‘No hype needed!’ – Tyson Fury front and centre of first BT Sport fight promo… but Dillian Whyte boycotts it again
BT SPORT have released a heart-pumping trailer for Tyson Fury’s clash with Dillian Whyte – but one key person was missing from the promo.
The former sparring partners turned rivals will collide in front of a capacity crowd at Wembley Stadium three weeks on Saturday.
And BT have dropped an incredible promo for the domestic dust-up – albeit without the help of Whyte.
The broadcaster – who will air the Battle of Britain in the UK and Ireland – released a trailer that included Fury sitting on a throne in the middle of the ring on Friday.
But they were forced to use stock footage of Whyte as he boycotted filming.
In the clip, a fired-up Fury – who was at times engulfed in flames – branded the interim WBC heavyweight champion “a coward.”
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Fury, who will be making the second defence of his undisputed WBC strap, also roared: “You’re getting knocked spark out.”
The Gypsy King closed out the trailer by shouting: “No hype needed.”
Whyte’s absence from the trailer could’ve been in further protest of the purse split in Fury’s favour.
The WBC ruled that Fury would get a whopping 80 per cent of the £30.6million purse stumped up by promoter Frank Warren.
Whyte has remained radio silent since the announcement of the fight and even skipped the pre-fight press conference last month.
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And the Body Snatcher’s self-imposed omerta has been dubbed a “masterstroke” by former cruiserweight king Tony Bellew.
The Bomber told iFLTV: “I think the silence from him is brilliant, I think it’s a masterstroke.
“Because all the questions, all the problems and questions are being thrown to Tyson Fury.”