Hughie Fury has fired back at Joseph Parker's taunts, likening himself to a matador who will take the charging bull in their WBO world heavyweight fight.
Parker defends his title against Fury in the UK city of Manchester on September 23.
A war of words has been simmering in the buildup to a fight that has had plenty of ill-feeling to it after Fury failed to front for the original clash in Auckland in May, citing a back injury.
Parker has questioned Fury's Spartan-styled training camp and claimed he saw fear in the lanky Brit's eyes when they finally met at a promotion in Manchester in July.
Parker's experienced trainer Kevin Barry has openly wondered about Fury's readiness for a world title fight after 18 months of inactivity and says his champion represents a huge step up in class.
But Fury continues to be full of bravado with some of his words and antics appearing more suited to his outrageous cousin Tyson.
"I'm working harder for this than any other fight and Parker has got this all wrong, trust me," Fury told World Boxing News.
"You will see on the night what unfolds in this fight. No heavyweight can beat me, never mind Joseph Parker."
Parker expects to have to dictate the pace of the fight against an elusive Fury but the 22-year-old turned that around.
"You will see the matador tame the bull. I'm bred to fight and you will see what that stands for in that ring," Fury said.
"I come from a bloodline of fighting men, not rugby players-turned boxers."
With Parker defending his title away from home, the 25-year-old Kiwi knows he has to produce a dominant performance to gain the judges' votes and has voiced his desire to get a knockout to announce his arrival on the lucrative British scene where bigger fights and paydays beckon if he can demolish Fury.
Fury tended to back up that theory himself and put out the challenge to Parker.
"Parker has one option, he has to knock me out cold to win, so let's see if he can achieve that," Fury, who like Parker is unbeaten, told World Boxing News.
"Forget all the nice crap he said before as I heard his comments that he's gonna chop me down to the body and knock me out.
"He and his team are in for a big awakening when they come here.
"This time, don't forget your belt like you did at the presser as you and your team are 1000 per cent not going home with it."
Fury also had a word for veteran South African Frans Botha, who was Parker's first international scalp and plans to be ringside in Manchester. Botha expects Parker to win comfortably and believes the Kiwi has the skills to unify the rejuvenated heavyweight division.
"They best make sure the camera is on that grandad Botha when he sees what's going to unfold as he was older than my father when Parker done him," Fury said of Parker's 2013 knockout of the former world title contender.
"Know this now, you're in a real fight so let's see what you got, as I've got all the answers for you."
Photo by: ANDREW BOYERS/ REUTERS Caption: British heavyweight boxer Hughie Fury has been talking up his fighting pedigree ahead of his WBO title bout with Kiwi champ Joseph Parker.