Francis Ngannou's trainer has advised Tyson Fury on what he must do to beat Oleksandr Usyk.
Dewey Cooper says the Gypsy King must be 'dirty' and 'rough' and avoid making the same mistake Anthony Joshua did in his two bouts against the Ukrainian.
Fury and Usyk will enter the ring on February 17 in a huge undisputed heavyweight clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The pair will finally put the trash talk behind them and put all their belts on the line.
Tyson Fury has been told to be 'dirty' and 'rough' against Oleksandr Usyk
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Fury will need to perform at a higher level than in his last fight against Ngannou last October.
The pair are both unbeaten in their professional careers, with Usyk having two wins over Joshua to his name.
He won the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles with his first win over the Brit in September 2021, retaining them 11 months later in his second,
Cooper says Joshua was too 'friendly' in his clashes with Usyk.
He claims Fury must instead arrive with an aggressive approach.
Cooper told the Daily Express: "Usyk is so talented, he’s fast, he’s skilled with an Olympic gold medal pedigree.
"He’s a skilled guy and he doesn’t get tired.
"It’s going to be about Tyson Fury imposing his will, clinching him, laying on him, getting him tired, dirty boxing him and just being rough.
"The mistake Anthony Joshua made fighting Usyk was he tried to box friendly a little too much.
"You’ve got to get tenacious with him and utilize your size advantage.
"That’s dangerous too because Usyk can punch, he can box, he’s slippery and he’s a southpaw, so it’s a difficult fight.
"But I truly think by the end, Tyson will be able to dirty box him and clinch him and make it a real fight enough to be where he should be able to win this fight."
Meanwhile, Cooper is keen for Fury to win to open up the opportunity of a rematch with Ngannou.
Ngannou will next be in action in March when he fights Joshua.
Cooper added: "I tell you what, we’re hoping Tyson Fury wins just to get that rematch for all the stakes, all the titles.
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Anthony Joshua suffered two losses against Oleksandr Usyk
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"Man, imagine in October a rematch with Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou for all the marbles?
"Of course, that’s way ahead, that’s a fantasy away.
"March 8 is the reality and that’s what we’re focusing on doing, disengaging Anthony Joshua and putting Francis in another astral plane in boxing."
Ngannou is certainly keen on fighting Fury again after their controversial bout at the end of 2023.
He told MMA Fighting: "I win this fight [against Joshua] and I’m fighting Fury period.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will battle it out next month
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"Whether or not he has the belt. Our rematch term was within next year, so it’s going to be October this year.
"I just want to be free and fight, the thing is with the title is this is a system I don’t want to fall into anymore.
"You have to make a concession with an organisation, I don’t want that political stuff."
