The pair will meet in a rematch later this month following Usyk's historic win against the Gypsy King in May and the Brit's friend Saunders thinks he can avenge the result provided he keeps his concentration.

The fighter told talkSPORT: "Look if Fury does what he needs to do, I'm sure he knows he's got to train smart now and not hard.

"Minus the knockdown last time he won the fight.

"And how did the knockdown come? He got caught with a shot when he was [switched off].

"You can't switch off.

"One thing with Usyk, that's why he's that level, you can't switch off for a second.

"You need to stay engaged and switched on until the final bell.

"Because if you're winning nine rounds, ten rounds, eleven rounds - he's that good, anything can happen.

"So you've got to be switched on and I think he wins it easy."

Fury shared thoughts to Saunders when he recently suggested that staying focused was the only way he could improve on his display in the first fight.

He told Sky Sports: "I don't think I can be any better than what I [was] because I think it was probably one of the best performances that I've ever done in my life. Although it didn't get the result I thought it was a very fantastic performance against one of my best opponents.

"Can I be any better? Can I do any better? I can be more focused, less clowning and I think that's enough."