Despite having the opportunity to mock his British rival, Fury was quick to say he wouldn’t be “slagging anyone off” after such a defeat.

“I will not kick anyone while they are down,” the Gypsy King told reporters. “I have no interest in kicking someone who is down and maybe suffering mentally after such a long reign.

“There’s no secret or rocket science to winning a rematch, fighters try to make it technical, downloading data and all that bulls**t.

“And if it’s not going well then change it up and do something different.

“Don’t be a coulda-shoulda-woulda man.

“My advice to Joshua is to get stuck in, put his front foot forward and swing away, swing away.”

Joshua has a rematch clause with Usyk, which he has reportedly already triggered – according to the Ukrainian’s trainer – in the hopes of repeating his trick with Ruiz and winning his unified champion status back at the first time of asking.