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Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony Joshua (right) are two-time heavyweight world champions After more than a decade of public feuding and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchanged pleasantries, traded jokes and even discussed going for a pint at a news conference in London.
泰森·富里(左)和安东尼·约书亚(右)是两届重量级世界冠军 经过十多年的公开争执和错误的开始后,泰森·富里和安东尼·约书亚互相寒暄,互相开玩笑,甚至讨论在伦敦的新闻发布会上喝一杯。
The British heavyweight rivals will fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December.
英国重量级对手将于 12 月 11 日在卡迪夫公国体育场进行比赛。
But for all the history between them, the launch felt more like two veterans in the closing stages of long, turbulent careers taking stock of how far they had both come.
但就他们之间的历史而言,这次发布更像是两位退伍军人在漫长而动荡的职业生涯的最后阶段评估他们都走了多远。
"He's been a role model and poster boy for British boxing for years," Fury, 38, said of Joshua.
“多年来,他一直是英国拳击界的榜样和海报男孩,”38 岁的弗里谈到约书亚时说道。
"I mostly find myself defending my arch rival to fans in the street." On Monday, there was still uncertainty over whether the fight would happen because of contractual disagreements surrounding the promotion.
“我主要发现自己在街上向球迷捍卫我的主要对手。” 周一,由于围绕促销活动的合同分歧,这场战斗是否会发生仍存在不确定性。
There had been plenty of reason to expect fireworks on Wednesday.
有充分的理由期待周三的烟花表演。
Instead, Joshua, 36, spoke about the magnitude of the event. "It's breathtaking and I'm not saying that lightly," he said.
相反,36 岁的约书亚谈到了该事件的严重性。 “这真是令人叹为观止,我并不是轻易说出来的,”他说。
"I'm really grateful for this opportunity and bringing it to Great Britain because I know people in pubs have had proper fights about who will win and family members have fallen out."
“我真的很感激这个机会,并将其带到英国,因为我知道酒吧里的人们已经就谁将获胜进行了适当的斗争,而家庭成员却闹翻了。”
The mood was perhaps best summed up at the face-off, when Joshua smiled and pretended to tickle Fury's stomach.
也许最能概括这种气氛的就是对峙时,约书亚微笑着假装给弗瑞的肚子挠痒痒。
Relive Fury & Joshua's jovial news conference Fury & Joshua in London for news conference as doubts ease Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony Joshua (right) have competed in a combined 21 world title fights There was something almost surreal about seeing Fury and Joshua finally sitting side by side after so many years in which their rivalry had existed mostly through interviews, social media and failed negotiations.
重温弗瑞和约书亚的欢乐新闻发布会 随着疑虑的缓解,富里和约书亚在伦敦参加新闻发布会 泰森·富里(左)和安东尼·约书亚(右)总共参加过 21 场世界冠军争夺战 看到弗里和约书亚在这么多年以来主要通过采访、社交媒体和失败的谈判而存在的竞争之后终于并排坐在一起,这几乎是超现实的。
Both had arrived hours earlier for one-to-one interviews.
两人都提前几个小时到达,进行一对一的采访。
When the news conference began, master of ceremonies Michael Buffer introduced the pair as fireworks shot up from the front of the stage.
新闻发布会开始时,司仪迈克尔·巴弗尔 (Michael Buffer) 介绍了两人,同时烟花从舞台前方升起。
They entered from opposite sides at the same time - Joshua relaxed and composed in a grey tracksuit and sunglasses, Fury in more flamboyant fashion in a vivid emerald-green suit covered in crown motifs over a white shirt.
他们同时从对面进来——约书亚穿着灰色运动服,戴着墨镜,放松而沉着,弗瑞则更加华丽,穿着一件鲜艳的翠绿西装,上面有皇冠图案,外面是一件白衬衫。
Alongside the world's media, a few hundred fans filled the balcony above and quickly made their allegiance known as "Oh Anthony Joshua" rang around the British Airways ARC.
除了世界媒体之外,数百名球迷挤满了楼上的阳台,并很快在英国航空 ARC 周围响起了“哦安东尼·约书亚”的效忠之声。
Joshua has been credited with pushing to keep the fight in Britain and, if Wednesday was any indication, can expect strong backing in Cardiff - even with the main event potentially starting about 02:00 GMT to suit American audiences. For two men whose names have been linked for so long, Fury and Joshua have spent remarkably little time together.
约书亚因推动比赛在英国继续进行而受到赞誉,如果周三有任何迹象的话,预计卡迪夫将得到强有力的支持——即使主要赛事可能会在格林尼治标准时间 02:00 左右开始,以适应美国观众的需求。 对于两个名字联系在一起这么久的人来说,富里和约书亚在一起的时间少之又少。
But their famous sparring session in 2010, when Joshua was still an amateur, soon became the topic of conversation.
