"Refuse to Answer Easy Questions" - Lennox Lewis says he beat Tyson Fury in his prime, but calls him a 'great champion".

BOXING legend Lennox Lewis claims Tyson Fury "a great champion", but still believes he would have beaten him during his prime.

Lewis, who retired after defeating Vitali Klitschko 2003, is the last man to be undisputed heavyweight champion.

Fury appears to have passed on the opportunity to do so.

After knocking out Dillian Whyte he announced his "retirement", before any fight against Oleksandr Uzyk, the winner of Anthony Joshua versus Oleksandr Ursyk could be scheduled.

Lewis asked Fury to put off hanging up his gloves and "clean up division", to follow his giant steps.

The 56-year old still believes he has the tools to defeat the Gypsy King.

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According to Muhammad Ali's grandson, Grandad's eyes lit-up when he saw his fights back.

Piers Morgan, TalkTV's Piers Lewis, laughed and said: "I refuse answer easy questions."

"Listen, Tyson Fury, he is a great champion. He moves well and punches hard.

"[He] has an excellent jab - and an overcut now - all he needs to do is clear out the division as I did and beat his next generation."

Lewis won 41 out of 44 professional fights. He lost two and won the other.

In 2002, he famously defeated Mike Tyson in round eight of their grudge match.

He also vengeanced his losses against Oliver McCall, Hasim Rahman.

Before Lewis was stopped by the Americans, he secured his own KO victories during the respective rematches.

Many consider him the greatest British heavyweight.

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Fury is unbeaten, and has one draw against Deontay wilder.

In the fights that followed, he KO'd the American.