Tyson Fury has vowed to knock out Anthony Joshua in their December showdown after watching Daniel Dubois demolish Fabio Wardley to retain his WBO heavyweight world title.
Dubois needed just two rounds to settle Saturday night's rematch in London, having endured a far tougher battle against Wardley in May.
The 29-year-old had recovered from two knockdowns to win their first encounter through an 11th-round stoppage.
Fury and Joshua, meanwhile, are preparing to meet at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on December 11, with Netflix broadcasting their long-awaited clash and the WBA world title at stake.
Now Fury has used Dubois' emphatic performance to send a chilling warning to Joshua, insisting his rival will suffer an equally brutal ending when they finally share the ring.
The 38-year-old posted a video on Instagram congratulating both fighters before turning his attention to the man he has spent more than a decade being linked with.
"That was a very exciting heavyweight fight there between Dubois and Wardley," he said.
"Fair play to both guys.
"Well done to Daniel for retaining his belt with a good knockout. That's how you get them out of there big Dan.
"That is exactly what is going to happen to AJ on December 11, sparked out. Get up."
Victory in Cardiff would make Fury a world champion for the third time, while he also remains determined to avenge his two defeats against Oleksandr Usyk.
But his immediate challenge is Joshua, with their meeting potentially setting up another major domestic heavyweight contest in 2027.
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Frank Warren, who promotes Fury and Dubois, hopes a unification fight could follow, although he stopped short of confirming that the Cardiff winner would face the WBO champion.
His Queensberry stable also features IBF title holder Filip Hrgovic and newly crowned WBC champion Agit Kabayel, offering several possible routes towards unifying the division.
Speaking after Saturday's action, Warren said: "All those names are there to do a unification fight next year and that’s what we’ll be working on."
Asked whether Dubois could meet the winner of Fury against Joshua, he added: "Well, that remains to be seen, but what can you do with these fights? You can only keep making the best fights."
Dubois made his own ambitions clear after a ruthless first defence, asking: "I want to know who’s next, Frank. Who’s next?"
Wardley was floored by a huge right hand inside the opening 20 seconds before his corner threw in the towel during the second round following unanswered punches.
Explaining his mindset, Dubois said: "I was just prepared for a war. Whatever he did wasn’t going to affect me: his punches or anything. I wouldn’t feel them and I was just going to go right through him.
"I was in the zone. I was so on it, and I wasn’t going to be denied. I refuse to lose.
"Fabio’s got a great chin, and he’s known for taking punishment, but I was going through him with those punches.
"I had to pull myself back at times and reset."
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