Some of the scariest men on the planet all crammed into the same room together is understandably causing a stir.
A promotional photo of all the fighters stepping into the ring for the Sunday morning’s ‘Day of Reckoning’ shows just how stacked the Saudi Arabian mega-card is.
Superstars Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua stepped onto the scales on Saturday morning (AEDT) ahead of their heavyweight showdowns, but it was heavyweight slugger Jarrell Miller who stole the show when he shoved Daniel Dubois as they faced off for the final time before they step into the ring.
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Miller also stepped onto the scales at a staggering 333 pounds — nearly 100 pounds more than Dubois (239 pounds).
It was business as usual for the card’s main event fights with Wilder weighing in at 213 pounds and his opponent Joseph Parker (the former world champion from New Zealand) tipping the scales at 245 pounds.
Joshua also weighed in at 251 pounds while opponent Otto Wallin came in at 239 pounds.
The biggest news that has swirled around the card is a reported agreement set to be signed by Wilder and Joshua to face each other next year.
As first reported by boxing guru Dan Rafael, Wilder and Joshua are expected to sign a two-fight agreement before their respective fights on Sunday.
The agreement is contingent upon the results of their Sunday fights.
Wilder and Joshua are not expected to get a shot at a world title any time soon with Tyson Fury set to face heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight world championship belts in February.
For now though, all eyes are on Riyadh and the stacked card that also features Aussie world champion Jai Opetaia. The Aussie fighter has been forced to give up his IBF cruiserweight belt to take up a $US450,000 pay day for his fight with Ellis Zorro on the undercard.
He reportedly has more than $2 million coming his way on a three-fight deal that’s in the works with the Saudis.
The Aussie is just a periphery figure seen in the bonkers promotional photo that was released by Turki Al-Sheikh, minister for sport and entertainment for the royal Saudi Arabian court.
The photo shows Wallin, Joshua, Wilder and Parker sitting while the rest of the card stands behind them.
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