WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte made WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury wait, but in the end he signed the contract to fight Fury just hours before the deadline. Whyte objected to the 80/20 split in Fury’s favor, but after a record $42 million purse bid he stood to lose an $8 million payday if he didn’t ink the deal. Fury-Whyte is expected to take place April 23 at the massive Wembley Stadium in London.
“Oh my God!,” said Fury in a statement. “Dillian Whyte has signed his contract for $8 million, what a surprise. What an absolute idiot. Should this even be a talking point? The man has signed for the biggest payday ever in his life.
He sarcastically added, “Oh my God! My head hurts from all the mind games that Dillian Whyte’s been playing on me. Oh my God! I’m so sore. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. My training camp’s a mess.”
“I’m going to bust Dillian Whyte like a water balloon,” Fury concluded.
That is so typically British, the one that is running up his fat gob playing mind games, is accusing his opponent of playing mind games. I suspect that Fury was hoping that Whyte wouldn`t sign, so he, Fury can fight some German club bouncer.
I’m thinking Fury probably through himself a party when Whyte officially signed. It’s a guaranteed $32million for him.
Say what you will about Fury but he is one of few fighters today he doesn’t talk about it but he is about it. He wants demands big fight, calls guys out and doesn’t run away when its time to negotiate like certain fights.. Anthony Joshua, Lopez, Kambosos to name a few.
All I can say is good stuff Whyte signed – Whyte has an outside chance at least if he is able to land some heavy shots – But overall Fury just has the size advantage and knows how to use it.
Whyte has a chance to win, size isn’t always an advantage
@MeCEO: True, size is not always an advantage, but with Fury so far it does seem to be.
Let’s all keep in mind none of us as readers got to read the contract(s) or are aware of all the legal stipulations in the contract(s) for this fight. That being said, maybe Whyte, under the direction of a manager or lawyer, told him to delay signing it for clarification or possible changes in the contract(s). We all know Fury’s juvenile antics will make a media circus out of trash talking Whyte for being dense not signing the contract right away. I feel this fight is an easy fight for Fury since his size and reach will make it a boring sparring session. Fury will simply hold Whyte on the inside the majority of the time so Whyte can’t execute his game plan of effectively countering. This fight just does not have all the bells and whistles like it did when Fury fought Wilder.
OK boys, lace ’em up now and let’s get going………
Whyte’s silence has created a lot of publicity…. all part of the plan, surely?
Am i the only one who’s not excited by this matchup ?! White will be an easy night in comparison of Wilder because he’s not a the same level in terms of power. Better boxer yes but with less power, Fury is gonna lay his fridge on him all night long..
I’m not super excited about it either. I don’t think Whyte has much of a chance outside of landing a big shot and, like you said, we just saw Fury take the biggest shot in the division right now and get up from it, dust himself off and still win.
And for me there’s the fact that just two fights ago, Whyte got knocked unconscious by an old Povetkin. So for me this is just a fight to take care of a mandatory so Fury can move on to Usyk – Joshua winner in the fall.
@Régis: Yep, can see Fury holding, hitting (while holding) and every trick in the book to tire out Whyte and then take him out in the later rounds. Again, unless Whyte gets lucky and land clean.
Respecting both fighters, I believe Whyte is more motivated, and the one that will put the fun in this fight by fighting extremely aggressive in a do or die mission. I expect Fury as the winner, but it won’t be easy.
You all know where I’m coming from.
Fury in 2!
Damn, what a lame fight! With all tje better opposition available out there! The only chance whyte has is a one in a million lucky punch! Fury by brutal K.O. in 3!
Glad they got this sorted out as I look forward to the bout. Every time I see the Gypsy king he looks out of shape hope he doesn’t take White lightly. Good luck gentlemen…
Of course he was going to.He would have been stupid not to.
Why does everyone keep thinking Fury size win will hand him the victory. Size isn’t always an advantage. Fury beat an old Klitschko. He beat an unskilled Wilder 3 times besides that what true boxer has he beat? Waiting……………………..
Size can be used effectively when a fighter uses it to his advantage by wearing down opponents and laying his weight on them, using size/weight behind punching power to create greater density in damage, and as a manhandling technique against smaller fighters to increase fatigue. Fury has been in the game for a while and knows the tricks. Whyte is not the same fighter he was years ago. I still think Fury will make this a sparring match in his favor.
– I looked up BoxRec and could not find a “true boxer” that Fury has defeated.
– I did notice how Fury’s weight has roller-coastered from a low of 247 pounds to a max of 277 pounds in the 3rd fight w/Wilder.
– Take care.
Size is not exactly what makes fury so tough. Yes, he just recently started trusting his power more, evidence against the last two Wilder fights. But What I believe makes him so tough to fight, is his feints. He’s got his feints down to a science, where they throw his opponents rhythm off. Plus, I believe Fury has no fear against any other heavyweight.
Fury beat Otto Wallin, the finest pure boxer to come out of Scandinavia in recent years.
hopefully Fury has enough time to get into better shape and come into this fight better prepared than he did for Wilder3. or………
I’ll take all the talk as a selling point from Fury.
Either a complete mismatch with Fury cleaning house or a boring affair for 12 rounds with Fury taking a decision. I just don’t see Whyte taking it to Fury.
I figured Whyte would wait for the deadline or else he would have donkey kicked his nalgas the next day, if he did not sign the contract.
hahaha.. there is only 1 gypsy king, 8mil to get knocked out isn’t a bad deal
$8 million guaranteed and the outside chance of getting lucky and winning the lineal heavyweight title? Yeah, he’d have been stupid not to sign. But if he doesn’t win? He’d better invest that money well, because he’ll never see another payday close to this one.
This will be Fury’s easiest fight to date.
Uppercut is the key against whyte.
I’m laughing at some of the biased comments here about how Fury is going to steamroller through Whyte in a few rounds. Think Again!!
Whyte is by far a much better skilled opponent than the overrated Wilder.
Whyte will give Fury alot of problems, but expect Fury to win by decision or late TKO.
I decided to bet this fight stranger things, styles can change the fight. Frazier could never beat George Foreman, but he beat Ali. I’m taking Whyte, looking for a unpredictable win!
I’m not going to rent the fight either, I got as much as few hundred to blow if the odds are right! Might make a killing.
Of course he was going to sign. Fury has options, Whyte doesn’t. If Fury is getting $42 mill to fight Whyte imagine what he’d get to fight Usyk.
Yeah, but he tried to get more we can’t hate that. Fury could kill him!
I don’t know, traditional thinking says that he wins, but boxing is styles and Whyte is unorthodox.
I think he is younger but he hasn’t fought often. He rang Joshua and people said Joshua has a weak chin. But Whyte could win, I will bet this fight Whyte to win think of it like Tyson vs Douglas.