Carl Froch has thrown further doubt over the longevity of Tyson Fury's boxing career ahead of his mega undisputed clash against Oleksandr Usyk.
Froch has previously questioned the Gypsy King's boxing CV as well as criticising him and his team following the cut he sustained in sparring.
Fury will now enter the ring and fight Usyk on May 18 after the bout was postponed for three months due to the freak accident.
The pair will put their belts and unbeaten professional records on the line in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the first undisputed heavyweight clash since 1999.
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Fury is now back in the UK before he returns to Saudi Arabia to resume his training camp closer to the fight.
Froch has been in an ongoing slanging match with the 35-year-old's father, John, and was challenged to a fight last week.
Fury senior has been angered by Froch's comments about his son and offered to fight him at Wembley Stadium.
It has not stopped Froch from still giving an honest assessment of Fury ahead of the fight with Usyk.
The former super-middleweight world champion says Fury has an issue with getting hit too often.
Froch said on talkBOXING: "The big problem is, he’s getting hit a lot more now, and when you start getting hit at that weight, you have problems."
Simon Jordan responded to Froch's claim, saying: "Are you saying structurally he can’t do it anymore?"
Froch replied by claiming that age is starting to catch up with Fury, saying: "He can’t do it at 35 years old. Now, he’s sitting flat-footed, getting hit with more shots.
"He’s getting on to 36 years old, he's getting bigger and heavier."
Fury has promised his fans at least five more fights, including a rematch against Usyk and Francis Ngannou as well as an all-British affair with Anthony Joshua.
But Froch doubts he has that many fights left in him. He added: "The desire is not there. We saw that in the Netflix show. Has he got five more fights left with these top-level contenders? I’d say no."
Froch does think the fight with Usyk will go ahead in May and advised Fury on how to get through sparring without reopening the cut.
He said: "Face protector, plenty of vaseline on the eye, you can even patch over the eye.
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"I think we have to [get it on May 18] now because if we don't, the Saudis are going to get upset and Tyson Fury's credibility is going to go through the floor. He's got 12-15 weeks, I think we get this fight."
Froch has questioned whether Fury will ever go head-to-head with fellow Brit Joshua.
But he believes he would be the favourite if the fight is arranged after the May bout with Usyk.
Froch said: "I’d make Tyson Fury the favorite. Not as much of a favorite as I would have six months ago before he fought Ngannou, but still a favorite.
"I can’t make that assessment based on his [Joshua] last four or five fights. If AJ fights Tyson Fury next, I think Fury wins.
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"If he turns up better prepared than when he fought Ngannou."
Joshua has already lost twice to Usyk before and Froch can only see one winner if they meet for a third time.
"If AJ fights Usyk, we know what happens. He can’t beat Usyk," he said.
"It was close [in the second fight] but when it got close, Usyk was able to step it up and take over.
"He always fights within himself, always wins a round, just nicks them. And if he's in a close round, watch his next round at what happens. He opens up a can of Whoop-A**."
