[ BOXING FURY WON IN ROUND 6 ]: FURY vs WHYTE - THE FIGHT

[JollyGood]

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UPDATE: Fury wins by knockout in round 6 !

TYSON FURY
VS
DILLIAN WHYTE



23rd April 2022






$41 million blockbuster battle between two British fighters
for the WBC heavyweight championship is going ahead


Fury: $29.5 million
Whyte: $7.4 million
Bonus for winner: $4.1 million

Tyson Fury is going to fight Dillian Whyte for the WBC world heavyweight belt.

That means Joshua will not be taking a fee to step aside to allow Fury to fight Usyk. The re-match between Joshua and Usyk is going to happen too with the winner probably going to have a unification fight with the winner of this fight.





The WBC effectively forced Fury and Whyte to negotiate but allowed Fury to $29.5 million and Whyte will get $7.4 million but the WBC did something they have not done before, they have decided to give 10% of the money to the winner as a bonus which equates to another $4.1 million on top of their share.

Matchroom Boxing (Hearn) bid $32 million but Queensberry Promotions (Warren) bid $41 million and that means Whyte gets the opportunity to fight Fury most probably in the UK. Fury tweeted: "BIG GK IS COMING HOME, UK BABY"

Who do you think will win the fight? Take part in the thread poll  

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[Vaculin]

I think this is another great fight and as always, I can never bet against Fury as he is the king of the heavyweight division.
The poll is not up yet, but you know what fighter I will vote to win.

So what we are going to see is this fight and a rematch of Joshua and Usyk.

Wilder seemed lost now. 

[Oilacris]

Wilder seemed lost now. 

At least he accepts defeat now instead on whining like a baby and saying random reasons.lol

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-10077131/Deontay-Wilder-admits-Tyson-Fury-succeeded-roughing-trilogy-fight-defeat.html
https://www.sportbible.com/boxing/deontay-wilder-breaks-silence-after-devastating-defeat-to-tyson-fury-20211010

Sorry for OT,
In topic reply on which i wouldnt really be having no doubts on betting with the GK. Whyte isnt the type that could level with Wilder in terms of fight performance imho.

[Welsh]

Massive purse, and I'm honestly glad to see Whyte get his chance finally, while also getting a decent purse despite only having 20 percent. Obviously, I'll be routing for Fury, with hope still in my heart that the Joshua, and Fury fight happens. However, I hope it's an absolute war on the night. I think Fury goes back to his technical boxing with this one, and avoids too much trouble. If I was going to bet money on it, I'd probably go with a Fury decision since you'll get decent odds because of his recent history with Wilder.

Although, I think the knockouts came from Wilder's lack of defense, and the fact that Fury had to change his style to make sure that the fight didn't go to the decision after the absolute robbery of the first fight.

The absolute cherry on top is I'm hearing this is going to take place in Cardiff. I might actually have to try, and get me some tickets.

That means Joshua will not be taking a fee to step aside to allow Fury to fight Usyk. The re-match between Joshua and Usyk is going to happen too with the winner probably going to have a unification fight with the winner of this fight.

It's disappointing, but it does give Joshua the chance to get his belts back, as well as his pride. Then, hopefully Fury gets the win, and we can finally have the big fight we've all been waiting for all these years. I'm not betting any money on it happening though.

I don't actually think Joshua is going to get the win though, unless he goes back to how he used to fight, and put it all on the line, and look to knock out Usyk. That's the only path to victory I see for him, as he's definitely not going to outbox him.

[JollyGood]

Warren posted a video on Twitter of Fury talking about Whyte: https://twitter.com/frankwarren_tv/status/1486635271772946437?cxt=HHwWioC-yea5y6EpAAAA

“I can’t wait to punch Dillian Whyte’s face right in mate.  I’m going to give him the best hiding he’s ever had in his life, boy. Dillian Whyte, train hard sucker ‘cos you’re getting annihilated, bum.”

They both decided to forget they knew each other in their early days working together and are now just resorting to insults

[Welsh]

They both decided to forget they knew each other in their early days working together and are now just resorting to insults

That's the way of combat sports, right? If you aren't slagging off one of your old training partners or friends, are you even doing it right? In all seriousness, most fighters likely know it's to sell fights, and I'm pretty damn sure that the promoters encourage this sort of behaviour. You do get the odd few which are a little more tamer, but Fury has been known to pull all sorts of shenanigans in the build up to a fight. Just look at when he turned up in a batman suit.

I don't read too much into the trash talk before a fight these days, unless they do actually have a history. For example, Conor vs Khabib in the UFC while partly was for building the fight up, it most certainly did get real towards the end.

[aioc]

It's finally confirmed, I thought that Fury - Usyk fight is the one that will materialize but it's good that we have this fight on two fighters throwing insults to each other, Fury will be the heavy favorite here but I never rule out an upset Whyte is a very stubborn fighter with power that can rock any boxer, I'm thinking what if Whyte upset Fury, this will create a disruption in the heavyweight division with Fury, Wilder, and Joshua having losses,  things will be interesting if there's an upset and it will create build-up for fights against former champions.

[Darker45]

Not the kind of a blockbuster match I'd say. But still a great fight nonetheless. Although I think Fury will have a much easier opponent in Whyte than in Wilder, Joshua, Uysk, or others. I guess Fury will be a heavy favorite in this match with odds as low as 1.10 to 1.30.

It would have been a much more exciting fight had Joshua made way for a Fury-Usyk match but it is, of course, fair for Joshua to have a second match with Usyk. He deserves it. But since I think Usyk will still prevail the second time they will face each other, what's next would be the anticipated Fury-Usyk unification bout.

[Kemarit]

Not the kind of a blockbuster match I'd say. But still a great fight nonetheless. Although I think Fury will have a much easier opponent in Whyte than in Wilder, Joshua, Uysk, or others. I guess Fury will be a heavy favorite in this match with odds as low as 1.10 to 1.30.

Money wise? Yeah, one of the biggest purse including the bonus, and Whyte finally get his needed pay check as a heavyweight and have a chance to upset the balance if ever he upsets Fury here.

It would have been a much more exciting fight had Joshua made way for a Fury-Usyk match but it is, of course, fair for Joshua to have a second match with Usyk. He deserves it. But since I think Usyk will still prevail the second time they will face each other, what's next would be the anticipated Fury-Usyk unification bout.

Joshua get to exorcise his demon against Usyk first before he can get to Fury for a good paycheck. So he is not stepping aside and let the Fury-Usyk fight.

And most likely winner of this fight gets the winner of Joshua vs Usyk.

[coin-investor]

Not the kind of a blockbuster match I'd say. But still a great fight nonetheless. Although I think Fury will have a much easier opponent in Whyte than in Wilder, Joshua, Uysk, or others. I guess Fury will be a heavy favorite in this match with odds as low as 1.10 to 1.30.

So far here in this forum it's 6-0 for Fury after his great showing against Wilder I don't he will lose a vote especially against someone like Whyte who tasted a huge knock from Alexander Povetkin who is an aging fighter[/quote]

It would have been a much more exciting fight had Joshua made way for a Fury-Usyk match but it is, of course, fair for Joshua to have a second match with Usyk. He deserves it. But since I think Usyk will still prevail the second time they will face each other, what's next would be the anticipated Fury-Usyk unification bout.

Joshua takes revenge on his first loss just when everyone thinks he cannot revenge his first loss, I don't see why he can't get his revenge we should give Joshua a chance to prove himself again, Fury -Usyk or Fury - Joshua is still a good fight any fight about Fury is exciting and worth watching because of Fury's animated character outside and inside the ring.

[suzanne5223]

I think this is another great fight and as always, I can never bet against Fury as he is the king of the heavyweight division.
The poll is not up yet, but you know what fighter I will vote to win.

So what we are going to see is this fight and a rematch of Joshua and Usyk.

Wilder seemed lost now. 

You think this is another great fight? This is another great fight mate because Whyte seems to have changed lately and to be honest, he was among the fighter I don't like to watch his fight before because he does a lot of talking than fighting in the ring but I was impressed he won his previous fight and he seems to be hungry for more win and this fight we make us know his current stance in boxing.

About Anthony's rematch, I think we are going to see revenge but Anthony needs to do a lot of homework and never make the same mistake again.

[JollyGood]

To be fair to Whyte he is the WBC number one contender and he earned that right by coming off a shock defeat to Povetkin only to bounce back and win the rematch. He deserves every bit of the $7.4 million, I agree with you.

And yes, the Principality Stadium in Cardiff if being mentioned as the most probable location. Maybe you will get a chance to go there and see the fight in the stadium.

As for Joshua, he denied ever being offered any money to step aside to allow Fury fight Usyk but Fury taunted him saying he lost an opportunity to earn $90 million (around $20 million to stand aside and then a massive purse to fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk and all the promotion and commercial contracts that go with it) but having said that Joshua denied it. Now his promoter Hearn has lost the opportunity to stage this fight and have his own undercard. Joshua can now focus on trying to win the rematch against Usyk with a guaranteed shot of the winner lining up a unification fight against Fury (most probably).

Like you I am glad Whyte will get a decent pay day guaranteed at $7.4 million for the fight with an extra $4.1 million if he wins but with all the deals he might be offered to promote commodities, products and services etc in television commercials he could make a lot more.

Massive purse, and I'm honestly glad to see Whyte get his chance finally, while also getting a decent purse despite only having 20 percent. Obviously, I'll be routing for Fury, with hope still in my heart that the Joshua, and Fury fight happens. However, I hope it's an absolute war on the night. I think Fury goes back to his technical boxing with this one, and avoids too much trouble. If I was going to bet money on it, I'd probably go with a Fury decision since you'll get decent odds because of his recent history with Wilder.

Although, I think the knockouts came from Wilder's lack of defense, and the fact that Fury had to change his style to make sure that the fight didn't go to the decision after the absolute robbery of the first fight.

The absolute cherry on top is I'm hearing this is going to take place in Cardiff. I might actually have to try, and get me some tickets.

That means Joshua will not be taking a fee to step aside to allow Fury to fight Usyk. The re-match between Joshua and Usyk is going to happen too with the winner probably going to have a unification fight with the winner of this fight.

It's disappointing, but it does give Joshua the chance to get his belts back, as well as his pride. Then, hopefully Fury gets the win, and we can finally have the big fight we've all been waiting for all these years. I'm not betting any money on it happening though.

I don't actually think Joshua is going to get the win though, unless he goes back to how he used to fight, and put it all on the line, and look to knock out Usyk. That's the only path to victory I see for him, as he's definitely not going to outbox him.

[hilariousetc]

I expect this to be an easy fight for Fury. He'll then likely go on to fight the winner of AJ/Usyk and then I'm hoping Tyson gets a fight sorted with Ngannou for next year. Is there a date set for this or an estimated time? Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get sorted because if AJ/Usyk gets done we could see the winners fight by the end of the year.

