Charles Martin is planning to use a blueprint perfected by Floyd Mayweather when he makes the first defence of his IBF heavyweight title against the "stiff" Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday.
Despite the fight being only his 16th as a professional and the fact he still looked raw in his last, when stopping Dillian Whyte in seven largely competitive rounds in December, Olympic gold medallist Joshua will be the favourite when he challenges the similarly-inexperienced American.
Martin, 29, is convinced that Joshua is as one-dimensional as he appeared against Whyte, however, even if the 26-year-old was fighting with emotion.
He therefore also believes Joshua can be read, countered, and ultimately out-boxed, in the same way that Mayweather convincingly did to so many high-level opponents throughout his career, and believes that that will prove the key to him winning Saturday's fight.
"I noticed Joshua said he was going to do something to get me out of my rhythm, because I am so calm," the relaxed Martin explained. "(But) one thing about me is I can adjust. I noticed that in Floyd Mayweather, the master of adjustments: bring it this way, adjust to this. All these things are natural.
"For this particular kind of fight, I'm going to let it come to me. Whatever he has, keep my eyes on him, watch his openings, when he messes up, that's when I'm going to counter.
"That ain't nothing new, a guy that's more muscular than me, more buffer, taller. It don't matter, 'cause I'm a smart fighter, and I'm sneaky, like I said."
Producing a clumsy, dramatic stamp in his impression of Joshua's footwork, Martin added: "He's a big bloke. This leg is stiff like I don't know what, I'd be surprised if I see him bend his knee when he steps out.
"If he bends his knee, I'd be like 'Oh s***, I'm impressed'. Right now, he's stiff like I don't know what.
"The way he sets up, and commits, all that committing, you've got to be careful with committing 'cause counter punchers knock you out.
"You gotta be careful when you come in. I don't see him taking anything off of the shots. That's what's going to be bad for him."
Martin's arrival in the UK last week represented only the second time he has left his home country.
The first came when he arrived in London to promote this fight, which could yet prove his making, particularly given the night he won the title ended in anti-climax when his opponent Vyacheslav Glazkov withdrew having torn anterior cruciate ligaments in only the third round.
There will likely be a hostile atmosphere at The 02 Arena, but for all that Martin occasionally shows a naivety, he insists travelling to fight is far from a concern.
"It's time to see Charles Martin," he said. "I was under wraps for so long. This time I should be able to display a large body of work.
"I'm a nomad, I'm not from anywhere. I was born in St Louis, I left when I was 12, I lived in Colorado Springs, I lived in Phoenix, Arizona, I have lived in California for seven years now. My make up is everywhere from the mid-west to the west coast.
"When I was an amateur I didn't do anything but boxing."
