With fans having to wait to see Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte together on stage after Whyte missed promotional events for the fight, some will have disappointed with the jovial nature of the meeting. The pair were laughing at each other's jokes and generally giving an air of mutual respect during the press conference before a brawl nearly broke out during the face-off.
The pair faced off before posing for photos and then faced off again at which point John Fury appeared to take exception to a member of Whyte's entourage. Tyson had to step in to stop his father from starting a fight on stage and both men appeared to act as peacemakers as tempers threatened of boil over on stage.
Whyte encouraged his entourage to move away before shaking hands with Fury in what appeared to be an amicable solution to what could have been a fiery exchange. However, later in the day Whyte appeared to raise tensions by branding the 57-year-old John Fury as an 'idiot', when speaking to the written press.
