Tyson Fury is draped in a huge red Gianni Versace robe as he sits at a dining table in a mansion the size of a small castle in the southern suburbs of Las Vegas while sharing his views on Anthony Joshua's “a--- kissers”, Love Island, his daily mental health battles and being mobbed in the United States.

Even in this lavish setting, and surrounded by his trainer, chef, nutritionist, a couple of other boxers, some close friends and an ITV camera crew filming for a documentary on his life scheduled to be aired in September, Fury remains the straight-talking, brutally honest boxer he has always been.

The face of the 6ft 9ins tall 'Gypsy King' already bedecks the frontage of the MGM Grand Hotel Resort here in Sin City, alongside Tom Schwarz, the underdog German opponent he faces on Saturday night in the first of a multi-fight deal with broadcasters ESPN worth £80million.

Judging from a training session just across the freeway from the Vegas Strip, it is clear the Fury team are taking nothing for granted. One punch - as we saw in Manhattan with Anthony Joshua nine days ago - can wreck the progress of a heavyweight fighter's career.