Andy Lee, the assistant trainer to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, expects a very dangerous opponent when his boxer faces Deontay Wilder for a trilogy fight.
Their bout was initially scheduled for July 24, but the entire event was pushed back after Fury contracted COVID-19.
Lee, a former WBO middleweight world champion, is helping prepare Fury for the new trilogy date of October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
"I think it's a very dangerous fight," Lee said to The Mirror. "I think Wilder's body will be fresh, so it's a very dangerous fight."
Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title in February 2020.
Neither boxer has been active since last year's rematch.
Lee believes Wilder's career and reputation is at stake in the contest.
"He's got a lot to prove," Lee said. "He's going to be very motivated for this fight."
Like Fury, Lee tested positive for COVID-19. He had similar symptoms to Fury and does not expect the unbeaten champion to be affected by the illness.
"I recently had COVID when I was in America," Lee explained. "I was with Tyson and we both got it and the fight got cancelled due to it.
"I had about three or four days of being really tired, but I didn't lose my smell or taste, I had no temperature but it's a serious, serious thing and you don't want it. Especially as a sportsperson, it would make you have to pull out of a fight. Tyson had the same kind of thing as me, and I feel fine."