Tyson Fury Batman stunt video: Klitschko bemused by 'clown'

However he fares in the ring, British boxer will be remembered as a 'genuinely strange man in a strange sport'

Tyson Fury

Boxer Tyson Fury opened up a bizarre new frontier in the world of boxing hype this week by appearing at a press conference dressed as Batman and leaping over the table to grapple with an intruder dressed as The Joker.

The British heavyweight is fighting Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf next month and is obviously anxious to raise awareness of the world title bout.

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