Say what you will about Tyson Fury, but the man is certainly not lacking in confidence. The 27-year-old fighter, who stands at a towering 6′ 9″, believes he is capable of blazing through the Heavyweight division’s biggest names after dealing with Wladimir Klitschko.

That is, as long as the opponent’s are capable of producing big bucks. Which, er, is kind of a turn off for real boxing fans. More on that in a bit.

If Fury manages to conquer the Ukranian favorite on October 24th, he’s obliged to give the current WBA, WBO, IBF champ a sequel. This is due to the rematch clause written into the contract.

It could be said the lucrative bout with Klitschko is inflating Fury’s ego out of proportion. His recent comments to Sky Sports seem to be contradictory, to say the least. Fury wishes to prove he is the best in the division, taking on formidable talents like Anthony Joshua, but, isn’t willing to give anyone a shot unless they draw in big crowds – regardless of their threat level.

“After that [Klitschko rematch] I want to fight the best guys I can,” said Fury. “Whoever can sell 50,000 tickets and is marketable can get in the ring with me, no problem. I’m not here to just make up numbers, I want to make tonnes of money and be the best.”

Being the best vs making a tonne of money: some might say this is the biggest fight of today, plaguing modern era boxing.

“I actually don’t believe the best heavyweight boxers are the ones currently in the limelight,” Fury continued. “Luis Ortiz for example, he’s a top class Cuban southpaw – but he won’t get a chance. I’m not going to give him a shot, he’s dangerous and will make me no money.”

Is this a possible future Heavyweight champ saying he’ll avoid dangerous fighters? I think my ears are bleeding…

“I’ll fight whoever the public want, I don’t care. If it’s Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte or Deontay Wilder so be it, just as long as they are marketable.”

It’s hard to work out just what Fury is about. Perhaps even he is confused. We should all just probably wait until the guy locks horns with Klitschko in a few weeks time, right? Only then we will know if anything Fury says is worth analyzing.

What are your thoughts, fight fans? Is this just a load of noise spilling out of Tyson Fury’s mouth? Is he overlooking Klitschko? Or is Fury really the future world-beater he proclaims to be?

Mark Phillips is the Head Staff Writer/Assistant Editor at BoxingBase.com, and provides worldwide news, coverage and analysis – he can be reached via our Contact Page.