Ahead of a long-awaited return to boxing on Saturday with a bout against Sefer Seferi, Tyson Fury has spoken out regarding one of his fellow Brits.

Although he has been out of action for over two years, Fury has been well aware of how the heavyweight division has been booming, particularly in the UK.

As well as Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and Tony Bellew's rise in stature. David Price's popularity has also seen a recent surge, despite his brutal knockout at the hands of Alexander Povetkin earlier in the year.

In an interview with iFL TV, Fury spoke surprisingly positively about Price's wealth of experience and is full of respect for the Liverpudlian whose career could have quite easily gone very differently.

"David Price is one of the most unluckiest people in British boxing," he said. "My heart goes out to him because if anyone has put a lot of dedication and sacrifice into boxing it would be David Price.

"Don't forget, he's been boxing since being an 11-year-old and he's now 34-years-old. He's been boxing all his life.

"He had the support of everybody, the country was behind him. He had everything. But it just went wrong for him. Wrong fights, wrong time. 

"All of the fights he has lost, he could have won. The Tony Thompson fights he had him down, one punch away from victory, the bell saved Povetkin."

Fury - who is better known for his trash talking of potential opponents - didn't stop the praise there, however.

The 29-year-old went on to say that he certainly wouldn't underestimate the 34-year-old's ability and believes the former Commonwealth heavyweight champion is still one of the biggest punches in the entire heavyweight division.

"He's a big dangerous man today, even with four losses by knockout, or however many he has had, he is a dangerous fighter for anybody to take," he added.

"Anybody who takes David Price on must be very wary, because even I believe that he is the biggest single-punch knockout man in boxing."

Price is due to return to the ring at the end of July, although his opponent is yet to be named.

Fury, though, will feel he has bigger fish to fry and, providing he beats Seferi convincingly on Saturday, will take one step closer to a blockbuster fight against Anthony Joshua.