Matchroom Boxing (Hearn) bid $32 million but Queensberry Promotions (Warren) bid $41 million and that means Whyte gets the opportunity to fight Fury most probably in the UK. Fury tweeted: "BIG GK IS COMING HOME, UK BABY"

What exactly do these purse bids mean? When they're both the promotors of the fighters and it'll be a cross-promotion event why do they have to bid and what does that even mean for the fighters? I would've though that it'll be a joint-promotion and the governing body gets to decide the pay of each so why do the promoters have to bid for it?

Warren posted a video on Twitter of Fury talking about Whyte: https://twitter.com/frankwarren_tv/status/1486635271772946437?cxt=HHwWioC-yea5y6EpAAAA

“I can’t wait to punch Dillian Whyte’s face right in mate.  I’m going to give him the best hiding he’s ever had in his life, boy. Dillian Whyte, train hard sucker ‘cos you’re getting annihilated, bum.”

They both decided to forget they knew each other in their early days working together and are now just resorting to insults

A couple of pictures doesn't mean much. If they bump into each other on a night out they're likely to have a chat and take a picture. There's several pictures of Conor and Khabib seemingly pally if you go back far enough. Things can obviously sour over the years as well like they did with Connor and Khabib, but as Welsh also said they're obviously going to try sell the fight. Coming out and saying we're great of pals who go back years and I can't wait to have a nice friendly reunion in the ring doesn't quite get the same hype as I'm going to smash his face in. Even after all the shit talking building up to a fight most fighters who seemingly hate each other will usually hug it out or shake hands.

[bittraffic]

29M for a single fight is more than a life time MMA career.  What change does Whyte against Fury? But maybe he is faster. He wouldnt be a boxer if he is whimp.

Such big money for a fight. Its no wonder Ngannou really wants to be in boxing than where he is good at which is MMA. Afaik they were tweet exchange with Fury between the two but have not madea huge buzz to make promoters interested.

[JollyGood]

My understanding is that Fury was trying to get out of fighting Whyte because he was a much smaller draw than Joshua or Usyk. Whyte on the other hand was trying his best to make the fight happen but he wanted more than the 20% of the funds that he was getting and he was not happy that Fury was getting 80%.

The Whyte team was not happy with the amount of money they were going to get therefore they were trying to avoid signing the contract in the hope of getting a better deal, they never avoided fighting Fury they just wanted a fairer share of the funds.

The teams behind Fury used the fact Whyte was not signing on for the fight as an excuse to go around trying to entice Joshua to take money in order to allow Fury vs Usyk to happen with a guarantee Joshua would be facing the winner but the WBC recognised Whyte as their number one contender and would have stripped Fury of the belt if the fight did not go ahead as a result of Fury declining to sign a contract to fight Whyte. Likewise, Whyte would have be stripped of the WBC number one contender if he was at fault for the fight not going ahead. That was why the WBC stepped in.

Rather than various negotiations between Fury and Whyte drag on and on after they had already failed 4 times and also with another problem by Whyte going to arbitration trying force a bigger pay day for himself, the WBC decided to allow any promoter to enter blind bids for the fight and forced both fighters to accept the highest bid and they had to accept how the WBC decided to split the money. All that happened because Fury and Whyte could not negotiate a deal by themselves.

What is interesting about the blind bidding process was that Hearn bid $32 million to promote the fight but Warren bid $41 million. it is said to be the largest ever purse bid in boxing history. Imagine how much Warren and Aram will be making for themselves after the international PPV sales are taken in to consideration.

I expect this to be an easy fight for Fury. He'll then likely go on to fight the winner of AJ/Usyk and then I'm hoping Tyson gets a fight sorted with Ngannou for next year. Is there a date set for this or an estimated time? Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get sorted because if AJ/Usyk gets done we could see the winners fight by the end of the year.

Matchroom Boxing (Hearn) bid $32 million but Queensberry Promotions (Warren) bid $41 million and that means Whyte gets the opportunity to fight Fury most probably in the UK. Fury tweeted: "BIG GK IS COMING HOME, UK BABY"

What exactly do these purse bids mean? When they're both the promotors of the fighters and it'll be a cross-promotion event why do they have to bid and what does that even mean for the fighters? I would've though that it'll be a joint-promotion and the governing body gets to decide the pay of each so why do the promoters have to bid for it?

Warren posted a video on Twitter of Fury talking about Whyte: https://twitter.com/frankwarren_tv/status/1486635271772946437?cxt=HHwWioC-yea5y6EpAAAA

“I can’t wait to punch Dillian Whyte’s face right in mate.  I’m going to give him the best hiding he’s ever had in his life, boy. Dillian Whyte, train hard sucker ‘cos you’re getting annihilated, bum.”

They both decided to forget they knew each other in their early days working together and are now just resorting to insults

A couple of pictures doesn't mean much. If they bump into each other on a night out they're likely to have a chat and take a picture. There's several pictures of Conor and Khabib seemingly pally if you go back far enough. Things can obviously sour over the years as well like they did with Connor and Khabib, but as Welsh also said they're obviously going to try sell the fight. Coming out and saying we're great of pals who go back years and I can't wait to have a nice friendly reunion in the ring doesn't quite get the same hype as I'm going to smash his face in. Even after all the shit talking building up to a fight most fighters who seemingly hate each other will usually hug it out or shake hands.

[eaLiTy]

I expect this to be an easy fight for Fury. He'll then likely go on to fight the winner of AJ/Usyk and then I'm hoping Tyson gets a fight sorted with Ngannou for next year. Is there a date set for this or an estimated time? Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get sorted because if AJ/Usyk gets done we could see the winners fight by the end of the year.

Even i am not expecting anything magical from Dillian Whyte against Tyson Fury but he was supposed to fight Anthony Joshua for a long time and he is waiting in the sideline for a long time to fight for the title and with Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk are engaged to fight, it is a good match up as they were not having any opponents and they cannot wait on the sideline for a longtime waiting for the other fight to get over.

To be frank i do not want to see Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury in the boxing ring as there is nothing Tyson Fury has not seen inside boxing but if he is smart they should promote a fight between Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou to find out the heaviest puncher of all time and even in that fight i am expecting Francis Ngannou to gas out completely and Deontay Wilder tagging him in the later rounds .

[robelneo]

My understanding is that Fury was trying to get out of fighting Whyte because he was a much smaller draw than Joshua or Usyk. Whyte on the other hand was trying his best to make the fight happen but he wanted more than the 20% of the funds that he was getting and he was not happy that Fury was getting 80%.

He really is a small draw compared if he is fighting Usyk or Joshua but Whyte is one annoying guy, he needs to dispatch this guy so no one will hinder a fight against Usyk or Joshua, Whyte has been calling all champions to fight him because he is a top rank contender because of his win against Povetkin

The Whyte team was not happy with the amount of money they were going to get therefore they were trying to avoid signing the contract in the hope of getting a better deal, they never avoided fighting Fury they just wanted a fairer share of the funds.

Fury is the big crowd and PPV attraction Whyte should understand that, it will be his turn if he beats Fury he should be happy that he is challenging Fury for the title this is his last chance to win a title and become a top boxer, we never know if he is another Andy Ruiz in the making, so far no one is voting Whyte on this poll and it's very obvious.

[Maslate]

10-0 so far, no one voted for Whyte to win. lol

Well, it's going to be a big night for Whyte but for Fury it's just an ordinary night because he is used to this kind of situation and is currently the best heavyweight champion now, all the confidence in the world is on him. If Fury had some trouble with Wilder, I guess this would be an easier fight for him.

[Hydrogen]

Francis Ngannou will be rehabbing his injured knee for the next year or so. That removes him from the list of prospects Tyson Fury can face.

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua could be the fight fans would like to see. But unfortunately, it seems that isn't the match up boxing promoters will pursue. Anthony Joshua looked done in his last outing. He looked like a fighter who lost all motivation. Tyson fury also appeared to have lost his motivation, even in his last rematch with Deontay Wilder. I wouldn't expect Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua to compete professionally in boxing for much longer. At least not at the highest levels of the sport.

Whyte appears to be a relative newcomer. I think the decision to face him, has a lot to do with Tyson Fury no longer having the motivation he once did to train hard in preparation for fights. Tyson Fury is looking for easy paydays now.

[coolcoinz]

10-0 so far, no one voted for Whyte to win. lol

Well, it's going to be a big night for Whyte but for Fury it's just an ordinary night because he is used to this kind of situation and is currently the best heavyweight champion now, all the confidence in the world is on him. If Fury had some trouble with Wilder, I guess this would be an easier fight for him.

Because he just fought better opponents in his career. He won against Klitchko, who is basically a legend and broke Wilder's undefeated record twice.
Povetkin is probably the biggest name Whyte defeated, but it was a rematch for a lost fight earlier on. Also, Povetkin was over 40 at that time, 10 years older than Whyte and still managed to kick his ass.
Every time Whyte fought a famous name he lost (maybe besides Parker). You can see in his record a bunch of wins against less known fighters and then he gets a big name like Joshua and gets his ass handed to him.

[Welsh]

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua could be the fight fans would like to see. But unfortunately, it seems that isn't the match up boxing promoters will pursue. Anthony Joshua looked done in his last outing. He looked like a fighter who lost all motivation. Tyson fury also appeared to have lost his motivation, even in his last rematch with Deontay Wilder. I wouldn't expect Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua to compete professionally in boxing for much longer. At least not at the highest levels of the sport.

Even if what you say were true, both Joshua, and Fury would have their motivation rekindled if the fight was to be scheduled. Fury against Wilder the first, and second time you could definitely see motivation. I get what you mean on the third fight, it seemed like Fury was getting lazy at times, but losing motivation after having a judge rule for the third fight, despite Fury arguably beating him twice before unofficially I guess that would demotivate you a little. Although, it was still a top notch fight.

Joshua has looked a little lost since his lost to Ruiz. He seems to have forgotten his power, and now seems to want to outbox his opponent. Forgetting his roots a little, since he's at his best when he starts trading. Although, since facing Ruiz who wasn't fussed at all fighting him in the pocket, and managed to clip Joshua just right, he seems reluctant to do that again. It'll be interesting to see how he comes out in the rematch with Uysk since he definitely can't go about it the way he did the first time. There's no way he'll end up outboxing him, he has to go back to his roots if he's to stand a chance.

Whyte appears to be a relative newcomer. I think the decision to face him, has a lot to do with Tyson Fury no longer having the motivation he once did to train hard in preparation for fights. Tyson Fury is looking for easy paydays now.

