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Counting down to the Ring of Fire, the richest fight in boxing. The weighing confirms what we can see. Tyson Fury looking thinner than usual, but still hitting the scales at...

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262 pounds for Tyson Fury.

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But confusion when Alexander Usik was announced as...

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233, 100 pounds.

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A mistake by announceder Michael Buffer, revised today as 223, a career heaviest, but only by £2. The final words between them.

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We're ready to rock and roll, you know. Fireworks tomorrow night.

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Don't be afraid. I will not leave you alone.

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Come on. This coming after a head-to-head flashpoint. Despite the weight difference, it's a tough one to call. Anthony Joshua couldn't make his size advantage count when he fought Usik twice. Plus, Tyson Fiori was disappointing when he fought Francis N'Ganu seven months ago.

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Aj ain't worthy to tie my shoelaces, and that's why. And we're going to find out on Saturday night why. But you can't really say that because styles make fight. So just because he struggled with him, and I don't, it doesn't really mean anything.

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At the start of the Ukraine war, his opponent was fighting on the front line until President Zelensky told him to serve his country in the ring.

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It's a big event for Ukraine. For me, it's a big fight.

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Millions around the world will be watching, but even a man who's fought them both isn't sure of the outcome.

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Can I be honest with you? I don't know. You're the first person I get the real answer to it. I don't know. This is unknown. Because this is why we love this sport.

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It was questionable whether- Bob Aram is Fiori's American promoter and has managed the likes of Muhammad Ali. He's tipping his man to emerge victorious in the biggest fight in a quarter of a century.

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Every era has big, big fights. And for this era, this is the biggest fight that you can get. Two undefeated men who each have a share of the heavyweight title coming together to have an undisputed heavyweight Championship. Can't get bigger than that.

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There is a massive media presence here, and thousands of fans have come from all over the world to support Tyson Fiori. That is not usual for these Saudi fights, but it's exactly what this country wants as it tries to open up through high-profile sports.

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Two undefeated heavyweight champions, four world titles, and a hundred million pound paychecks. Expect some huge sporting celebrities ringside and fireworks inside the ropes.