Tony Bellew is very confident that Oleksandr Usyk will repeat his victory over Tyson Fury.
The pair are set for a rematch on December 21 after Usyk beat the Brit by split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion in May.
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Fury has promised a different outcome when they meet again.
However Bellew, who was himself KO'd by Usyk for the undisputed cruiserweight crown in 2018, expects another win for the Ukrainian.
Asked if Fury can win, Bellew told iFL TV: "Of course he can win, he could land a freaky punch. Anything can happen.
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"But if I'm being totally honest, do I think he'll win? No. I think he'll lose again.
"And this time, I think he'll lose really, really clearly.
"Because Usyk this time will go on the back foot. And that is the worst nightmare for Tyson Fury because that's one that he can't control.
"You've got to understand, he pressed the whole fight. He walked the 6ft 9ins, 20 stone man down. He walked him down and bullied him.
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"Imagine what he does when he fights to his attributes and fights to his best. Because his best is fighting on the back foot.
"Anyone who studies him and knows Usyk the way I know him, and I studied him, you'll know that you've got to bring him to you. And that's the way to beat him.
"But you've got to counter him and feint and you've got to be able to sharpshoot with him.
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"You've got to be able to box with him. You've got to be able to offset him.
"But you've got to be able to continuously do all these things round after round.
"I couldn't, because guess what? I got tired. I was f***ed after six rounds or seven rounds of doing it.
"But it's going to take a special guy to do that over 12 rounds.
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"It can be done. There is a way to beat him.
"But these big boys just can't do it because they don't have have the engine to stick with him."
Bellew did indeed have success early on in his fight with Usyk.
After the first few rounds, their bout was nip-and-tuck, with many fans scoring it evenly.
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However, as the contest reached the middle stages the Ukrainian began to take over.
His effective pressure tired Bellew and ultimately set him up for a stunning KO, which saw Usyk retain his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts.
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