Whyte definitely isn't a newcomer. Definitely been around for a decade at the very least. Has fought other big fighters, however hes never really been good enough to be considered a top contender. I'd say a excellent gatekeeper along with Chisora.

[JollyGood]

The majority will have to go with Fury winning the fight. This will be another victory for Fury because Whyte is not technically gifted, it was his hard work and determination that made him get to WBC number one contender but he is not going to even get close to winning because Fury will probably win by clear knockout or TKO within 3 rounds.

10-0 so far, no one voted for Whyte to win. lol

Well, it's going to be a big night for Whyte but for Fury it's just an ordinary night because he is used to this kind of situation and is currently the best heavyweight champion now, all the confidence in the world is on him. If Fury had some trouble with Wilder, I guess this would be an easier fight for him.

[acroman08]

The majority will have to go with Fury winning the fight. This will be another victory for Fury because Whyte is not technically gifted, it was his hard work and determination that made him get to WBC number one contender but he is not going to even get close to winning because Fury will probably win by clear knockout or TKO within 3 rounds.

this is my first time hearing about Whyte and I have no idea about his skills and techniques when fighting, but when what you say is true, this fight could be a great way to test his limits, improve himself, and come back stronger.

@OP you should also include their fighting style, reach, height, etc...(something like that). it would be good to see the difference between their physical stats.

[TopTort777]

It looks like it is going to be an easy money for Fury. On the boxrec, Whyte is top5 in the world and top3 in UK, meaning he is not the best of the best available.

Whyte is not a pure boxer. He did some MMA and kickboxing. These skills are useful, but completely useless against top1 boxer, against a guy who has been in boxing for whole life.

Despite Derek Chisora, I dont see any other strong boxer in Whytes record. Chisora is already a downed bomber and Whyte fought against he, when Chisora was already not in his prime.

I dont know why Fury fight Whyte, as for me it is mismatch. As if Fury just wanted to fight anybody, and Whyte needed a cheque.

[Marykeller]

This will be a wonderful match to watch. It will be another big win for Fury again, but it's not going to come easy for him though.
The amount involved is a whole lot of money that is above some state allocation in my country.
Since both of them knew each other and trained together from the early start in their boxing career. This will be a tough match cos both are in their prime

[robelneo]

The majority will have to go with Fury winning the fight. This will be another victory for Fury because Whyte is not technically gifted, it was his hard work and determination that made him get to WBC number one contender but he is not going to even get close to winning because Fury will probably win by clear knockout or TKO within 3 rounds.

10-0 so far, no one voted for Whyte to win. lol

Well, it's going to be a big night for Whyte but for Fury it's just an ordinary night because he is used to this kind of situation and is currently the best heavyweight champion now, all the confidence in the world is on him. If Fury had some trouble with Wilder, I guess this would be an easier fight for him.

12-0 now, Whyte will have zero votes here before the day of the fight, Whyte has power on both hands but he is slow and he is short unless Fury opted to engage and go toe to toe that's his only chance to land a punch against Fury, I guess it's good that Fury deals with Whyte first so there will be a build-up for the Joshua or Usyk fight, will there be a bet for Whyte before the fight? that's a huge jackpot if ever Whyte wins.

[JollyGood]

Many people might think of Fury vs Whyte as a mismatch but full credit to Whyte because he had to win his fights including coming back from defeats to Joshua and Povetkin. He managed to win his rematch against Povetkin in style so is in form. Let us not forget he has been a professional boxer for over 10 years and has a 30-2 record and 19 of those 28 wins were by knockout (9 were by the judges scorecards).

Whyte fully deserves his chance against Fury because the WBC made him number one contender. I see no scenario in which it is possible for Whyte to win the fight but regardless of the outcomes Whyte will have made USD$ millions from it.

It looks like it is going to be an easy money for Fury. On the boxrec, Whyte is top5 in the world and top3 in UK, meaning he is not the best of the best available.

Whyte is not a pure boxer. He did some MMA and kickboxing. These skills are useful, but completely useless against top1 boxer, against a guy who has been in boxing for whole life.

Despite Derek Chisora, I dont see any other strong boxer in Whytes record. Chisora is already a downed bomber and Whyte fought against he, when Chisora was already not in his prime.

I dont know why Fury fight Whyte, as for me it is mismatch. As if Fury just wanted to fight anybody, and Whyte needed a cheque.

[btc_angela]

The majority will have to go with Fury winning the fight. This will be another victory for Fury because Whyte is not technically gifted, it was his hard work and determination that made him get to WBC number one contender but he is not going to even get close to winning because Fury will probably win by clear knockout or TKO within 3 rounds.

10-0 so far, no one voted for Whyte to win. lol

Well, it's going to be a big night for Whyte but for Fury it's just an ordinary night because he is used to this kind of situation and is currently the best heavyweight champion now, all the confidence in the world is on him. If Fury had some trouble with Wilder, I guess this would be an easier fight for him.

12-0 now, Whyte will have zero votes here before the day of the fight, Whyte has power on both hands but he is slow and he is short unless Fury opted to engage and go toe to toe that's his only chance to land a punch against Fury, I guess it's good that Fury deals with Whyte first so there will be a build-up for the Joshua or Usyk fight, will there be a bet for Whyte before the fight? that's a huge jackpot if ever Whyte wins.

But even if Fury goes toe to toe, I think Whyte can't hit him that cleanly because Fury is more of a technical boxer. He is so agile at his weight that he is really a freak of nature.

So yeah, I don't see Whyte getting a win in this fight. But it's a good test for Fury having to face another fighter that can punch and then clean up the division for good.

[coolcoinz]

Many people might think of Fury vs Whyte as a mismatch but full credit to Whyte because he had to win his fights including coming back from defeats to Joshua and Povetkin. He managed to win his rematch against Povetkin in style so is in form. Let us not forget he has been a professional boxer for over 10 years and has a 30-2 record and 19 of those 28 wins were by knockout (9 were by the judges scorecards).

Whyte fully deserves his chance against Fury because the WBC made him number one contender. I see no scenario in which it is possible for Whyte to win the fight but regardless of the outcomes Whyte will have made USD$ millions from it.

Of course he deserves it. Most of us just think he's going to lose, that's all.
Usually people with good records get contracted against each other because they both have a lot to lose. When 1/10 of your fights are loses everybody knows you're going to give it all you got and people want to watch skill and struggle not 1st round knockouts. Blood and tears is what sells and you can see that people like Fury and they want to see him win. Nothing against Whyte here, we just can't all be champs
 

[crzy]

This will be a wonderful match to watch. It will be another big win for Fury again, but it's not going to come easy for him though.
The amount involved is a whole lot of money that is above some state allocation in my country.
Since both of them knew each other and trained together from the early start in their boxing career. This will be a tough match cos both are in their prime

An exciting one though we already knew who’s the crowd favorite but of course Whyte is still a good boxer even if he came from a loss, Fury should not feel any complacency here. Such a big difference on reward which I understand since Fury is a star, whoever win or lose here still they have the money to bring, its just that bonus is there for the winner.

[TopTort777]

I think there will be more interest in pre and post fight interviews then on the ring. Fury would destroy his opponent mentally in his usually funny behavior. Then he will just strengthen that on the ring.

Not a single person in poll believes in Whyte. Similar situation was in a fight against Usyk and Joshua, but in this fight, miracle wont happen. When Fury wins, do you think he will win Usyk and finish his career, or he will continue ?

[hilariousetc]

29M for a single fight is more than a life time MMA career.  What change does Whyte against Fury? But maybe he is faster. He wouldnt be a boxer if he is whimp.

Such big money for a fight. Its no wonder Ngannou really wants to be in boxing than where he is good at which is MMA. Afaik they were tweet exchange with Fury between the two but have not madea huge buzz to make promoters interested.

Now you can see why superstars like Ngannou are desperate to box. You really can't blame them. 500k-1 mill for a tougher MMA fight or multiple millions to box. I think the UFC should really consider having a boxing promo arm or something or just do cross sport promo events with their biggest fighters. They're going to lose their superstars once they run down their contracts. It seems like it's in everyone's interest to keep both parties happy.

Francis Ngannou will be rehabbing his injured knee for the next year or so. That removes him from the list of prospects Tyson Fury can face.

Regardless of the injury he likely wouldn't have been able to fight Fury until next year anyway as after the Dillian fight he'll almost certainly be fighting the winner of AJ/Usyk. If Francis does have surgery it looks like he'll be running his UFC contract down so could be free and able to fight Fury next year.

Whyte appears to be a relative newcomer. I think the decision to face him, has a lot to do with Tyson Fury no longer having the motivation he once did to train hard in preparation for fights. Tyson Fury is looking for easy paydays now.

Whyte definitely isn't a newcomer. Definitely been around for a decade at the very least. Has fought other big fighters, however hes never really been good enough to be considered a top contender. I'd say a excellent gatekeeper along with Chisora.

Yeah, he might not be a household name but he's a fairly decent fighter and only lost 2 out of his 30 fights and one of them was against AJ when he was unbeatable. He lost to Povetkin back in 2020 but won the rematch in 2021. He's past his prime now though so that's why I think it will be an easy win for Tyson and Fury is still in his prime in my opinion but once he hits 35 it could likely start to decline.

It looks like it is going to be an easy money for Fury. On the boxrec, Whyte is top5 in the world and top3 in UK, meaning he is not the best of the best available.

Whyte is not a pure boxer. He did some MMA and kickboxing. These skills are useful, but completely useless against top1 boxer, against a guy who has been in boxing for whole life.

He's a pro boxer with a pretty good record. He did MMA once back in 2008 so that doesn't mean much.

Not a single person in poll believes in Whyte. Similar situation was in a fight against Usyk and Joshua, but in this fight, miracle wont happen. When Fury wins, do you think he will win Usyk and finish his career, or he will continue ?

He could retire, but I think he might go for one or two more superstar fights like with Ngannou or something. Personally after the Whyte fight I'd like to see him fight both Usyk and AJ (regardless of who wins) and then finish it off with Ngannou or something.

[Cling18]

No wonder why Fury is the favorite here because we're already familiar with how he handles his matches. It will surely be a tough fight for Whyte but we shouldn't underestimate him as an opponent as well because he also has an aggressiveness on the ring. Fury has a funny personality that catches his supporter's attention all the time but he's also promising and too focused when he fights. It will be an exciting and thrilling match.

[South Park]

It's finally confirmed, I thought that Fury - Usyk fight is the one that will materialize but it's good that we have this fight on two fighters throwing insults to each other, Fury will be the heavy favorite here but I never rule out an upset Whyte is a very stubborn fighter with power that can rock any boxer, I'm thinking what if Whyte upset Fury, this will create a disruption in the heavyweight division with Fury, Wilder, and Joshua having losses,  things will be interesting if there's an upset and it will create build-up for fights against former champions.

