Heavyweight Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) has taken plenty of verbal jabs over his next opponent.

Fury will take on massive underdog Tom Schwarz, on June 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

But there hasn't been a good reception for the fight, after Fury had a deal on the table to face WBC champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch - and walked away from the bout to ink an exclusive co-promotional deal with Top Rank and ESPN.

But Fury is not concerned with the critics of his upcoming fight.

He believes that his status of being the "lineal champion" - which he gained in beating Wladimir Klitschko in November of 2015 - allows him the luxury of facing whoever he wants.

"I’m very unconcerned with rankings. Tom Schwarz is ranked above me. The rankings to me are unimportant. I’m the lineal champion. I’ve got the status going back 100 years. The belt don’t mean nothing to me. As for the mandatory, I’d never box any of these men as their mandatory, not interested at all. I’m above all that," Fury told BT Sport.

"The Gypsy King fights who he wants, when he wants. People say do you think these top three will fight each other? ‘Do they not remember when I went to America and beat Deontay Wilder only a few months ago? The top two did fight each other. I’ve proved time and time again I can go anywhere and beat anyone. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone."

Following the bout with Schwarz, Fury intends to return to the ring on September 28.

"I’m going to have a few week off and then it’s back to work again because I have another fight 28th of September," Fury said.

"I’ve been given dates and that’s the next date. For the next six months I’m going to be active, I’ve got three dates."