“He’s on a completely different journey. I want to steam through.

“I haven’t got fear of Fury – whether he’s got a better chin than me, a better jab than me, whether he’s all of this stuff that people say. So be it. Let me go in there and prove myself. Show you who I am and what I can do.

“I’ve fought five champions and been in two unification fights.

“I’m a two-time heavyweight champion in the space of 24 fights and a [seven-year] career. It shows you I am serious.