I think that is the fight that we wanted to see as there is nothing more exciting than an unification fight in which everything is on the line in a single fight and the one that wins becomes the undisputed champion of the division, however it was impossible for Joshua to just accept the money to step out, if he did then he will never get the chance to recover his belts, and even if the chances are low against Usyk at least they are not zero. And about this fight Fury is the overwhelming favorite everywhere, including this forum, however I think we will see a good fight and at the end that is all what matters.

[Xinarae*]

Fury had planned his fight but forced the british boxing board of control to change its decision to stop boxing in january. Where wbc world heavyweight champion fury anger has always wanted to fight in las vegas and this should lead to a very exciting and focused performance in its early days fury said I love my job more than ever before. I thought boxing was a job I had a job going on I trained hard to fight and then I put on a lot of weight.

[Maestro75]

Fury will be the heavy favorite here but I never rule out an upset Whyte is a very stubborn fighter with power that can rock any boxer, I'm thinking what if Whyte upset Fury, this will create a disruption in the heavyweight division with Fury, Wilder, and Joshua having losses,  things will be interesting if there's an upset and it will create build-up for fights against former champions.

I do not foresee an upset with the Fury-Whyte fight. It is going to be a straight win for Fury. Was Dillian Whyte not the same boxer AJ made a mess of? AJ who could not even have straight wins in his last two matches. Whyte will be an easy meat for Fury. Fury will even beat any of the boxers from the other bout - Usyk and AJ, if they are to face him today. But I have to say that I do not like how the winnings are shared with Fury taking a greater percentage of the money whether he wins or loses. I believe that is why the bonus cash is set aside to compensate who will emerge the winner incase Whyte wins. But I do not see him winning. The bonus will still end up with Fury.

[Yaunfitda]

Fury will be the heavy favorite here but I never rule out an upset Whyte is a very stubborn fighter with power that can rock any boxer, I'm thinking what if Whyte upset Fury, this will create a disruption in the heavyweight division with Fury, Wilder, and Joshua having losses,  things will be interesting if there's an upset and it will create build-up for fights against former champions.

I do not foresee an upset with the Fury-Whyte fight. It is going to be a straight win for Fury. Was Dillian Whyte not the same boxer AJ made a mess of? AJ who could not even have straight wins in his last two matches. Whyte will be an easy meat for Fury. Fury will even beat any of the boxers from the other bout - Usyk and AJ, if they are to face him today. But I have to say that I do not like how the winnings are shared with Fury taking a greater percentage of the money whether he wins or loses. I believe that is why the bonus cash is set aside to compensate who will emerge the winner incase Whyte wins. But I do not see him winning. The bonus will still end up with Fury.

I just it boils down as to who is the A-side in this fight. And obviously it is Fury, so he will get the lion share of the purse. But I have to agree that the chances of a upset is very slim, and I'm thinking that Fury might toy with Whyte in this fight and going to dictate where the fight will go. He will fight it in the middle or in the corner doing some tight rope, with his tongue out and frustrate Whyte.

[JollyGood]

The thread poll so far shows Fury 100% to win this fight with 16 votes.

Whyte has not even signed the contract yet as he is said to be still seeking a larger share of the fight purse. Fun and games  

[Darker45]

I just it boils down as to who is the A-side in this fight. And obviously it is Fury, so he will get the lion share of the purse. But I have to agree that the chances of a upset is very slim, and I'm thinking that Fury might toy with Whyte in this fight and going to dictate where the fight will go. He will fight it in the middle or in the corner doing some tight rope, with his tongue out and frustrate Whyte.

I agree. Whyte is not in the right position to demand. As a matter of fact, he should be treating this as an opportunity. He does not even deserve this match so to speak. Fury has everything to lose and nothing to gain in fighting Whyte. On the other hand, Whyte has everything to gain and nothing to lose.

In terms of upset, Wilder has so much chance than Whyte. Whyte should take note that knocking down Fury does not automatically mean he already has the upper hand. Fury has proven time and again that he may lose balance and fall when a heavy punch perfectly lands in the most perfect spot on his face but he does not lose consciousness. He could get up and get back at him. Fury is definitely a hard puzzle to solve. I’m afraid Whyte has luck as his only chance.

[JollyGood]

Something is not right about the Fury vs Whyte fight because the WBC have given Whyte to return signed contracts by 21st February 2022. It seems the brother of Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead.

Whyte is after a 70/30 split of the purse and this is getting messy but Fury has been taunting Whyte is typical Fury fashion

[hilariousetc]

Something is not right about the Fury vs Whyte fight because the WBC have given Whyte to return signed contracts by 21st February 2022. It seems the brother of Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead.

Whyte is after a 70/30 split of the purse and this is getting messy but Fury has been taunting Whyte is typical Fury fashion

Isn't he already getting 25%? That's the best payday he'll be getting ever unless he wins the fight for that extra 4 mill bonus (which he probably knows almost certainly isn't going to happen). Maybe this is just a business tactic to try squeeze some extra juice out of it before signing. I doubt Dillian is going to let this fight slip away though so I'm sure he'll sign on the dotted line before the due date and is probably just being cheeky trying to see what extra he can get. It's going to be annoying if all these fights keep getting pushed back because it leads to less big-name fights for this year and I'm sure we're all wanting to see the winners of this fight and the AJ Usyk before the end of the year.

[Maestro75]

It seems the brother of Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead.

Maybe the brother is having the feeling that Whyte may not be able to survive the fight if he goes ahead to fight Fury. Sometimes feelings like that can come up and it is better to prevent death in he ring. Whyte is no march for Fury at all. Am sure whatever split Whyte is asking for may be to stall the fight as he is likely to know that the Fury side may not agree to it.

Whyte is after a 70/30 split of the purse and this is getting messy but Fury has been taunting Whyte is typical Fury fashion

Is there any boxer who does not taunt? It is a psychological thing for all of them.

[eaLiTy]

Something is not right about the Fury vs Whyte fight because the WBC have given Whyte to return signed contracts by 21st February 2022. It seems the brother of Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead.

Whyte is after a 70/30 split of the purse and this is getting messy but Fury has been taunting Whyte is typical Fury fashion

It is a fact that Dillian Whyte is not showing any interest for the fight, i doubt it is because of the fight purse because a loss here from Tyson Fury will delay his chances for a rematch against Anthony Joshua and that is a huge money fight for him as well and he does have a real chance to beat Anthony Joshua rather than defeating Tyson Fury, so you cannot complain about his tactics as well .

[JollyGood]

There were hassles in trying to promote the fight because Whyte was after 70/30 split from the beginning which is why the WBC took action and forced a blind bid and also a split which was nearer to 80/20 but with a bonus involved for the winner.

Currently as it stands, Whyte will get $7.4 million for the fight which is around 18% of the $41 million purse and Fury will get $29.5 million which is around 72%. To be fair to Whyte he has a point because he was hoping to get $12 million for a 30% share because he is the WBC number one contender.

Even if Whyte somehow manages to win the fight he will pocket $7.4 million plus the $4.1 million bonus which equates to $11.5 million which is around 28% of the purse. I sympathise with him because the purse split works in favour of Fury because he will probably win in style and pocket the $4.1 million bonus which takes his total of the purse to $33.6 million which is around 82%.

Keeping all that aside, I would cite Whyte as being at fault here because he should have negotiated a deal before the WBC forced all this to happen. Now he can go arbitration trying to get a bigger share but it is probably too late. If Whyte fails to sign the contract by 21st February 2022 then the WBC might remove Whyte from as number one contender and Whyte might never get another chance to fight for a heavyweight title again.

I would like to see this fight take place then wait for a heavyweight unification fight happen before the end of the year.

Something is not right about the Fury vs Whyte fight because the WBC have given Whyte to return signed contracts by 21st February 2022. It seems the brother of Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead.

Whyte is after a 70/30 split of the purse and this is getting messy but Fury has been taunting Whyte is typical Fury fashion

Isn't he already getting 25%? That's the best payday he'll be getting ever unless he wins the fight for that extra 4 mill bonus (which he probably knows almost certainly isn't going to happen). Maybe this is just a business tactic to try squeeze some extra juice out of it before signing. I doubt Dillian is going to let this fight slip away though so I'm sure he'll sign on the dotted line before the due date and is probably just being cheeky trying to see what extra he can get. It's going to be annoying if all these fights keep getting pushed back because it leads to less big-name fights for this year and I'm sure we're all wanting to see the winners of this fight and the AJ Usyk before the end of the year.

[smyslov]

There were hassles in trying to promote the fight because Whyte was after 70/30 split from the beginning which is why the WBC took action and forced a blind bid and also a split which was nearer to 80/20 but with a bonus involved for the winner.

Currently as it stands, Whyte will get $7.4 million for the fight which is around 18% of the $41 million purse and Fury will get $29.5 million which is around 72%. To be fair to Whyte he has a point because he was hoping to get $12 million for a 30% share because he is the WBC number one contender.

Even if Whyte somehow manages to win the fight he will pocket $7.4 million plus the $4.1 million bonus which equates to $11.5 million which is around 28% of the purse. I sympathise with him because the purse split works in favour of Fury because he will probably win in style and pocket the $4.1 million bonus which takes his total of the purse to $33.6 million which is around 82%.

Keeping all that aside, I would cite Whyte as being at fault here because he should have negotiated a deal before the WBC forced all this to happen. Now he can go arbitration trying to get a bigger share but it is probably too late. If Whyte fails to sign the contract by 21st February 2022 then the WBC might remove Whyte from as number one contender and Whyte might never get another chance to fight for a heavyweight title again.

I would like to see this fight take place then wait for a heavyweight unification fight happen before the end of the year.

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

[yazher]

I'm still rooting on Fury with this one even though Whyte has defeated Alexander Povetkin in their second fight, he still has lots to learn compared to Tyson Fury. The guy is undefeated and has a high rate of knocking down his opponent in a surprising way. I want to watch Fury fight again, no matter who will be his opponent he can actually beat them and somehow win the fight.

[hilariousetc]

There were hassles in trying to promote the fight because Whyte was after 70/30 split from the beginning which is why the WBC took action and forced a blind bid and also a split which was nearer to 80/20 but with a bonus involved for the winner.

Currently as it stands, Whyte will get $7.4 million for the fight which is around 18% of the $41 million purse and Fury will get $29.5 million which is around 72%. To be fair to Whyte he has a point because he was hoping to get $12 million for a 30% share because he is the WBC number one contender.

Even if Whyte somehow manages to win the fight he will pocket $7.4 million plus the $4.1 million bonus which equates to $11.5 million which is around 28% of the purse. I sympathise with him because the purse split works in favour of Fury because he will probably win in style and pocket the $4.1 million bonus which takes his total of the purse to $33.6 million which is around 82%.

