Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury’s staredown was the stuff of legend.

The heavyweight titans didn’t take their eyes off each other for a remarkable 11 minutes on Thursday after their final press conference in what will surely go down as the longest face-off in boxing history.

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Usyk repeatedly told Fury: ‘Don’t be afraid, I will not leave you alone’, while the Brit launched into an expletive tirade[/caption]

It took a mob of security and several failed attempts to cover both men’s eyes to eventually break up the fierce rivals, who are set to go to war on Saturday night for the WBA, WBC and WBO world heavyweight titles.

Towards the end of the face-off, both boxers traded verbal jabs.

While Usyk repeatedly told Fury to ‘not be afraid’, Fury’s choice of words were far more colourful.

“Get up! The rabbit is getting it. The rabbit is getting f***ed,” said the Brit.

“Yes! You’re getting it son. Butchered this time, smashed to pieces.

“You were 150 per cent, the best you have ever been and you still couldn’t do s***.

“And you still coudln’t do f*** all. Don’t you be afraid you rabbit-looking f***er.

“You bulgy-eyed c***. You’re f***ed. Don’t you be afraid, I won’t leave you alone you f***ing idiot.

“No leaving alone for you, you’re f***ed. You ugly little b*****.

“Yeah, yeah, don’t be afraid. You don’t be afraid. I’m butchering you, never mind don’t leave you alone.

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“I’m annihilating you. You’re going to wake up in the hospital, you f***ing clown.

“You silly little ugly b*****. You couldn’t do s*** last time, you got a gift decision, you f***ing clown.

“You got a gift decision and you still couldn’t do f*** all.

“I’m the man, I’m the f***ing champion. Me. You’re f***ed.

“You ugly rat b*****. You ugly bug-eyed rat b*****.

“I can beat you seven days a week, you ugly f***ing rat.

“Seven days a week, you f***ing bum. Watch what I do to you.

“Retirement for you clown. Retired. You f***ing bum. You f***ing rat.”

Fury won the inaugural encounter in May via split decision.

En route to getting his hand raised, the Ukrainian had Fury on unsteady legs with a heavy flurry in the ninth stanza, prompting the referee to administer a count.

Remarkably, ‘The Gyspy King’ saw out the round and finished strong down the home straight to lose narrowly on the scorecards.

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