Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk went head-to-head for an astonishing 11 minutes and 20 seconds, setting a new record in boxing history. The face-off showcased the intense rivalry between the two heavyweights, who refused to break eye contact despite the growing tension.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk shared an astonishing 11-minute and 20-second face-off in one of the most remarkable, perhaps the longest, head-to-heads in boxing history.Speaking as he left the news conference, Usyk said: 'Me? No.' Neither man had anything of note to say in Thursday's news conference, both insisting the talking was done.
The obligatory face-off, however, provided the most talked about moment of fight week and demonstrated the mind battle between arguably the two best heavyweights on the planet. Fury towered over Usyk and both refused to look away inside a luxury mall in the centre of the Saudi capital. A few minutes in, organizers began hatching a plan to separate the pair. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman was the first to try and convince them, but neither fighter broke their stare. Sweat dripped down Fury's head as the fighters began to share words and become more animated. A shouting Fury was eventually dragged away. A few moments later, he was dancing with drummers performing outside of the news conference room. Before the face-off shenanigans, an edgy and intense Fury said it was no longer time for joking and that he will 'do some serious damage' to his rival. Sporting a bushy beard which he says provides added strength, Fury has been reluctant to engage with the media in fight week. 'I've got nothing to say, apart from there is going to be a lot of hurt and pain in this fight, you watch,' he said, with a few expletives added in. 'That's all I got to say. Talking's been done. The first fight I talked, I joked - all my career - this time I am serious.' Smartly dressed in a white suit and black hat, Fury added: 'I'm going to dish out a whole lot of pain.' As for Usyk, the Crimea-born champion - wearing a striking maroon outfit with embroidery - was serenaded to the top table by a Ukrainian singer and a choir consisting of a dozen suited men. 'Now we have just a performance with lights and cameras'
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