It seems it's actually an 80/20 split according to sources (unless they've rounded it up): https://www.ringtv.com/633384-dillian-whyte-continues-to-pursue-equitable-purse-split-versus-tyson-fury/

Which I think is fair to be honest and they're both getting what they deserve. Fury earned a minimum of £20million for the trilogy fight against Wilder while Whyte only earned £4million for his rematch against Povetkin. I can't blame him for wanting more but he's really not the draw here. I don't think the PPV numbers will do anything close to what the Fury/Wilder fights did and next to nobody is going to be watching this for Dillian.

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

He isn't going to let this chance go. He'll just kick up a fuss to try squeeze some extra cash out of the fight but I'd bet a bollock he signs that contract before the deal expires. He loses far too much by not taking it and especially when the belts are on the line.

[JollyGood]

My understanding is that the blind bid was $41 million and it has been accepted by the WBC. What the WBC decided to do in order to force the fight because Fury and Whyte could not agree terms was to operate a blind bid. After that they wanted to keep 10% of the bid ($4.1 million) as a bonus for the winner and wanted the 80/20 split of the remaining 90%

What that means is it is actually 90% of the $41 million that will be split 80/20 which equates to:

90% of $41 million = $36.9 million
10% of $41 million to the winner as a bonus = $4.1 million
80% of $36.9 million to Fury ($29.5 million)
20% of $36.9 million to Whyte ($7.38 million)


Whyte is looking at arbitration in trying to get that $41 million changed to a straight 70/30 split because he feels he is getting less than he deserves. He is the WBC number one contender. It might have been different if Fury was billed to fight say Wilder or Usyk or Joshua and one of them got injured so Whyte or Parker were called in at short notice to take the fight - then all the negotiating power would be with Fury but Whyte is the official WBC number contender so he deserves to get more than the $7.4 million.

If Whyte drags this out past 21st February 2022 without returning a signed contract to the WBC all the while Fury is making it clear he is sticking to financial arrangements imposed by the WBC, then Whyte will be stripped of the number contender status and will probably not get another chance. Fury will simply move on to another fighter the WBC award the number one contender title to.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1030964/anthony-joshua-tyson-fury-dillian-whyte-purse-bids/

There were hassles in trying to promote the fight because Whyte was after 70/30 split from the beginning which is why the WBC took action and forced a blind bid and also a split which was nearer to 80/20 but with a bonus involved for the winner.

Currently as it stands, Whyte will get $7.4 million for the fight which is around 18% of the $41 million purse and Fury will get $29.5 million which is around 72%. To be fair to Whyte he has a point because he was hoping to get $12 million for a 30% share because he is the WBC number one contender.

Even if Whyte somehow manages to win the fight he will pocket $7.4 million plus the $4.1 million bonus which equates to $11.5 million which is around 28% of the purse. I sympathise with him because the purse split works in favour of Fury because he will probably win in style and pocket the $4.1 million bonus which takes his total of the purse to $33.6 million which is around 82%.

It seems it's actually an 80/20 split according to sources (unless they've rounded it up): https://www.ringtv.com/633384-dillian-whyte-continues-to-pursue-equitable-purse-split-versus-tyson-fury/

Which I think is fair to be honest and they're both getting what they deserve. Fury earned a minimum of £20million for the trilogy fight against Wilder while Whyte only earned £4million for his rematch against Povetkin. I can't blame him for wanting more but he's really not the draw here. I don't think the PPV numbers will do anything close to what the Fury/Wilder fights did and next to nobody is going to be watching this for Dillian.

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

He isn't going to let this chance go. He'll just kick up a fuss to try squeeze some extra cash out of the fight but I'd bet a bollock he signs that contract before the deal expires. He loses far too much by not taking it and especially when the belts are on the line.

[Maestro75]

If Whyte drags this out past 21st February 2022 without returning a signed contract to the WBC all the while Fury is making it clear he is sticking to financial arrangements imposed by the WBC, then Whyte will be stripped of the number contender status and will probably not get another chance. Fury will simply move on to another fighter the WBC award the number one contender title to.

Am sure Whyte will sign the contract before the deadline because he stands to lose more if he does not. Also, he seems like a man who will need that money to sort out bills if we consider how little his last fight made him. He has to understand that his hands are tied here. If he wants to earn better he has to beat Fury in the fight and then stand a chance to call the shots next time as a champ after that. I do not like the split too but there is nothing we can do to change it.

[JollyGood]

I hope Whyte will sign the contract too. I am convinced he deserves a bigger share of the purse, it should be around $12 million in his pocket but instead he is going to receive $7.4 million. Younger boxers are coming up through the ranks therefore it is hard to see how Whyte will be ever be the WBC number one contender again in future - he has to seize this opportunity and try his best in the ring to dominate Fury even though the chances of him winning are slim to none.

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

If Whyte drags this out past 21st February 2022 without returning a signed contract to the WBC all the while Fury is making it clear he is sticking to financial arrangements imposed by the WBC, then Whyte will be stripped of the number contender status and will probably not get another chance. Fury will simply move on to another fighter the WBC award the number one contender title to.

Am sure Whyte will sign the contract before the deadline because he stands to lose more if he does not. Also, he seems like a man who will need that money to sort out bills if we consider how little his last fight made him. He has to understand that his hands are tied here. If he wants to earn better he has to beat Fury in the fight and then stand a chance to call the shots next time as a champ after that. I do not like the split too but there is nothing we can do to change it.

[judeafante]

I hope Whyte will sign the contract too. I am convinced he deserves a bigger share of the purse, it should be around $12 million in his pocket but instead he is going to receive $7.4 million. Younger boxers are coming up through the ranks therefore it is hard to see how Whyte will be ever be the WBC number one contender again in future - he has to seize this opportunity and try his best in the ring to dominate Fury even though the chances of him winning are slim to none.

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

Like you, I'm 100% sure he'll sign the contract or he will regret this for the rest of his life every heavyweight would like to be in his position right now, fighting for millions of dollars and having a chance to fight the undisputed heavyweight champion, even if he is not getting a good percentage, that's one way to motivate yourself that you'll get more if you beat Fury, the odds are too huge, but if Ruiz did, it why not Whyte

[Maestro75]

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe. I do not foresee an upset. Whyte looks weary and tired out already psychologically from what I see in him. Am sure this will be his last fight in the ring. I do have pity on him though but am sure he too would have asked for a bigger portion if he is the champion going into that fight. That is life for you. We do not always get what we want all the time. I hope he does not get severely beaten to the point of death. We saw how Fury dealt with Wilder in the rematch fight and burst his ear drum. Fury is a beast of a fighter.

[suzanne5223]

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe.

You shouldn't have said it general belief when we both know that one man's food is another man's poison. Although, Fury is a great fighter but he came out of a bad situation, rebuild himself and he's now a champ I think thats also the story of Whyte now.
I think we should underestimate him while will overestimate Fury since they are once a friend and probably have some weaknesses about each other.

I do not foresee an upset. Whyte looks weary and tired out already psychologically from what I see in him.

Thats what I once believe but after since last fight with Povetkin I see something different and that why I believe he's still has a chance against Fury.

[robelneo]

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe. I do not foresee an upset. Whyte looks weary and tired out already psychologically from what I see in him. Am sure this will be his last fight in the ring. I do have pity on him though but am sure he too would have asked for a bigger portion if he is the champion going into that fight. That is life for you. We do not always get what we want all the time. I hope he does not get severely beaten to the point of death. We saw how Fury dealt with Wilder in the rematch fight and burst his ear drum. Fury is a beast of a fighter.

If I were Fury's trainer I would not advise Fury to go comfortable with Whyte, this is boxing anything can happen in a fight I would not want Fury to have a mentality of Joshua where he feels comfortable going against Andy Ruiz Jr., and look what happen he got the biggest surprised of his life, a 100% Fury can beat against a well-conditioned and 100% Whyte, but if he will go to the fight at 50% he is risking his title and record.

[JollyGood]

I respect Whyte for coming back from the shock defeat to Povetkin and winning the rematch with style but Fury is way ahead in teems of power and skills. Techincally, Whyte is not even close to being in the same league as Fury and if he will lose this fight he should try his best to try to get a bigger share of the purse.

I really do not like the way Whyte has been treated here with regards to the financial split and I hope his plans via arbitration to get more money is successful but it will not affect the opinion that Fury should have a very easy fight.

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe. I do not foresee an upset. Whyte looks weary and tired out already psychologically from what I see in him. Am sure this will be his last fight in the ring. I do have pity on him though but am sure he too would have asked for a bigger portion if he is the champion going into that fight. That is life for you. We do not always get what we want all the time. I hope he does not get severely beaten to the point of death. We saw how Fury dealt with Wilder in the rematch fight and burst his ear drum. Fury is a beast of a fighter.

[hilariousetc]

I hope Whyte will sign the contract too. I am convinced he deserves a bigger share of the purse, it should be around $12 million in his pocket but instead he is going to receive $7.4 million. Younger boxers are coming up through the ranks therefore it is hard to see how Whyte will be ever be the WBC number one contender again in future - he has to seize this opportunity and try his best in the ring to dominate Fury even though the chances of him winning are slim to none.

In my opinion, Fury will have an easy fight and an easy victory.

He'll sign it before the deadline. There's no way he's walking away from this fight over a little extra cash. He's just trying to squeeze some more juice out of it which is what I would do in his position so I can't blame him. He won't get this opportunity again and it's more than just cash on the line as the belts are up for grabs so he's just playing hardball whilst he can. Like most I don't believe he will trouble Fury but you never know with boxing. Even a good performance from Whyte will gain him some fans though and up his stock for future fights.

One thing I'm excited for about Tyson is he's actively seeking all the fights I want him to and mentioned earlier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cS-3f702A

After Whyte, he wants the winner of Usyk/AJ and then the Francis Ngannou superfight. That would be a great ending trilogy to Tyson's career.

[Welsh]

I really do not like the way Whyte has been treated here with regards to the financial split and I hope his plans via arbitration to get more money is successful but it will not affect the opinion that Fury should have a very easy fight.

It's quite the split, however nothing out of the ordinary for boxing. While, I'm not saying its right, I'd be willing to step in the ring with Fury for a couple of million. It's a record breaking amount I believe, which means despite his split being low in terms of percentage, it's still a large amount of money. I don't know what Whyte has made in past fights, but I can't imagine it being bigger than what he's getting from this fight, and if it was then it wouldn't be by much.

Fury should have an easy night, but you never know with Fury. He has demonstrated before that in lesser opponents he tends to get hit a lot more, and doesn't seem as motivated. See the Wallin fight, unless I'm actually discrediting Wallin there, and he's actually better than a lot of people think. Though, I do think Fury underestimated that fight, and on the night despite winning pretty much convincingly could have gone about it a safer way. If he does that against Whyte then there's definitely a potential knockout on the cards.

