Tyson Fury is already one of the most dominant heavyweight boxers of all-time.
Unbeaten in his 32 fights wit 22 knockouts, Fury has outclassed every single man he has been in the ring with.
He's such a unique fighter. At 6'9 and 270lbs, he moves around the ring so gracefully, bobbing and weaving like a lightweight, whilst being able to headhunt like the true heavyweight that he is.
After his latest trilogy with Deontay Wilder, winning via knockout in the second and third fights after a controversial draw in the first, the Gypsy King has elevated to legendary status - with some arguing that he's the greatest of all-time.
If he wins his next fight, he'll go along ways to convincing more people of just that.
Earlier today, it was reported that Joshua is ready to step aside from his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in a £15 million agreement with Tyson Fury.
This would see Fury and Usyk fight for unification of the heavyweight belts.
And whilst Fury had hoped he'd be doing so in an all-British bout with Joshua, it'll be the Ukrainian who he'll now have to go through for all the belts.
Fury will undoubtedly come into the fight as the strong favourite.
Although both fighters are undefeated in their careers so far, it's Fury who has the more impressive resume.
What's more, Usyk has only fought three times at heavyweight since making the move from cruiserweight in 2019.
And while Fury will have a six-inch height advantage along with as much as FIFTY POUND weight advantage, the Gypsy King has already stated why he may struggle against Usyk.
Speaking on the Joe Rogan podcast in 2018, Fury admitted that his least favourite opponents are the smaller fighters who can box with speed.
Fury stated that he'd rather fight at taller, heavier boxer - admitting he struggles with the speed of the smaller opponents.
Fury highlighted his 2013 fight with Steve Cunningham, who was the first man to drop him in his career, as Fury was simply outboxed through the first five rounds.
After getting dropped, he would eventually get back up and rely on his power to get the victory. However, he still believes that the Cunningham fight was the most difficult of his career to date.
He told Joe Rogan: "Believe it or not, this is going to sound strange, Cunningham was the hardest fight I ever did have in my whole career, amateur or professional.
"The reason being he was very slippery, I couldn’t pin him down. He was light on his feet, weighing 208lbs, he was a cruiserweight champion and he stepped up into heavyweights.
"He was a slick, talented boxer and I tried to walk him down, use my size and power, but he was just outboxing me.
"What I’m good at – boxing, moving, slipping and sliding – I couldn’t do against Steve Cunningham because he was quicker than me.
"It was like he was a better boxer all round than me, and he’d knocked me over even though he was a light puncher.
"I thought: ‘This is it, US debut I’ve been knocked out. Get up and kick his ass! So I got up, I just went straight forward at him, no more boxing now.
"You might be ahead on points, but sooner or later I’m gonna get you. And I did, in round seven I felt him going weak because I was pushing him back.
"After he got tired I hit him with a heavy body shot in round seven and he didn’t recover and then I pushed his head back and knocked him clean out with a right hand.
"That was the only time he was ever knocked out in his career, even to today.
“I’m not gonna make any excuses, Steve Cunningham was a better boxer than me."
Like Cunningham, Usyk is 6'3 and relies on his boxing ability to remain in the pocket and use his speed to beat his opponents.
Fury will like his chances to knock out the smaller Ukrainian, but he cannot deny that he's already acknowledged that this could be the toughest match-up of his career.