但他们在 2010 年著名的对打比赛很快就成为了人们谈论的话题,当时约书亚还是一名业余选手。
Fury suggested he had got the better of it, prompting one fan to shout: "Liar."
富里表示他已经占了上风,一名粉丝大喊:“骗子。”
Joshua smiled and said he could not remember.
约书亚微笑着说他不记得了。
For those who believe the fight has come years too late, Fury had a simple response. "It's the icing on the cake of two great careers," he said.
对于那些认为这场战斗来得太晚了几年的人,弗瑞给出了一个简单的回应。 “这是两个伟大职业生涯的锦上添花,”他说。
Moments later, he glanced back at the word "Finally" on the giant screen behind them. There were several moments of common ground.
片刻后,他回头看了一眼身后大屏幕上的“终于”两个字。 有几个时刻有共同点。
Fury nodded along as Joshua spoke about his Christian faith and, even when the pair traded insults, they rarely felt venomous. "This man here is carved in stone and every time he gets cracked on the jaw, he falls over," Fury said. "When I crack him on the jaw with a big right hand, he's going down."
当约书亚谈到他的基督教信仰时,弗瑞也点点头,即使两人互相辱骂,他们也很少感到恶毒。 “这个人就像石头上雕刻的一样,每次他的下巴裂开,他就会摔倒,”弗瑞说。 “当我用大右手打他的下巴时,他就倒下了。”
Joshua laughed and shouted back Fury's own catchphrase: "Get up." The fight has been reported as being for the vacant WBA 'super' heavyweight title, although current WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev's team has lodged a formal objection over the proposed title arrangement.
约书亚笑着喊回了弗瑞自己的口号:“站起来。” 据报道,这场比赛是为了争夺空缺的WBA“超”重量级拳王头衔,尽管现任WBA重量级拳王穆拉特·加西耶夫的团队已经对拟议的头衔安排提出了正式反对。
For a moment, it appeared the mood could turn when Joshua revealed he had received a call asking whether Fury's name could appear first in the promotion.
当约书亚透露他接到电话询问弗瑞的名字是否可以在促销活动中首先出现时,气氛似乎出现了转变。
"You've been crying behind the scenes to get out of this fight.
“你一直在幕后哭泣,想要逃离这场战斗。
I've checkmated you.
我已经将死你了。
You have to fight," Fury replied.
你必须战斗,”弗瑞回答道。
"I've actually never won a world title here.
“实际上我从未在这里赢得过世界冠军。
Now it's on the line, we can become a three-time." That exchange came after several chaotic days in which the role of UFC and Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White had threatened to overshadow the fight. Netflix had presented White as part of the promotion alongside Turki Alalshikh's The Ring, despite Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn insisting his fighter's contract prevented White from having a promotional role.
现在上线了,我们可以成为三冠王了。” 这次交流是在混乱的几天之后发生的,UFC 和祖法拳击主席达纳怀特的角色威胁要给这场比赛蒙上阴影。 Netflix 将怀特与图尔基·阿拉什赫的《指环》一起作为宣传活动的一部分,尽管《约书亚》的推广人埃迪·赫恩坚称他的拳手合同阻止了怀特担任宣传角色。
But White did not attend Wednesday's launch. And when Alalshikh thanked the American from the stage, his name was met with jeers from sections of the crowd.
但怀特没有参加周三的发布会。 当阿拉什赫在台上感谢这位美国人时,他的名字遭到了部分人群的嘲笑。
Fury did momentarily take aim at Hearn, calling him a "sausage" - but even that did not last long.
富里确实一度瞄准了赫恩,称他为“香肠”——但即便如此也没有持续多久。
Within minutes, Fury was offering to go for a pint with the Matchroom boss - and extended the invitation to Joshua.
几分钟之内,弗瑞主动提出要和 Matchroom 老板一起去喝一杯,并向约书亚发出了邀请。
"I hope after this fight we can have a pint of Guinness together," Fury said. "Win, lose or draw, let's bury the hatchet."
“我希望这场比赛结束后我们可以一起喝一品脱吉尼斯黑啤酒,”弗瑞说道。 “无论输赢还是平局,我们冰释前嫌吧。”
"I don't know if I can trust you," Joshua replied, drawing laughter.
“我不知道我是否可以相信你,”约书亚回答道,引来笑声。
The overriding mood was one of relief between two veterans, who were seemingly happy to let the fight settle what years of talk could not.
最重要的情绪是两位退伍军人之间的一种解脱,他们似乎很高兴让这场战斗解决多年来的谈话未能解决的问题。
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