The drama surrounding whether Dillian Whyte would show up for Wednesday’s press conference was much ado about nothing. Whyte arrived on time, and he and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury exchanged more pleasantries than trash talk three days out from their PPV showdown at Wembley Stadium.
Tyson Fury
“We’ve had a great preparation. There are never any complaints from me. We always do what we can do in training camps and do the best that we can do on the night. I’m sure Dillian Whyte’s had a great training camp as well. He’s a good fighting man. The fans are in for a real treat. I know Dillian. I know him personally, and he knows me. And we’re going to rock n’ roll on fight night. We’re ready to throw down and treat us all to a hell of a barnstorm.”
“It’s been an amazing journey. From where I started all those years ago to the ups and downs and being away from boxing and being fat as f**k, 28 stone. To coming back and being mentally out, a druggie and an alcoholic—all of the rest of the stuff—I’m not ashamed of it. It’s a part of who I am. To coming back and getting back to the top of the world and having three big fights with Deontay Wilder over there in the U.S., and now being back in England after all these years, four years away, and now I’m fighting my old pal Dillian Whyte back at home for all the glory and all the belts. Who would have thought it? We’re looking forward to an awesome, memorable night. This will break all records.”
“Dillian Whyte is a good fighter. He is a good, strong, solid man. He’s big. He’s strong. He’s tough. He’s game. He’s got good power. He’s knocked out a lot of men. He’s had a good learning career as well. He’s got a lot of experience in the fight game. He’s definitely a man that needs a lot of respect. And that’s why I’ve given all this training camp we’ve had. I’ve had everything I can possibly do to train for this. I haven’t left any stones unturned. I’ve trained as hard for Dillian as I have for Wilder or Klitschko
Dillian Whyte
“It means everything to me to be fighting in my home country, and especially because it’s for the world title at Wembley. It’s not too far from where I’m from. It means everything. It’s massive. It’s a moment I’ve been waiting for. It’s a big fight. Like Tyson said, we didn’t expect to be here. But I’m here, but I’ve taken risks time and time again. I’ve had a couple slipups along the way, but I’m here and I’m ready to go. You won’t hear any bullsh*t from me. I’m ready to go.”
On Not Showing Up to Promotional Events
“There was no strategy. There are two sides to his story. You only hear one side of the story because one side says a lot of things. Because I didn’t say anything, everyone was saying ‘you’re scared’ and ‘you’re hiding.’ I ain’t scared of sh*t. I ain’t hiding from sh*t. Stuff needed to get done. Obviously, the fight was signed. But there were other things behind the scenes that needed to get signed. Me and Frank got together. Credit due to him as me and my team were trying to pick up the phone for a long time to get stuff done.”
“This is one of those fights where I’ve been working on being adaptable. I’m going to have to adapt, make smart decisions, when I need to do what and how I need to do it, and how I need to approach what I’m doing. So that’s it. There’s no strategy here. That’s it. I just need to go in there and do my thing.”
Todd duBoef
“This is more than boxing. This is the world of sport. This is a global epicenter for entertainment and sport. It’s a tribute to all of us in the room. It’s a tribute to Frank Warren, BT Sport and especially these two prizefighters who have brought it all for the many years and hard work in the gym to elevate the sport. The world is all going to be watching, not only 94,000. This is an honor to be a part of, and it’s going to be a wonderful night. We will all remember this.”
Frank Warren
“You’ve got the best heavyweight of his generation, the lineal champion and the WBC champion against a young man over there in Dillian who was been waiting…How long have you been waiting for this fight? 1700 days? He’s been waiting for this fight for 34 years. And it’s here now. He’s got the fight. And, we know he’s in great shape. But he’s got to train hard when you fight a guy like Tyson Fury. He’s told me that it’s been the best training camp that he’s ever had. So, you’ve got both of these guys in tip-top fighting condition. So, what are you going to get on the night of the fight? A great fight.”
Whyte looks like he trained hard for this fight.
Unfortunately, he’s still getting stopped in 9-10 rounds.
Unfortunately for who?
Whyte’s conduct and behaviour around the promotion are not only shameful but indicates a warped mind. This behavior has consequences and Whyte will be the ‘loser’ going forward.
really , who cares? Dylan Whyte heavyweight champion yawn fart poop…whatever
Whyte wins by TKO in the 8th round
If Otto Wallin can bust up Fury, its scary to think what Whyte is going to do to him. I expect a bloodied up Fury to not come out after the end of the round.
Is Whyte that much better than Wallin? Maybe, but maybe not. Talking about what Wallin did with his shot is valid, but let’s keep in mind an overage Povetkin knocked Whyte stone unconscious. It only takes one big punch with modern heavyweights to change history.
That was clearly an off night for Fury. Definitely won’t be happening again, especially in the UK in front of 94,000 fans. Most of which are there to see Fury and who will be chanting for him all night. If anyone is getting battered and quits on their still it’ll be Whyte. He’s very stationary, easy to hit, and slower than shit. Fury will toy with him most of the fight.
Really think heavies aren’t what they use to be but will still pay for it. Hard to analyse average fighter’s but Fury should win. Whyte has no balance at all.
I don’t think todays heavyweights are worse, just different. You don’t see the kind of rock ‘em sock ‘em action because these dudes are so damn big that no one could survive a high volume of punches.
Please…Tyson will show us all a great heavy weight boxing lesson that will probably never be witnessed anytime soon again. Watch the fight and appreciate that that was the last time you seen a heavy weight classic in your lifetime. Tyson by KO in the 10th. I’m American from Florida! and I hate the UK. Colonizing fucks, but Tyson will prevail.
Was expecting a bit of trash talk from Fury and Whyte, guess I got use to the bravado from Fury with Klitschko and Wilder. Expect Fury to stop Whyte between the 7-10 rounds if not sooner. Fury on another network seriously claims this is his last fight no matter what, if that is actual case, then that would make the Usyk-Joshua fight coming up in June the rightful heir to the claim as the lineal champion as both are #1 and 2# right under Fury.
This fight will be much than Furys last couple of fights.
Whyte is by far the most worthy HW Challenger out there right now. Other than possibly Anthony Joshua, no Heavyweight has a better resume over the past few years. Yeah, Povetkin caught him with a perfect shot, but he cleaned that up in the rematch. Bottomline is he’s worthy and if Fury isn’t on his game, then he has more than just a puncher’s chance.
Just to be clear, I favor Fury, but it’s far from a slam dunk. Fury has proven to be hittable, Whyte is a naturally large man and he’s been in tough. I’m seriously considering spending the money for this.
Could be an interesting fight to watch because Whyte’s skills are on another level as Wilder’s.. And it seems that Whyte trained is ass off for this fight, can’t wait.
I think Whyte is a bad matchup for Fury because the way he beats in. I think Whyte loses a contraversial close decision. My prediction.