[JollyGood]

There is no doubting Whyte can pack a punch therefore once inside the ring anything can happen. Just one punch connected well to the opponent can end the fight but not many will have Whyte winning. The thread poll shows 19-1 in favour of Fury.

Regarding the split, Canelo vs Golovkin was 55/45... Joshua vs Parker was around 65-70/30-35.

I think it is usually (but not always) the case that the split is around 70/30. Whyte is not looking at the $7.4 million he is guaranteed, he is looking at 30% of the purse which means he should receive over $12 million. Even at 20% he should be getting $8.2 million and at 25% he should be getting $10.25 million.

There is no doubt Whyte is being forced to fight for a smaller percentage than he deserves.

I really do not like the way Whyte has been treated here with regards to the financial split and I hope his plans via arbitration to get more money is successful but it will not affect the opinion that Fury should have a very easy fight.

It's quite the split, however nothing out of the ordinary for boxing. While, I'm not saying its right, I'd be willing to step in the ring with Fury for a couple of million. It's a record breaking amount I believe, which means despite his split being low in terms of percentage, it's still a large amount of money. I don't know what Whyte has made in past fights, but I can't imagine it being bigger than what he's getting from this fight, and if it was then it wouldn't be by much.

Fury should have an easy night, but you never know with Fury. He has demonstrated before that in lesser opponents he tends to get hit a lot more, and doesn't seem as motivated. See the Wallin fight, unless I'm actually discrediting Wallin there, and he's actually better than a lot of people think. Though, I do think Fury underestimated that fight, and on the night despite winning pretty much convincingly could have gone about it a safer way. If he does that against Whyte then there's definitely a potential knockout on the cards.

[TopTort777]

After Whyte, he wants the winner of Usyk/AJ and then the Francis Ngannou superfight. That would be a great ending trilogy to Tyson's career.

You think he will end his career after several fights? There is still Joseph Parker that might give Fury some troubles. What about fourth fight against Wilder? That will be hilarious and really humiliating if he wins.

Situation with Fury might turn into situation with Canelo, when there are no more new opponent to beat. With Canelo, there are options to change fighting division, with Fury - doubtfully. That the only option for him to fight, Ruiz for example, looser of Usyk/AJ.

[wxa7115]

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

The truth is that the one that is holding all the cards and the power is Fury, he is the champion and the one every recognizes as the best heavyweight boxer at the moment, an unification fight is on sight and we could get it as soon as the end of this year, Fury does not really need this fight and most likely it is just a way to keep himself busy until we see who is the one that wins between Usyk and Joshua.

So Whyte will sign the current contract, is he getting the money that he wanted? No, but he does not have the leverage to change it, so either he accepts or he will have to wait for a very long time before having another shot for a championship.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 21
Fury win: 20
Whyte win: 1
Draw: 0

Almost all the voters in the poll say Fury will win and I cannot say that was a surprise. Still keep the votes coming in 

[Hamphser]

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

The truth is that the one that is holding all the cards and the power is Fury, he is the champion and the one every recognizes as the best heavyweight boxer at the moment, an unification fight is on sight and we could get it as soon as the end of this year, Fury does not really need this fight and most likely it is just a way to keep himself busy until we see who is the one that wins between Usyk and Joshua.

So Whyte will sign the current contract, is he getting the money that he wanted? No, but he does not have the leverage to change it, so either he accepts or he will have to wait for a very long time before having another shot for a championship.

Take those chances rather than on choosing on waiting up for some long time.It is just an opportunity that knock through the door and dont tend to miss it out even though he knows that winning chance is slim.

We are indeed waiting for that Usyk vs Joshua result and there might be some fight arrangements which would really be that interesting to watch.
In regards with the poll, then i do obviously voted Fury just like on everybody sees about advantage and that edge.

[Darker45]

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The truth is that the one that is holding all the cards and the power is Fury, he is the champion and the one every recognizes as the best heavyweight boxer at the moment, an unification fight is on sight and we could get it as soon as the end of this year, Fury does not really need this fight and most likely it is just a way to keep himself busy until we see who is the one that wins between Usyk and Joshua.

That's right. This is more like a conditioning fight for Fury. The Joshua-Usyk rematch schedule is yet to be finalized, probably happening in April or even later. After that, both fighters will still undergo some recovery time. That would take more months. So Fury will have to find another opponent to keep his body active while waiting for that possible unification.

It so happened Whyte ended up the one chosen. So Whyte is really lucky he's given the opportunity to fight the champ. And not only will he be receiving the biggest paycheck in his entire career, much more than his net worth, he's also given the opportunity to upset the reigning champion. This is now or never for him so he better be giving his all.

[Kemarit]

Whyte should understand that this is the one and only chance to get at a world title again if he loses the opportunity he will have a long wait to get a crack again because there's negotiation for World title unification and there's also Joshua and besides this is a Fury, considered to be the number one heavyweight champion, he should move forward get himself ready for the biggest fight of his career if he wins this one, it's like winning a lottery he will be in command and he is in a better position to deal now.

Based on the poll nobody wants to put a bet on Whyte even if he is capable of knocking out Fury, I also don't see him hitting Fury because he is to huge and to quick for Whyte.

The truth is that the one that is holding all the cards and the power is Fury, he is the champion and the one every recognizes as the best heavyweight boxer at the moment, an unification fight is on sight and we could get it as soon as the end of this year, Fury does not really need this fight and most likely it is just a way to keep himself busy until we see who is the one that wins between Usyk and Joshua.

That's what we call A-side in boxing, he is the champion, so he has all the bargaining power in the negotiation and will get the lion share of the split, PPV.

So Whyte will sign the current contract, is he getting the money that he wanted? No, but he does not have the leverage to change it, so either he accepts or he will have to wait for a very long time before having another shot for a championship.

I don't think that Whyte has some leverage here, although the split is not kinda fair, but again, he can't complain and should be happy that at least he has a crack on the best HW boxers and could be getting a good pay check. And yeah, the opportunity might not come along again.

[Maestro75]

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe.

You shouldn't have said it general belief when we both know that one man's food is another man's poison.

Do not get me wrong on that. I know some people love Whyte and will want him to win but when that opinion or wish is in tiny minority, it means majority want Fury to win. It is the total sum of the majority opinion on this fight that makes me say the general belief. Check out what the poll result is here and then feel what the public says on this one. It is going to be a Fury win.

[South Park]

After Whyte, he wants the winner of Usyk/AJ and then the Francis Ngannou superfight. That would be a great ending trilogy to Tyson's career.

You think he will end his career after several fights? There is still Joseph Parker that might give Fury some troubles. What about fourth fight against Wilder? That will be hilarious and really humiliating if he wins.

Situation with Fury might turn into situation with Canelo, when there are no more new opponent to beat. With Canelo, there are options to change fighting division, with Fury - doubtfully. That the only option for him to fight, Ruiz for example, looser of Usyk/AJ.

It is difficult to know, I am not sure if Fury has talked about it however while the scenario that you bring is possible at the same time Fury could retire just after winning the unification fight, after all he would have reached the pinnacle of his career and there is nothing more to accomplish, because just as you point out there is no division above him to which he could move, so while I would like to see Fury for a long time, we could see an early retirement as well.

[suzanne5223]

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe.

You shouldn't have said it general belief when we both know that one man's food is another man's poison.

Do not get me wrong on that. I know some people love Whyte and will want him to win but when that opinion or wish is in tiny minority, it means majority want Fury to win. It is the total sum of the majority opinion on this fight that makes me say the general belief. Check out what the poll result is here and then feel what the public says on this one. It is going to be a Fury win.

Ok, now I understand your stance but in another general means universal, and is it impossible for a fighter to have a 100% chance of winning no matter how good he was. The last time I check this will their first professional together and it was logical for most boxing fans to believe Fury will be the winner of the fight but Whyte also had a chance to win until the referee decide the winner.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 22
Fury win: 20
Whyte win: 2
Draw: 0

I voted for Fury and over 90% of the voters in the poll think Fury will win. For those who have not voted, please vote 

[Maestro75]

Votes in Poll: 22
Fury win: 20
Whyte win: 2
Draw: 0

I voted for Fury to win too. Those two who voted for Whyte win must be his patriotic followers who have refused to bend to what is obtainable. From the poll, no one agrees that it can be a draw. Whether win or lose, the boxers know what they are getting already. And that is not something small compared to what those who work regular day jobs at the office get. Most people will not even make that for 5 years on paid jobs whereas that is what a loser takes home in less than 1hr of being in the ring.

[JollyGood]

Maybe some are from the UK but I think even most of those that think Whyte would win (just two votes on the poll so far) would not actually place any bets because their conviction would not be strong enough.

Even though there is always a chance of an upset as one well connected punch is all it takes to end the fight and upsets can happen, the reality is Fury is an absolute fighting machine and though he might occasionally troubled by the likes of Wilder, Joshua, Usyk, Parker and even Whyte - they simply are not good enough to beat him because he is a superior technical fighter to their very limited skills.

I voted for Fury to win too. Those two who voted for Whyte win must be his patriotic followers who have refused to bend to what is obtainable. From the poll, no one agrees that it can be a draw. Whether win or lose, the boxers know what they are getting already. And that is not something small compared to what those who work regular day jobs at the office get. Most people will not even make that for 5 years on paid jobs whereas that is what a loser takes home in less than 1hr of being in the ring.

[Maestro75]

though he might occasionally troubled by the likes of Wilder, Fury, Usyk, Parker and even Whyte - they simply are not good enough to beat him

You typed his name there or there is another Fury in the heavy weight category going against the famous Gypsy king? I guess you wanted to say AJ or Andy Ruiz Jnr. By the way, why is the boxing fraternity not mentioning Ruiz any more. Is he just a flash in the pan sort of lucky guy? Talking about one punch connecting and unsettling a boxer, I do not like that happening. I want who is stronger to win and not a lucky puncher.

[bitzizzix]

That is what it looks like and it is the general believe.

You shouldn't have said it general belief when we both know that one man's food is another man's poison.

Do not get me wrong on that. I know some people love Whyte and will want him to win but when that opinion or wish is in tiny minority, it means majority want Fury to win. It is the total sum of the majority opinion on this fight that makes me say the general belief. Check out what the poll result is here and then feel what the public says on this one. It is going to be a Fury win.

Ok, now I understand your stance but in another general means universal, and is it impossible for a fighter to have a 100% chance of winning no matter how good he was. The last time I check this will their first professional together and it was logical for most boxing fans to believe Fury will be the winner of the fight but Whyte also had a chance to win until the referee decide the winner.

