Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury just shared a remarkably intense staredown, with the pair locking eyes for a whopping 11 minutes.
The tension in the room seemed to reach boiling point as the pair tried to challenge each other ahead of their big rematch on Saturday night.
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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury may break the record with an 11-minute stare-down
With just days to go before Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury share the ring at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the pair met at a press conference to discuss their matchup.
The two men took the stage face to face in front of the media and thousands of fans from all over the world.
Although the pair said very little during the media event, their eyes certainly did all the talking as they stared as the pair tried to mentally crack each other.
The duo refused to break and wouldn't look away, or even move, as WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tried in vain to separate them.
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As time passed, Fury returned to old tactics and screamed in his rival's face, with both men's teams eventually putting an end to proceedings.
After a whopping 11 minutes, 'The Cat' and 'The Gypsy King' were separated, after what could have possibly been the longest look in history.
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Although this former world champion believes the southpaw would have excelled in his time, the great hero is still convinced he would have had the minerals to knock Usyk unconscious.
The Hall of Famer has discovered a weakness in the two-weight champion's game that he believes he could have exploited.
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