The heavyweight duo will clash again in Saudi Arabia on December 21 and Whyte thinks that Usyk could eclipse his May victory over the Gypsy King by earning a stoppage triumph - as he very nearly did in the original bout.

The British fighter told Sky Sports: "In heavyweight boxing, you're always one punch away.

"He caught him pretty good. In some places in the world, they would have stopped that fight.

"But because of Fury's nature and the fact he shows that he gets up and he can keep going, that's why they didn't stop it. But I think Usyk can stop him. Either man [can stop each other].

"Fury had Usyk in big trouble, a few moments before. It just goes to show that Usyk is growing into the heavyweight physique and is a lot stronger and he's punching a lot harder and is a lot more aggressive.

"Fury needs to be very careful in the rematch, very, very careful."

Fury has a strong record in rematches during his career - earning victories against Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder at the second time of asking - and Whyte doesn't think he should be written off as he looks to atone for his first career loss.

Whyte - who took on Fury in a world title fight in 2022 - said: "History has shown never to go against Tyson Fury because he keeps bouncing back.

"Every time he gets written off, he comes back and he gets better each time.

"It's like the fight with Deontay Wilder. He was better the second fight, better the third fight.

"Against John McDermott, he was better the second fight.

"He seems to be one of those guys, when the pressure is on, he shows up.

"For him to beat Usyk, I think he needs to use his size. He has to be more aggressive and he needs to push the fight. He can't stay on the back foot because Usyk is a tactical genius.

"He put a lot of pressure on Fury on the front foot, which we had never seen him do before, so Tyson needs to smother him and fight him like he fought Steve Cunningham. I think he needs to apply those sort of tactics."