By Terence Dooley





Heavyweight world Champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 33 KOs) and mandatory challenger Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 early) came face-to-face earlier today to promote their October 24th showdown. They will clash at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf for Klitschko’s WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO titles.





The two fighters shook hands before talking up the fight. “I'm just wondering, does Klitschko's TV deal roll over to me when I beat him?” asked Fury, 26, before adding: “He's never faced someone like me before. There's never been anyone like me in history— a fighter like me only comes around every 1000 years. I give credit to the older champion for taking on a challenge like me.”





“Every time (I fight) I have faced new challenges I haven't seen before, I believe that Tyson Fury really means what he's talking about,” was the 39-year-old’s response to Fury’s claim. “He's not just coming to be present on the canvas. He is coming to win the championship.”





“He sings, he dances, he's a cool dude,” said the Ukrainian, referencing Fury’s tendency to engage in a post-fight singsong. Klitschko, though, revealed that he has not seen much of Fury’s in-ring action apart from a clip of the undefeated challenger hitting himself with an uppercut earlier in his career.





He said: “I have seen none of Fury’s fights, just a couple of seconds.”





“We’re not coming here to lie down,” said Peter Fury, Tyson’s trainer. “We can’t wait for it.”

Klitschko then showed his chat show host side by asking his challenger: “How does it feel to fight for the title?”





“It’s personal for me to rid boxing of a person like you,” answered Fury, who was starting to get into his stride. “You have as much charisma as my underpants—the whole of Europe wants to see you get knocked out. You look old, have you had Botox? You’re old. Are you better than [Larry] Holmes, [Muhammad] Ali or [Mike] Tyson? They all showed their age—you have a chin like a piece of glass.





“Blah, bah, 47 different languages, so what. I don’t care about being a role model, you are getting chinned—this Klit is getting licked on October 24.”





With that, it was time for the head-to-head photos after another memorable presser involving Klitschko and a brash British challenger.





Bernd Boente, Klitschko's manager, also told Sky Sports News HQ that his man isn't thinking about retirement just yet despite Fury's jibes. "We will announce the extension of our RTL contract for another five fights," revealed Boente.





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