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Ben Davies

Jake Paul tries to pull down Tommy Fury's shorts during heated weigh-in

Jake Paul tried to pull down rival Tommy Fury's shorts as the pair were separated by security at today's weigh-in.

The YouTube star will finally get the chance to show the world he can beat a professional boxer when he touches gloves with long-term rival Fury in Saudi Arabia tomorrow night. Paul and Fury have had tense exchanges at this week's fight media events, with the high-profile fighters separated by security after shaking on a winner-takes-all bet at the press conference.

Paul and Fury came face-to-face for the final time before their huge showdown on Sunday night, with the pair taking part in the ceremonial weigh-in out in the burning Middle Eastern sun. Paul came in at a career-low 183lb with the Briton stepping on the scales at just one pound heavier.

The pair then were brought together at the front of the stage to face-off where they traded verbal barbs, before Fury pushed his rival as the pair were briefly apart. They were then ushered back together, with Paul and Fury then looking to get the action early by feinting at each other.

However it was Paul who made a move that wound up his upcoming opponent, looking to pull his shorts down by reaching in but failed with Fury able to dodge the bullet. The 'Problem Child' was then given a talking to by his manager Nakisa Bidarian before the pair turned to the crowd and made their final vows.

Despite Paul's antics on stage, Fury remained focused on the task at hand and made a bold prediction that he will end the contest in four rounds. His time is up, tomorrow night his time is up," Fury said. " Jake Paul will no longer be boxing, I'm going tot put this man away in four rounds.

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"This has been the best experience of my life, it's a dream come true and tomorrow night it gets sweeter. Tomorrow night you're going to see why my last name is Fury and why we're the best who have ever lived."

Paul has been extremely confident in the fight build-up and his bold pursuit of showing critics the truth continued as he made his final promise to end his opponent's career. He said: "That man is capping, he's acting on stage getting all hyped up ad trying to act like his brother. This professional boxer is going down; it's easy, it's simple. I'm ready, cool, calm and collected.

"He's shaking, you can see the nerves, I'm a killer, I'm a real f***ing dog, none of that fake s***. Like the posters say, the talk is over; we've done all the hoopla and it's time to figure out the truth."

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