Anything is possible and especially in heavyweight, one good one and it can be over.
Fury is very easy to hit on the left hook and Dillian Whyte has a great left hook. Actually I prefer Fury, but I have to admit Whyte is also not an easy opponent because he is a patient fighter and a fighter full of emotions and wild usually easily loses to a patient one because it doesn't drain and he just waits for the right time.
and whoever wins is the best and being the favorite doesn't always win depending on the opponent.

[suzanne5223]

Ok, now I understand your stance but in another general means universal, and is it impossible for a fighter to have a 100% chance of winning no matter how good he was. The last time I check this will their first professional together and it was logical for most boxing fans to believe Fury will be the winner of the fight but Whyte also had a chance to win until the referee decide the winner.

Anything is possible and especially in heavyweight, one good one and it can be over.
Fury is very easy to hit on the left hook and Dillian Whyte has a great left hook. Actually I prefer Fury, but I have to admit Whyte is also not an easy opponent because he is a patient fighter and a fighter full of emotions and wild usually easily loses to a patient one because it doesn't drain and he just waits for the right time.
and whoever wins is the best and being the favorite doesn't always win depending on the opponent.

You totally get my point when I said Whyte has a chance in this fight because Fury can easily drain his energy when fighting him and I hope his train warns him about this aspect because Whyte is a fighter that always waits for the moment he can utilize his chance. Therefore, if Fury is going to win this fight he must not underestimate Whyte or after an early win.
 

[Maestro75]

Fury is very easy to hit on the left hook and Dillian Whyte has a great left hook.

You make me laugh the way you said that. Maybe you should go ask Deontay Wilder to find out how easy Fury's left jaw is. The way I see it, Whyte is going to lose the fight easier than Wilder got taken out in the trilogy with Fury. Even Wilder will punish and defeat Whyte if they are matched for a fight in the ring. Fury is a stronger boxer in resilience and ability to soak up pressure than Whyte.

[eaLiTy]

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Anything is possible and especially in heavyweight, one good one and it can be over.

32 fights and no one was able to defeat him and his opponents were not bumps like he always says but those fighters who were considered the best during that period of time when they fought Tyson Fury and now was able to land that good one .

Fury is very easy to hit on the left hook and Dillian Whyte has a great left hook. Actually I prefer Fury, but I have to admit Whyte is also not an easy opponent because he is a patient fighter and a fighter full of emotions and wild usually easily loses to a patient one because it doesn't drain and he just waits for the right time.
and whoever wins is the best and being the favorite doesn't always win depending on the opponent.

Tyson Fury is the best Heavy Weight boxer of all time, a man who could move like a lighter weight fighter even at 6 feet 9 inch and he finds a way to win the fight somehow is a talent in itself. All the legendary greatest boxers had losses in their career but it looks like Tyson Fury could end up being undefeated when he hangs his career. Will see if that left hook will land in the face of Tyson, i bet there is no way that is going to land.

[wxa7115]

By the way, why is the boxing fraternity not mentioning Ruiz any more. Is he just a flash in the pan sort of lucky guy? Talking about one punch connecting and unsettling a boxer, I do not like that happening. I want who is stronger to win and not a lucky puncher.

Unfortunately for him that is what he is, he made a great job during the first fight against Joshua however Joshua made a lot of mistake during that fight, the first one was to fight Ruiz so suddenly, after all we must remember that Joshua was to fight another boxer but then Ruiz had to be called to fight, the second is that his training was all wrong and instead of a boxer he looked like a body builder and his stamina was low, and finally he made a mistake with his strategy that allowed Ruiz to give him several good punches that leaved him in a bad condition for the rest of the fight.

However during the second fight Joshua avoided all of those mistakes and won easily, while Ruiz was incredibly heavy denying his best asset which was the speed of his hands, if Ruiz had done a good job on the second fight and still lost I think people will be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and would like to see him fight against some of the big names of the heavyweight division, but after what we saw on the second fight this makes no sense.

[JollyGood]

The WBC created a new "Union" belt to celebrate the Fury vs Whyte clash and to commemorate the British fighters over the years.

The fight will take place on 23rd April 2022. The venue has not been confirmed but talks suggest it will be Wembley Stadium.

[TopTort777]

I never paid attention to the flags on the belt. They represent country of those who participate in "race to become a champion" or this is just flags of all countries in he world (seems little) ? Stanley cup has names of all its winners. If this is these are countries of champions, then I cant remember anyone from Cyprus being a boxing world heavy champ.

I like that the belts leather if white (sorry BLM, that is not that case), looks new and fresh. Previous green looked cheap. Dont know why they put two flowers. Pictures of former champs looked great also. Too bad the belt cant fit all of them.

[JollyGood]

This is just a commemorative belt to celebrate British boxers, the WBC will replace the "Union Belt" after Fury vs Whyte takes place with another design. I think having names on the belt might not be appropriate now because previous champions never held the belt with their name on it. As far as the flags are concerned maybe it is do with places where fights took place or people connected with WBC had connections there or maybe just displaying the international appeal of boxing.

For me the white leather of the new Union Belt brings a new look, will the WBC stick with it in future fights long after Fury vs Whyte has been fought?

I never paid attention to the flags on the belt. They represent country of those who participate in "race to become a champion" or this is just flags of all countries in he world (seems little) ? Stanley cup has names of all its winners. If this is these are countries of champions, then I cant remember anyone from Cyprus being a boxing world heavy champ.

I like that the belts leather if white (sorry BLM, that is not that case), looks new and fresh. Previous green looked cheap. Dont know why they put two flowers. Pictures of former champs looked great also. Too bad the belt cant fit all of them.

[Maestro75]

This is just a commemorative belt to celebrate British boxers

Maybe it also includes countries of boxers that have won the WBC because I can see the Nigeria flag there and that will be because Samuel Peter the Nigeria nightmare once won the WBC title when he defeated Oleg Maskaev in 2008. Peter does not have British citizenship.

I think having names on the belt might not be appropriate now because previous champions never held the belt with their name on it.

Even that apart, it will be a bad idea because it will mean every time there is a new champion, a new belt will be produced and the one without the champion's name condemned. It will be costing extra money and energy to the boxing federation.

[wxa7115]

I never paid attention to the flags on the belt. They represent country of those who participate in "race to become a champion" or this is just flags of all countries in he world (seems little) ? Stanley cup has names of all its winners. If this is these are countries of champions, then I cant remember anyone from Cyprus being a boxing world heavy champ.

I like that the belts leather if white (sorry BLM, that is not that case), looks new and fresh. Previous green looked cheap. Dont know why they put two flowers. Pictures of former champs looked great also. Too bad the belt cant fit all of them.

I think the most likely answer is that all of those countries form part of the members of the WBC, for example I do not know if this is still true but there was a time in which FIFA, the federation in control of soccer all over the world, had more members than the UN.

So I would not be surprised that boxing associations have so many affiliated countries to them, after all boxing is a sport that is extremely popular and unlike soccer it does not need extensive installations and even many armies around the world include boxing as part of their training.

[JollyGood]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17719329/tyson-fury-dillian-whyte-boxing-fight-deadline/

Tyson Fury has sent a message to Dillian Whyte saying he needs to sign the contract for the fight to go ahead otherwise he can move on Fury will find another opponent. Fury is clearly getting frustrated at the delays being caused by Whyte.

John Fury (father of Tyson Fury) has told Dillian Whyte to stop delaying the signing of the contract. The fight is scheduled to go ahead on 23rd April 2022 but Whyte has not signed the contract because he is still trying to get a larger share of the purse. He says he should receive a guaranteed 30% share but he is getting significantly less: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/tyson-fury-dillian-whyte-fight-b2019494.html

I still think the fight will go ahead because Whyte needs this far more than Fury needs it.

[/centre]

[Maestro75]

I still think the fight will go ahead because Whyte needs this far more than Fury needs it.

Finally, Dillian Whyte signed that contract yesterday and the bout will hold in two months time on April 23. The boxing world is agog with excitement. Fury who had talked tough before now said he was going into intense preparation for the match and will stay off social media to avoid distraction. He sounded like someone who now thinks Whyte will not be an easy match. I still believe the match will be won by Fury. And I want it to stay that way. I believe the match will be the highest pay Whyte will be having in his career at $8 million.

[Russlenat]

I still think the fight will go ahead because Whyte needs this far more than Fury needs it.

Finally, Dillian Whyte signed that contract yesterday and the bout will hold in two months time on April 23. The boxing world is agog with excitement. Fury who had talked tough before now said he was going into intense preparation for the match and will stay off social media to avoid distraction. He sounded like someone who now thinks Whyte will not be an easy match. I still believe the match will be won by Fury. And I want it to stay that way. I believe the match will be the highest pay Whyte will be having in his career at $8 million.

Whyte had no other choice but to sign the contract because he needs this fight more than Fury does and he is the mandatory challenger, he signed it with only just a few hours left until the deadline. Even if Whyte still talks about the purse, it's already useless because he was only offered 20 percent of it and he already signed it, so he ain't gonna make it higher.

[Rufsilf]

I still think the fight will go ahead because Whyte needs this far more than Fury needs it.

Finally, Dillian Whyte signed that contract yesterday and the bout will hold in two months time on April 23. The boxing world is agog with excitement. Fury who had talked tough before now said he was going into intense preparation for the match and will stay off social media to avoid distraction. He sounded like someone who now thinks Whyte will not be an easy match. I still believe the match will be won by Fury. And I want it to stay that way. I believe the match will be the highest pay Whyte will be having in his career at $8 million.

Whyte had no other choice but to sign the contract because he needs this fight more than Fury does and he is the mandatory challenger, he signed it with only just a few hours left until the deadline. Even if Whyte still talks about the purse, it's already useless because he was only offered 20 percent of it and he already signed it, so he ain't gonna make it higher.

Whyte was attacked by Fury in the internet saying that he is an absolute idiot after he signed the contract because Whyte was kind of out on the line for asking more than what he is entitled (20%) but we can't blame him for trying to ask more than what he is offered because who knows, right? Maybe Fury's camp would be kind enough to give another 5%. Aside from that, having a 20% is a big deal and it is the biggest payout Whyte have got in his career.

Here's the link together with the video:
‘An absolute idiot’: Tyson Fury attacks Dillian Whyte after he finally signs world title fight contract

[Maestro75]

Maybe Fury's camp would be kind enough to give another 5%. Aside from that, having a 20% is a big deal and it is the biggest payout Whyte have got in his career.

Fury's team will be idiots to consider extra 5% for Whyte. What do you think will make them consider such charity when boxing is not a charity? That will be a wrong move to make after the deal has already been sealed. Even with 20% it is still Whyte's biggest pay for a bout. It is from that angle that Fury thinks he is doing Whyte a favour.

