Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch would love to see WBC champion Tyson Fury solidify his legacy with victories against Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.

Fury, inactive since battering Derek Chisora in their December 2022 trilogy fight, is currently without an opponent.

He tried to negotiate fight with both Usyk and Joshua - but both contest fell through.

There was a deal in place for an undisputed fight with Usyk, with Fury receiving a 70-30 split - but then it crumbled after both sides were unable to agree on the monetary split for the rematch.

Froch believes Fury needs more to his legacy than a trilogy series with Deontay Wilder.

“I can’t give him a massive legacy” said Froch to William Hill. “He’s fought Deontay Wilder three times, and he nearly got done in the first one which was a draw. He nearly got done again in the [third], and it was three great fights against a guy who is not a massive heavyweight. He’s a massive puncher but because he’s not that big and heavy, Tyson Fury can keep him out of the way, lean on him and just control the fight, so it’s quite easy for Fury to do what he does because he’s so big. If he fights Usyk and he fights Joshua and he makes mincemeat of them then he’ll be the best of a generation.

“If Tyson Fury really wants to fight Oleksandr Usyk then why is he demanding a 70/30 split, and then when it gets agreed turning round and saying that the fight isn’t happening? His bluff was called, and he realized he couldn’t get ready in six weeks, when he was trying to look like the bigger man. 

“I do think Tyson Fury wants to fight Usyk. He’s very confident and he’s got every reason to believe that he can beat Usyk, because he’s twice the size of him and he’s a great fighter. He’s an unbelievable heavyweight.”