Luke Reddy
BBC Sport in Las Vegas

These ring walks are remarkable. Slow, glamorous and yet truly tense.

Fury has hit pads in the ring while he waits for Wilder. He did the same in Los Angeles 15 months ago.

Stay loose, stay ready and start slick.

At Friday's weigh-in, where a face-off was banned and the pair shouted abuse at one another from behind cordons, the American weighed in at 231lb - the heaviest of his career. Fury, at 273lb, has not been as heavy since his comeback fight in 2018.

Both men weighed in more than a stone heavier than their first meeting. Wilder was 15st 2lb in 2018 and is now 16st 7lbs. Fury was 18st 4lbs and is now a mammoth 19st 7lbs.

BBC Sport spoke to boxing fans in Las Vegas at the weigh-in before the eagerly anticipated rematch as you can see below.

"The bout you've all been waiting for," says ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.

Certainly have been.

Ever since December 2018.

Let's hope it is worth the wait.

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Tyson Fury is full of confidence going into this WBC world heavyweight title bout in Las Vegas and says Deontay Wilder, like all bullies, will "fold" if he stands up to him.

Mike Costello
BBC Sport boxing correspondent in Las Vegas

I have been coming here 25 years and I have never seen this kind of investment into the building of hype of a pay-per-view fight.

I think Wilder has learned from the first fight and will be better at closing the space this time. I don't know when he will catch up with Fury but I think he will.

Loving Wilder's outfit. He's got his costume for Halloween sorted out later in the year.

Deontay Wilder's outfit is now lighting up on his way to the arena.

The WBC belt is being carried behind him. Once we get down to the serious business, that's what it's all about.

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Now we see Deontay Wilder. He wore a gold mask on his way to the ring for his first fight against Fury. He's out-done himself now. Looking like some kind of Star Wars villain. A sparkly villain.

The screens in the arena are now showing the best knockouts from Deontay Wilder's career. A moment for Tyson Fury to look away.

Some more predictions from boxing legends...

Manny Pacquiao: "Never bet against a puncher, particularly one like Wilder. I look at him like I do at a Mike Tyson, another puncher. I see Wilder winning this rematch by 10th-round knockout."

Larry Holmes: "Wilder will knock out Fury in the seventh or eighth round if he does what I know that he can do, which is stay on the outside, use his jab and throw that right hand over the jab."

Shawn Porter: "I have not had this hard of a time picking a winner of a fight after dissecting every component in a very long time. It's razor thin until the end. I'm picking Wilder to win by KO, Fury by points, or Fury by KO. This is a 50-50, I'm picking the fans to win."

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This is the slowest of slow entrances to the ring, but then again the man is 19st 7lbs, so not too easy to carry.

He's still on his throne as he comes into the Grand Garden Arena. Can the Gypsy King be the king of heavyweight boxing? We will find out in the next hour.

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Fury is not walking to the ring anymore. He's being carried. On a huge throne!

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Watch as sparks flew as Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury face off in their news conference in Las Vegas.

Here comes Tyson Fury, wearing a crown on his head and a fluffy red, white and black robe and slowly walking backstage ring-bound. Not long now.

"Fury is on fire, you're defence is terrified," is the chant to the tune of Gala's Freed From Desire ringing around the arena.

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And here is some more on the new personalities in the Fury team.

BBC Sport meets the team behind Tyson Fury, including new trainer SugarHill Steward, Andy Lee and cutman Jacob 'Stitch' Duran.

Since Tyson Fury's last fight, he has made a number of changes.

Inside the gym, he has a new trainer. SugarHill Steward, a former policeman, calls himself "a knockout architect", having learned his craft at Detroit's legendary Kronk Gym.

Fury has a new cuts man - in case the wound that needed 47 stitches after September's win over Otto Wallin re-opens - and has recruited the chef used by UFC star Conor McGregor. He has even given up Diet Coke, his drink of choice.

Steve Bunce
BBC Radio 5 Live boxing pundit in Las Vegas

Two unbeaten men, elite versus elite. Let's not lose the fact we are seeing something we don't often see. This is a monster.

I think we will see a bit more boxing from Wilder and a far more aggressive Fury. I don't think either of those changes will last. I believe Fury survives rocky moments and wins on points. And, yes, it will be controversial.

So just how difficult is Tyson Fury's task in Las Vegas?

Well have a watch of this video and witness WBC champion Deontay Wilder's punching power in his previous fights.

CJack212: Fury will try to make Wilder tire. He will still outbox and out move Wilder at this weight. But watch him lean on him, tie him up and hit the body in close. Wilder jacked up at 16st 7lbs with all that body builder muscle will gas. Fury has an incredible engine and back him to last. Fury to get rid of Wilder late, after 9-10 rounds of calculated pressure.

To who it may concern: If Fury's plan is to trade with Wilder, even for a minute a round, that's not going to go well. Wilder's built to deliver power.

Person: Fury was robbed in the first fight. He ran rings around Wilder for most of the fight and I see it going the same way again.

Another celebrity now. Chef Gordon Ramsay is ringside, hoping Tyson Fury can cook up something special tonight.

Image source, Mikey Williams for Top Rank