Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder scrapped on the microphone ahead of their huge heavyweight clash for the WBC heavyweight championship on Saturday night in Las Vegas.But one thing that nobody expected was that the two focused heavyweights would be distracted by a pigeon of all things.The trading of barbs and an elongated stand-off before the press conference even started set the tone for the rest of the night.They had to be held apart as Wilder pushed Fury before the pair were told to take their seats in the usual rigmarole of a pre-fight sell-job.Then came more insults, Wilder referenced Tyson Fury’s debauched past and his mental health that drew gasps from those in attendance.

In return, Fury claimed that the Bronze Bomber was ungrateful because he had poured millions of dollars into Wilder’s account for their last match.

As the tension rose, Tyson Fury reeled off his accomplishments in comparison to Wilder “only drawing 300,000 buys” in his latest fight with Luis Ortiz.

And as Fury reminded fans that he defeated Wladimir Klitschko, his thoughts were magnificently derailed.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, a pigeon descended from the heavens and onto Las Vegas.

Fury remarked “what was that?” to which Wilder told him: “that’s a sign”, before the inevitable resuming of the insults returned.

Fury even reeled off some lyrics from Chumbawamba’s classic hit Tubthumping in response to Wilder claiming Fury’s life “flashed before his eyes” when he put him down to the mat in their initial encounter in 2018.

Below is the transcript from the press conference, as per The Metro, before and after the pigeon’s interruption.

Fury: ‘You’ve come to get your ass whopped, pu*sy. Look how small you are, you midget.’

Wilder: ‘You were the one on the ground. I was the one standing on top of you. You ever heard of David and Goliath? You know that story of what happened? It’s going to happen to you.’

Fury: ‘The thing is you don’t believe in David and Goliath.’

Wilder: ‘You’re not getting up.’ Fury: ‘We’ll see. You couldn’t keep me down when I was fu*ked. When I was training like a dosser, you couldn’t keep me down then. You definitely can’t keep me down now.’

Wilder: ‘Imma [sic] show you better than I tell you. I was standing over you. You weren’t standing over me.’

Fury: ‘You couldn’t toss a featherweight across the room. Light heavyweight more like. I’m going to pop you like a balloon.’

Wilder: ‘Your veins are popping out of your neck. We’ll see, life and death baby.’

Fury: ‘100 per cent. Never been so sure of something in my life. You’re getting it pu*sy. You big dosser. You’re getting it. What did I do to you? I got straight back up. You’ve only got a few more days. Hold onto my belt for me.’

Wilder: ‘Hold onto that invisible belt you have. We’ll see. Timber! Timber! Like I told you before. Timber and it’s going to happen again.’

Fury: ‘I’m going to punch your face in and laugh at ya. You couldn’t even beat me last time. Three years out the ring and I still beat ya. You had to rob me and you still only got a draw.

Wilder: ‘Where’s your trainer? You had three fights. You suppose to be in shape, what you talking about, boy?’

Fury: ‘I came to your show and now you work for me.’

Wilder: ‘I’m going to stand over your body like a murder scene and be the detective standing over it. I promise you.’

Fury: ‘I beat Klitschko. What was that?’ A pigeon briefly interrupts the slagging match, before Wilder continues: ‘That’s a sign.’

Fury: ‘That’s a sign for you. I beat Klitschko. I took over the division. You’ve beaten nobody.’

Wilder: ‘I laid you out. You saw your life flash before your eyes. Everybody did.’

Fury: ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again. You’re never going to keep me down. You little pu*sy, can’t wait.’

Wilder: ‘Part two. He scared, he better be shook. He’s suppose to be, because it’s part two. When that bell rings, can’t nobody save you.’

Fury: ‘Bring this attitude to the ring. Bring this energy with ya.’

Wilder: ‘I’m going to bring more than that.’