SI and Tommy Fury took to the stage in Manchester for a public exercise forward of their highly-anticipated boxing match - and, as anticipated, sparks flew.
The scenes at Bowlers Exhibition Centre had been only a glimpse into what followers can anticipate from their struggle on Saturday night, which options Dillon Danis vs Logan Paul on the undercard.
There was loads of chaos at their pre-fight press convention in August, when John Fury flipped a table, and the histrionics continued in Wednesday’s exercise.
Inside the ring, the drama was stored to a minimal whereas each Paul and Danis confirmed off their wrestling strikes on their coaching companions.
Outside of it, although, KSI launched a tirade at Tommy Fury as he watched him undertake media duties from a balcony, shouting: “Look at me while I’m talking to you.”
John Fury, Tommy’s dad, had clearly had sufficient and launched a bottle on the YouTube boxer, which practically hit him and prompted KSI to spit down on the 59-year-old earlier than an extra trade of phrases.
John was concerned once more in a separate incident with Greg Paul, Logan’s dad, because the pair had been separated whereas firing off threats.
“They shout and scream on internets [sic],” bellowed Fury. “But I don’t see any action!”
The fighters will reconvene at Manchester’s AO Arena on Friday night for the weigh-in, a day earlier than the competition itself.
Not all onlookers are enthused by the rising reputation of YouTube boxers coming into the game, equivalent to former super-middleweight world champion Carl Froch.
“Nothing against Tommy Fury, but I don’t think he’s good enough to win a British title,” he informed BBC Sport.
“In a real professional ring he can go and fight Jake Paul and earn millions. Now, he’s going to fight KSI and earn even more in fights that are really area level.
“Fair play to him, take the money and run, but it’s damaging the integrity of the sport.”
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