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Tyson Fury has mocked Oleksandr Usyk for seeking advice from Wladimir Klitschko ahead of their undisputed fight.
Fury and Usyk will finally clash on May 18 to crown the best heavyweight on the planet. Usyk has a close friendship with Klitschko who was beaten by Fury in 2015 - and the Ukrainian revealed last week that he has been given "secret" advice from the former ruler.
But Fury, who was forced to pull out of his original date with Usyk in February, questioned his rival's source of information. "That would be very good advice, wouldn't it? How to lose to the Gypsy King?" he said. "How can Wlad, my old mate, give anyone advice? He would have used it himself, wouldn't he, if he had any idea how to beat me? It was a one-sided boxing lesson that I gave to old Wlad, and he was a very good champion, just like this guy [Usyk].
"I said back then that if I can't beat Wlad I must be useless. Again, I will say it again, 'If I can't be Usyk, then I must be no good'. That's your headline. If Tyson Fury can't beat Usyk, He [Fury] is no good. End of [story] because there is no point in pulling any punches about it."
Regarding his opponent, the former unified cruiserweight champion who made his heavyweight debut in 2019, Fury added: "It’s not personal, it’s strictly business for both fighters. There’s a lot of stuff on the line, but I don’t hate him, he don’t hate me.
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"I respect him, as a man, as a fighter. Everyone has to respect the man’s achievements. Good fighter – I have a tough challenge in front of me. But I’m very confident in my ability and I’m very confident I’ll beat the guy.
"When the cruiserweights step up to the big boys, usually they get found wanting. You can beat the average big ones but you can’t beat the elite big ones, because size really matters. We have weight divisions for a reason and he’s going to be found wanting when he fights me on May 18. This is my time, my destiny, my era and my generation. Fact."