WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury believes his upcoming opponent, Deontay Wilder, is more dangerous than ever.
Fury suffered two knockdowns when he fought Wilder to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In the February rematch, it was Wilder who went down twice - as Fury secured a stoppage win in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
After the loss, Wilder exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the trilogy bout is being targeted for the fall - but the exact date and location is unknown at the moment.
While many expect Fury to win big in the rematch - the 'Gypsy King' is not taking any chances.
"Heavyweight boxing takes one punch. Dismantle Deontay Wilder? It only takes one punch off Deontay Wilder," Fury exclusively told Sky Sports.
"Still a very dangerous opponent, still a very hungry man, who is coming in there to prove his worth, to prove he can come back and become a two-time heavyweight champion. More dangerous than the last fight, for sure. Do you know what? It's just a boxing match. It's a boxing match, I don't look at it like anything else. You win some, you lose some. You never can tell."
Fury is just hanging back and keeping himself in shape during lockdown.
At the moment he's not concerned with the location, he simply wants to find out the date for his bout with Wilder.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge, whenever that may be," Fury said.
"I'll get over there, nice and early, eight to 10 weeks beforehand. Put in a good, gruelling training camp. Hopefully I'll be injury-free and we'll go out there and dance beneath the stars, in front of the world after the coronavirus.
"God willing everything goes to plan, and we both get out the ring safely, and go back to our families in one piece, and the show continues to the next one, whatever that may be. I'd love to get out there and do what I do best, boxing, but it's out of my hands. It's out of everybody's hands, apart from people who are running the world, and unfortunately, I'm not one of those, and I'm glad I'm not because that job is difficult. Much more difficult than taking punches in the face for money."
