While he came in light - as was expected - he weighed similar to what he did when he fought Derek Chisora for the third time 18 months ago (268lbs), shredding just six pounds this time around despite rumours he could come in considerably lighter.

Fury's fight weigh did however represent a big drop off from his last fight against Francis Ngannou when he tipped the scales at a whopping 277.7lbs. The WBC champion underperformed in his last outing and will be looking to right the wrongs from that display against ex-UFC star Ngannou as he bids to become the first undisputed heavyweight champ since Lennox Lewis.

Unified champion Usyk, meanwhile, tipped the scales at 233.5lbs, 12.6lbs heavier than last time out against Daniel Dubois. That is a career heaviest weight for the Ukrainian. But Fury's weight has been the story that has dominated fight week. Usyk acknowledged it on Tuesday to get the ball rolling.

Asked if he thought Fury looked smaller than usual live on DAZN's coverage of the Grand Arrivals, Usyk concurred: "Yeah, a little bit, a little bit, like, skinny." His promoter, Alex Krassyuk, joined him on the broadcast and shared a theory as to why. "That's because he's nervous. When you get nervous, you lose weight," he claimed. Before that, the promoter also quipped: "Who's the middleweight now?"

Fury played up to that theory when having those comments put to him minutes later, albeit sarcastically. "I'm very nervous, Usyk," he said. "Please don't beat me up on Saturday night. Please. Extra please." Speaking later on, he somewhat overestimated his own weight, stating that he was around 19 stone. Three days later he has now weighed in at 18st 7lb.