Tyson Fury has been urged by Shannon Briggs to change his fighting style in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury will be looking for revenge against Usyk in their sequel on December 21 after the Ukrainian picked up a split decision win in their undisputed showdown in May.

Fury struggled in a tough defeat to Usyk but has a chance at redemptionMikey Williams/Top Rank

The ‘Gypsy King’ was at risk of being stopped in the ninth round, and knows he will likely need to adopt different tactics if he is to edge past the dominant undefeated champion.

And former world champion Briggs believes Fury needs to use his legs more, and questions if the Briton will come in at a heavier weight.

“Styles make fights but again you can never count Fury out, you don’t know if he’s going to come out right-handed or left-handed,” he told iFL TV.

“You don’t know if he’s going to mug him like he did with Wilder in the third fight or if he’s going to box.

“Maybe he goes back and says I fought that fight wrong. I was curious why he didn’t use his legs more [against Usyk], walking him down.

“He was going to the ropes a lot, maybe he makes adjustments, says in this fight I’m going to mug him, lay on him and outwear him. Can Usyk’s conditioning take it?

“Tyson might switch up and say he was too light, in this fight I might go in big as a can. You can never tell with Fury.”

He was then asked about if he believes Fury has the desire to overturn the defeat, to which he added: “He never lost before.

“This is his first loss. You know, I had my personal feelings, me as a fighter, when I think about the wealth that these guys have made and they’re still able to go it’s like, wow.

“Sometimes I wonder, ‘is this guy still hungry?’ That’s my question mark for him, if he’s still hungry.”

Briggs has had his say on the heavyweight rematchGetty

Fury holds significant size advantages over his rival, but he was unable to impose them on Usyk throughout the entire clash.

It will take a monumental effort to dethrone ‘The Cat’ but he certainly possesses the tools to do so.

The 35-year-old felt he was unfortunate to not have had his hand raised on the judges’ scorecards.

And with Briggs questioning his desire to compete, he will be out to silence the critics with a statement performance.

But his latest words have sparked concern, as he insisted he would only need a few weeks of training to overcome Usyk at a second time of asking.

He said: “I haven’t started training yet. I won’t go into camp for a good while.

“I think I’ve got 13 weeks today until my fight. So, I’ll probably start training in about six weeks for it.

“I do about six/seven weeks of training for these fights usually and I’ll be ready to rock and roll on the night. Roll on December 21, come on!

“It’s very simple. I’ve just got to knock a motherf***** out, and I’ve made no secret of it.

“I think I out-boxed him last time and I’m sure I got the decision, but I’m not going in there for a decision this time.”