Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua held a press conference for their upcoming boxing match on December 11th, which was notably devoid of tension or animosity between them. Instead of confrontations, both fighters expressed mutual respect and enthusiasm for the event's financial benefits. The atmosphere was light-hearted, with moments of laughter and playful banter, such as Fury pointing out his name should come first in the title fight. Promoter Turki Alalshikh made an odd dig at singer Dua Lipa, who had declined to perform at the event earlier.
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Story summary
On Wednesday, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, two long-time rivals in British boxing, met for a press conference ahead of their heavyweight bout scheduled for December 11 in Cardiff. Despite years of public feuding and false starts, the atmosphere at the London event was unexpectedly amicable. Both fighters exchanged pleasantries and even joked around, with no signs of animosity or confrontation as many had anticipated. They discussed going out for a pint together, and Joshua emphasized the significance of the fight taking place in Great Britain rather than abroad, stating it would inspire multiple generations. The event was marked by mutual respect between the fighters, although there were concerns about whether their careers might be too late in their development to live up to the hype surrounding this long-awaited matchup.
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For years insults have been exchanged from a distance.
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insults → exchange → distance
Both appeared delighted to be involved, no great surprise considering the huge imminent boost to their bank balances.
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Both → appear → balances
The face-off could have taken place without the great mass of security that flocked onto the stage.
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that → take → stage
It ended with Joshua tickling Fury as they broke into laughter.
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they → end → laughter
The mic was handed on several occasions to Turki Alalshikh, who twice took the opportunity to launch a bizarre tirade at Dua Lipa.
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who → hand → Lipa
She reportedly turned down the offer of performing at the fight earlier this year.
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She → turn → fight
Alalshikh's desire to do battle with the singer aside, only once did anything resembling a confrontation threaten to break out.
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anything → resemble → confrontation
Even that was hard to take particularly seriously, considering it immediately followed host Max Kellerman asking when there would be any animosity between them.
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Kellerman → take → them
Fury briefly played his part on request.
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Fury → play → request
Having turned around to look at the big screen behind, he pointed to the fact it was Fury vs Joshua and not the reverse.
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it → turn → Joshua
"In the build-up to this fight, Eddie and AJ were talking about being the landlord and the boss, the governors," Fury said.
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Fury → talk → fight
"I only see one don, Fury v AJ.
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I → see → AJ
On December 11th, you’re going to see Tyson Fury…
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you’re The Landlord coming to collect — and I ain’t f*****g paying!”
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I → come → ?
Joshua responded by claiming he had received a call last week, saying Fury would pull out of the fight if his name was not first.
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name → respond → fight
Both spoke of inspiring the next generation and of this being the "icing on the cake" of careers that have changed British boxing.
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that → speak → boxing
Joshua, in particular, looked at ease.
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Joshua → look → ease
He had the majority of the fans inside the room behind him and joked with those who heckled for Fury.
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Fury vowed: "I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to come out and blast him out.
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I'm going to throw down.
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I → go → ?
I'm going to catch him and it'll be curtains.
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it → go → him
"We love it," was the response from Joshua.
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response → love → Joshua
"That's the energy that we want.
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we → want → that
There is nothing else I expect from this man.
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I → be → man
Fury offered to share a pint with Joshua after the fight, regardless of the result.
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Fury → offer → result
"I don't know if I can trust you," Joshua laughed.
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Joshua → know → you
The pair will now go their separate ways to continue their training camps.
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pair → go → camps
An added subplot is the revelation Joshua has been consulting Fury's uncle Peter, using him for advice on how to approach the fight.
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Joshua → add → fight
Joshua will also have Ben Davison, Fury's former trainer, back in his corner.
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Joshua → have → corner
If Fury does have any ill-feeling towards those no longer on his team, there was no sign of it at this press conference.
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Fury → have → conference
Had they met in their prime, the fight would have been legacy-defining.
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fight → meet → prime
The jeopardy of that would have fostered a far colder atmosphere.
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jeopardy → foster → atmosphere
Both have nowhere else to go and that has brought them together.
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It is a marriage of convenience and the happy couple have hit the jackpot.
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