When John Ruiz fights David Haye for the Briton's WBA heavyweight crown in Manchester on Saturday, he will be aiming to join Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis as a three-time world champion
Haye, 29, won his title by beating Russian Nikolay Valuev in Germany last November and will be making his first defence against his vastly experienced American challenger, who has 54 fights to his name
Thursday's press conference takes place in the impressive surroundings of Manchester Town Hall, but with Haye deciding words will have no affect on the 38-year-old Ruiz, the head-to-head is a relatively tame affair
Haye vows to become only the second man to stop Ruiz inside the distance: "I'm going to do something dramatic, people will be shocked." Ruiz, who has been involved in 10 world title fights, has heard it all before
Twenty-four hours later, the pair are still staring at each other, but the room has at least changed slightly to allow the weigh-in to take place
Ruiz keeps his physique to himself at the weigh-in but Haye, declaring he is now feeling "pressure to produce something special", is happy to flaunt what he has
The bare-chested Haye weighs in at 100.7kg (15st 12lb) while Ruiz proves the heavier man at 104.8kg (16st 7lb)
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