Twin Towers of Wembley

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko will never betray their respectful roots, but both showed signs of bearing their teeth on Wednesday at Wembley. Sky Sports watched the subtle shots as they were fired…

The national stadium was empty, except for the gigantic frames of Joshua and Klitschko – the new Twin Towers of Wembley, who will soon engage in the most significant heavyweight contest on these shores in a generation, with the IBF heavyweight belt on the line.

Taking in the surroundings on Wednesday, five-and-a-half months before the first punch is thrown on April 29 live on Sky Sports Box Office, their interaction was refreshingly classy. While tables have been overturned and security overworked in recent weeks, Joshua and Klitschko filled their press conference with superlatives about each other’s talents.

Until they rose to their feet. Joshua, adorned in sportswear and looking like a particularly challenging weight-lifting session had been interrupted, posed for a routine photo opp. Klitschko removed his suit jacket and it quickly became clear that, despite approaching his 41st birthday, he remained in pristine physical condition. There is plenty of life in the old dog yet, and Klitschko knew it was never too early to flaunt his plumage.

The peacocking of the former unified heavyweight champion was a forthright message that he represents the first of Joshua’s opponents who has the tools to match the younger man’s sheer physicality. Stood next to each other, Klitschko was certainly taller, and was the only …

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