Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko fight will go ahead despite canvas row

The British contender threatened to pull out of the fight in Dusseldorf, Germany, citing that the canvas was too soft and would nullify his speed.

"The foam underlay is too soft," Fury’s agent Asif Vali told The Associated Press. "It’s five inches thick, which doesn’t help a big lad going into a ring. We’ve never seen canvas like this before. It’s too much from a health and safety point of view, because he can easily do his ankle."

However, Vali later tweeted: "It's on after two hours, it's fight time."

Fury, who has already resolved a gloves row that put the fight in jeopardy, is hoping to wrestle the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO off the Ukrainian champion.