Tyson Fury will not be complacent when he puts his WBC heavyweight belt on the line against Deontay Wilder after watching Alexander Povetkin knock out Dillian Whyte.
The fight is provisionally scheduled for December 19, but with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, fights are subject to alteration.
The pair have already fought twice, with their last fight in February ending in a convincing win for Fury after he stopped Wilder in Round 7 in Las Vegas.
Having watched his previous mandatory challenger, Whyte, lose that status to Povetkin last Saturday, Fury noted that he was a cut above the competition.
Speaking to BT Sport, Fury said: “The fact of the matter is I don't need any of their fighters, they need me.
“I'm the only undefeated world heavyweight champion out there. All the rest have been beaten, left by the wayside, stopped and battered. They need me. I'm a standalone Gypsy King giant ruling the division, ruling the roost."
Fury acknowledged that Anthony Joshua would be the fight that most spectators want, but nevertheless lumped in boxing’s other heavyweight champion with the rest of the division.
“I don't need any of their money, I don't need what they can bring to the table, but for the fans you want the biggest fight possible, and the biggest fight out there now is me against Joshua,” he acknowledged.
“They have nothing to lose, they've already been knocked out and beat. I'm the only one who has got something to lose, that big 0 (no defeats) I'm carrying around with me.
“All these boxers, the Joshuas, the Chisoras, the Whytes, the Povetkins, all these people are on a similar level. I see them as four, fives and sixes. And at any time they can take each other out. It shows you what level they're at.”
Fury looked at Whyte’s defeat to Povetkin as a warning ahead of his match against Wilder, despite being the favourite.
“As you saw on Saturday, if you overlook someone you get banged on the chin,” Fury explained.
“I just want to concentrate on Deontay Wilder, the most dangerous fighter on the planet and history has ever had. I know Deontay Wilder is the most dangerous heavyweight fighter out there.”