The Observer - 23 March 2014 - 15
Chisora, Tyson Fury press conference drama
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MANCHESTER:
ritish boxer Tyson Fury
lived up to his name
by tipping over a table
and shouting expletives
before storming out of a news
conference ahead of his world
heavyweight title eliminator against
fellow Brit, Dereck Chisora.
Fury was sitting alongside Chisora
at a media event in Manchester
on Thursday when he exploded,
screaming “listen, I’m Tyson Fury,
I’m the best heavyweight on the
planet, this idiot is getting knocked
spark out and I’m sick to death of
this.”
He added: “This motherf****r is
going to sleep” before he slammed
down the microphone, flipped up
the table that had glasses on it and
left the room.
Chisora
applauded
Fury
sarcastically before saying “shall we
give him a Golden Globe or not?”
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“He needs to get a bit of publicity
- he needs people to talk about him.
But we just laugh,” Chisora said.
The pair will meet in an allBritish fight on July 26 for the right
to challenge Wladimir Klitschko
for his IBF, WBA and WBO belts.
The pair met previously at Wembley
in 2011 when Fury won a points
decision to claim the British and
Commonwealth titles.
Enough: Fury flips over a table
and storms out.
Chisora also has a reputation for
poor behaviour out of the ring. He
made headlines in Germany with his
bout against Vitali Klitschko in 2012.
He slapped the champion across the
face in the pre-fight buildup before
brawling with David Haye at the
post-fight press conference.
Chisora
credits
anger
management sessions for the way
he dealt with Fury’s antics.
“My emotions are more calmed
down now,” said Chisora.
“With him swearing at me, two
or three years ago we would have
been rolling around on the floor
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