Super, WBO and IBF crowns with a points victory in Dusseldorf in November 2015; becoming the first man to beat 'Dr Steelhammer' for over 11 years.
