ANTHONY JOSHUA and Daniel Dubois took part in a fiery final staredown ahead of their blockbuster domestic dust-up.
They will duke it out in front of a whopping 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night for the prestigious IBF heavyweight title.
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The build-up to their mammoth showdown has been respectful, with neither man throwing any verbal jabs.
But you could the tension between the duo with a knife as they stared into one another’s eyes for the last time before fight night.
Their final staredown took place in front of a packed crowd at Trafalgar Square, which played host to the weigh-ins for the Riyadh Season card.
Despite being the defending champion, 27-year-old Dubois took to the scales first.
And the Greenwich gladiator weighed in three pounds heavier – at 17 stone, seven ounces (248.6lbs) – than he did for his interim title win against Filip Hrgovic in June.
Former two-time unified heavyweight champ Joshua looked like a chiselled Greek god as he tipped the scales.
The Watford warrior weighed in a whopping 18 STONE for his two-round demolition of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
And he weighed near enough exactly the same weight, coming in at 252.5lbs.
Joshua weighed a solid for his historic return to Wembley, where he can become a THREE-TIME heavyweight champion.
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And AJ is willing to leave every piece of him in the Wembley ring to have his hand raised.
The London 2012 gold medallist said: “He’s fighting someone who is willing to die in there — who wants to give it everything to be victorious.
“It takes more than being strong to be a champion and to be a complete fighter.
“It’s good, of course, but I truly believe from what I’ve studied, read and what great people who have come before me have said.
“It takes more than being a physical specimen.
“It’s a good attribute but when you come across someone who is willing to take that from you.
“You’ve given them your best shot and they are able to take it.
“That’s when you figure out what it takes to be a champion.
“That’s what I’ve done. I’ve been to the well.”
Joshua has joked he’ll blow an even bigger gasket than he did after losing his rematch to Oleksandr Usyk should he come up short against Dubois.
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“If I f***ing lose I’ll get even worse,” he said. “ I’ll be up in the stadium tearing the place up!
“The fans are there. Some want to see me there so I need to do a job.
“It has been a blessing and I don’t take it for granted.
“I’ve given Dan the respect he deserves in terms of my preparation.
“I’ve given the 96,000 fans the respect by preparing myself to compete and travelling around the world to find coaches and a home where I can improve.
“I just need to do it on Saturday night now.
“I just want to make sure everyone who comes to support me leaves there feeling like, ‘We did it.’”
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