RIYADH - Tyson Fury weighed in at the heaviest of his career on Friday as he vowed to go to war with Oleksandr Usyk in their world title rematch.
The Englishman, albeit fully clothed, tipped the scales at 127.4kg -- 18.6kg heavier than when he lost to the Ukrainian in their unification bout in May.
Usyk, also dressed against the winter chill at Riyadh's Wonder Garden amusement park, weighed 102.5kg, 1.1kg heavier than seven months ago.
Fury's added weight shows he's out to physically dominate the smaller Usyk on Saturday. He offered only one word -- "war" -- to the interviewer as he left the stage.
"When a 20 stone man hits you on the jaw, compared to a man at 17 stone, it's a bit different," Fury told Sky Sports earlier.
The 36-year-old "Gypsy King" desperately needs the win to erase his sole career defeat at the hands of the mobile, elusive Usyk in Riyadh in May.
The first unification bout of the four-belt era was decided by a narrow split-decision, although Fury was saved by the bell after a standing eight count in the ninth round.
Only three belts -- IBO, WBC and WBO -- are up for grabs after Usyk vacated the IBF title to focus on the rematch, instead of facing mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
The Ukrainian has already amassed one of the great boxing careers after winning Olympic gold and becoming undisputed cruiserweight champion before stepping up to heavyweight.
A low-key build-up ignited on Thursday when the two fighters faced off for a marathon 11 minutes at their press conference, despite attempts to separate them.
On Friday, they faced each other for just a few seconds before parting.