The Gypsy King, 37, is returning to the ring this April to fight Arslanbek Makhmudov, 36, after Usyk, 39, initially sent him into retirement in December 2024 with their second bout, and following his comeback, Fury thinks The Cat will be itching to face him again.
Speaking with Sky Sports, Fury said: "He'll be begging for a trilogy by the end of the year. There's no one for him to fight to make any money. There's only the GK, the big man. I’m the man, with or without belts.
“With or without money, I'm still the man. With or without belts, I'm still the man. You know - why? Because I'm the biggest fish in the pond.”
Fury claimed he had been “robbed” of victory with his second fight with Usyk.
He said: “Dick Turpin wore a mask when he was robbing people. I got robbed in broad daylight with the world watching.”
Fury will be fighting again on April 11, 2026 at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Fury knows Makhmudov is no pushover.
The Gypsy King said of his opponent: “No. 6 ranked WBA, big, dangerous man and someone I have to respect or else I'll get knocked out.
“If I had my way, how would I get my route back to a world title? Here's what I'd do: I'd say, right, make this fellow world champion and I'd fight him for the title and win - and then I'd be world champion again. Easy.”
Fury also paid his repects to fellow British heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua, 36, who was involved in a fatal car crash in Lagos, Nigeria at the end of 2025 which resulted in the deaths of AJ’s close friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
The Gypsy King said: “Let's give the man the respect he deserves and his time away from the sport and let's not call him out and make him do things he doesn't want to do in this present moment.
“Let's just leave it there with him. I'm just going to focus on my own career and if Anthony Joshua comes back then blessing to him, and if he doesn't come back also blessing to him because he's done fantastic - been a two-time heavyweight champion already. He's earned plenty of money, changed his life.
“So if that fight happens in the future, great. And if it doesn't, also great.”
