At today’s press conference in the Manchester Arena in Manchster, UK, Wladimir Klitschko and current WBO, WBA Super, IBO and Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury met again for the first time after Wladimir’s November 2015 loss in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Wladimir reminded the 150 national and international media representatives of the comments Fury made over the past months regarding his views on homosexuals and the treatment of women. Referring to Fury’s remarks, Wladimir focused on the social responsibility that comes with being a champion – to provide a positive role model.
On the topic of the prior fight, Klitschko came clean: “I’ve been going through a lot of emotions in the past months. One thing that I can confirm, I made a mistake and that mistake cost me the titles. Of course, it’s not easy to fight a challenger with the great skills that Fury has.” He followed this with a prediction of the next fight’s outcome on July 9. “I won’t waste my words here. I will knock Tyson Fury out. I will feel great walking into the ring in this arena.”
Backed up by his defeat of Wladimir, Tyson Fury appeared self-confident, broadcasting his skills like a loudspeaker. “Seems that Wladimir has found his bullets. He got beat the first time fair and square and he can make all excuses.” Asked whether he thinks Wladimir can change his style, Fury answered: “Larry Holmes could not change his style at 36 when he lost his title to Spinks. If the great Larry Holmes can’t do it, the great Klitschko can’t do it. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
The tense press conference was a promising start for the countdown to Repeat or Revenge, which will take place at the Manchester Arena on July 9. Tomorrow, a second press conference in Cologne, Germany, will follow.
The fight will be broadcasted exclusively by BoxNation TV in the UK. Tickets can be purchased from www.eventim.co.uk.