[mirakal]

Maybe Fury's camp would be kind enough to give another 5%. Aside from that, having a 20% is a big deal and it is the biggest payout Whyte have got in his career.

Fury's team will be idiots to consider extra 5% for Whyte. What do you think will make them consider such charity when boxing is not a charity? That will be a wrong move to make after the deal has already been sealed. Even with 20% it is still Whyte's biggest pay for a bout. It is from that angle that Fury thinks he is doing Whyte a favour.

Giving an extra 5 percent to Whyte won't mean that Fury's camp are idiots, nor makes the boxing a charity. I think you misunderstood the whole context because you cut it, I think he meant that maybe Fury's camp would be kind to give him an extra 5% to make the deal faster and that's even before Whyte has signed the contract and not afterwards because Whyte already knows that he won't getting any after he signed it.

[hilariousetc]

I said he was always going to sign it. He was probably just trying to hardball some extra cash out of the fight. Can't blame him but he was never going to walk away from the biggest fight and payday of his career.

After Whyte, he wants the winner of Usyk/AJ and then the Francis Ngannou superfight. That would be a great ending trilogy to Tyson's career.

You think he will end his career after several fights? There is still Joseph Parker that might give Fury some troubles. What about fourth fight against Wilder? That will be hilarious and really humiliating if he wins.

Situation with Fury might turn into situation with Canelo, when there are no more new opponent to beat. With Canelo, there are options to change fighting division, with Fury - doubtfully. That the only option for him to fight, Ruiz for example, looser of Usyk/AJ.

I don't know, but he's mentioned possible retirement before. Lets look at it realistically. We're lucky if we get one fight a year from the super-star heavyweights these days. He's 33 now so those three fights are likely to take him to 36-37. Realistically how long does he want to keep fighting? He's arguably still at his peak right now but one loss will change that and is that something he wants to lose? Being undefeated he'll go down as one of the greatest boxers of all time and a loss would severely dent that. I really can't see him doing more than 2 or 3 fights after the Whyte fight. Who else is there? Do the winner of AJ/Usyk, get all the belts, then have one novelty cross-promo fight with Ngannou and call it quits. It's not like he needs the money and seems to live quite humbly for the most part so I don't think he's going to be one of those boxers that is fighting pushing 40 and keeps coming out of retirement for another payday.

[7788bitcoin]

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Whyte was attacked by Fury in the internet saying that he is an absolute idiot after he signed the contract because Whyte was kind of out on the line for asking more than what he is entitled (20%) but we can't blame him for trying to ask more than what he is offered because who knows, right? Maybe Fury's camp would be kind enough to give another 5%. Aside from that, having a 20% is a big deal and it is the biggest payout Whyte have got in his career.

The reason is Eddie Hearn the promoter was able to attract only one bidder for the fight while the promoter of Tyson Fury, Frank Warren got a bid for $41 million and Tyson Fury will be getting the majority of the purse, If Eddie Hearn was able to attract a much bigger bid then he would be getting a much bigger purse and still this is the biggest paycheck Whyte will be earning.

[JollyGood]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

[Russlenat]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 25
Fury win: 23
Whyte win: 2
Draw: 0

92% have voted for Fury to won this fight, only 8% have voted for Whyte to win.

I think this could end with a TKO if Whyte is stubborn and brave enough to not want to get knocked out. If he is focused then Whyte might even be able to go the distance but he will not be able to win. I think Fury will not have too much trouble beating Whyte.

[mirakal]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

[wxa7115]

I still think the fight will go ahead because Whyte needs this far more than Fury needs it.

Finally, Dillian Whyte signed that contract yesterday and the bout will hold in two months time on April 23. The boxing world is agog with excitement. Fury who had talked tough before now said he was going into intense preparation for the match and will stay off social media to avoid distraction. He sounded like someone who now thinks Whyte will not be an easy match. I still believe the match will be won by Fury. And I want it to stay that way. I believe the match will be the highest pay Whyte will be having in his career at $8 million.

At the end it happened what we knew it would happen, Whyte had no option but to sign as he had no leverage at all in this fight and he was easily replaceable in the case he decided to not accept.

And when we add that this will be probably the best payout that he is ever going to get the incentive to sign the contract as it was stipulated was simply too great, I do not blame him for trying to get more money, after all who does not like more money for the same job, however it would have been a mistake to let go of this fight because of that reason, fortunately for us he did not made that mistake and now we can see the gypsy king once again above the ring.

[JollyGood]

It has been confirmed earlier today, Wembley Stadium is the place where the fight will take place on 23rd April 2022. Finally  

[Saisher]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

Since this is the biggest paycheck of his career he needs to shape up and put all his best effort, he has so many things to gain and nothing to lose here, while Fury can lose everything in this fight, I don't rule out an upset because Whyte has knock out power but it can only come if Fury allows it, Fury is fast strong and has a good ring generalship but inside the ring, there's a lot of unexpected scenarios.

[7788bitcoin]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Mind games wont work much against Tyson Fury, but he was getting nervous that Dillian Whyte will not accept the fight and if that is the case he needs to find another dance partner to fight for his fans in his native country . Fact is Hearn failed to negotiate a better deal for Whyte and after this one he will be fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua and he might possible retire for good as an undefeated boxer.

It has been confirmed earlier today, Wembley Stadium is the place where the fight will take place on 23rd April 2022. Finally  

If they can sell out Wembley Stadium then they are going to make a lot of money with the live gate.

[Boristhecat]

It has been confirmed earlier today, Wembley Stadium is the place where the fight will take place on 23rd April 2022. Finally  

Good news, only two months left before the fight.
Are there bookmaker quotes for this fight already? Judging by the results of the poll (I also voted for Fury), bookmakers will quote Fury as 1.08-1.1. It hardly makes sense to bet with such odds. However, these are heavyweights and one blow can decide the outcome of the entire fight, so Whyte has a chance to win.

[JollyGood]

Overwhelmingly the odds should be in favour of Fury to win and rightly so but as I mentioned in posts I made in my Joshua vs Usyk and Fury vs Wilder III threads - this is heavyweight boxing and anything can happen when one powerful punch connects catching the receiver off guard.

Fury has been on the canvas when Cunningham caught him. He also hit the canvas a couple of times against Wilder too. If Fury gets hit with a powerful punch from Whyte, then he could hit the floor but will get up. What are the chances of Whyte getting up from the mandatory count if Fury knocks him down?

The first Whyte vs Povetkin fight gives a clear indication of why Fury will win but in the rematch Whyte demonstrated why is dangerous and that is why Fury made a statement saying he was leaving social media to focus on his training because Whyte deserved all the respect as he was the WBC number one contender. Fury showed respect to Whyte but in the ring he will show him no mercy.

It has been confirmed earlier today, Wembley Stadium is the place where the fight will take place on 23rd April 2022. Finally  

Good news, only two months left before the fight.
Are there bookmaker quotes for this fight already? Judging by the results of the poll (I also voted for Fury), bookmakers will quote Fury as 1.08-1.1. It hardly makes sense to bet with such odds. However, these are heavyweights and one blow can decide the outcome of the entire fight, so Whyte has a chance to win.

[Welsh]

Fury has been on the canvas when Cunningham caught him. He also hit the canvas a couple of times against Wilder too. If Fury gets hit with a powerful punch from Whyte, then he could hit the floor but will get up. What are the chances of Whyte getting up from the mandatory count if Fury knocks him down?

He might get up from the extra motivation of being given the chance for the belts, but I would think Fury puts him down a few times once he gets hurt. This will be one of those fights where I'm absolutely bricking it before, and during fight just because in any sensible world Fury should win this nine times out of ten, but you just know boxing loves to throw up some wild results now, and again which would ruin the idea of a Usyk or Joshua fight for the belts in the future.

Only saving grace is Whyte has visibly declined in recent years, and while he definitely does have power he leaves himself very open. We either get a super motivated Whyte who takes note of his defensive issues or we get a lazy Whyte who swings big, and ultimately if he doesn't connect gets knocked out himself.

[Maestro75]

Fact is Hearn failed to negotiate a better deal for Whyte

The deal is not a bad one. Infact, it is a breakthrough when you consider it to be the highest Dillian Whyte has gotten in his entire boxing career.

What are the chances of Whyte getting up from the mandatory count if Fury knocks him down?

He might get up from the extra motivation of being given the chance for the belts,

You are counting on the influence of bets to get him up the canvass if he hits it. As funny as that sounds it will be a good motivation still. But he can do nothing if the strength is not there.

and again which would ruin the idea of a Usyk or Joshua fight for the belts in the future.

Let this war with Russia not spoil anything for the rematch. I saw picture of Usyk in military uniform in preparation to defend his country in the war. I want to see him come out of it alive.

[robelneo]

Joshua just comes out a statement that he is 

‘I’m rooting for Dillian [to beat Fury], even though I hate him’

This is very strange he should be neutral and if he is going to the side he should side with Fury so the mega fight will push through provided that he beat Usyk, the boxing community prefers Joshua and Fury battle it out with a belt at stake, not both of them without a title or only one with the title, so it will become a winner take all match.

[mirakal]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

Since this is the biggest paycheck of his career he needs to shape up and put all his best effort, he has so many things to gain and nothing to lose here, while Fury can lose everything in this fight, I don't rule out an upset because Whyte has knock out power but it can only come if Fury allows it, Fury is fast strong and has a good ring generalship but inside the ring, there's a lot of unexpected scenarios.

Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

[Maestro75]

Joshua just comes out a statement that he is 

‘I’m rooting for Dillian [to beat Fury], even though I hate him’

This is very strange he should be neutral and if he is going to the side he should side with Fury

You expect him to side with Dillian Whyte to beat Fury. For sure Whyte will present a less difficult opponent to fight than Fury to Anthony Joshua. The contradiction there is even you wanting him to either remain neutral or side with Fury. Why should he side with one and not the other? It is his pick to wish and make.

provided that he beat Usyk

Anthony Joshua's fight with Usyk may not hold again as the Ukrainian has gone to join his country in the war against Russia. Nobody knows what the outcome of that will be. I hope he comes out safe.

[virasisog]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

Since this is the biggest paycheck of his career he needs to shape up and put all his best effort, he has so many things to gain and nothing to lose here, while Fury can lose everything in this fight, I don't rule out an upset because Whyte has knock out power but it can only come if Fury allows it, Fury is fast strong and has a good ring generalship but inside the ring, there's a lot of unexpected scenarios.

Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

Fury is actually more into actions than words. He doesn't care about any negative things being thrown at him. He's too focused on preparing for his upcoming match. I'm sure that it will be too hard for Whyte to beat him not just because of his edges but his focus and dedication.

[mirakal]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

Since this is the biggest paycheck of his career he needs to shape up and put all his best effort, he has so many things to gain and nothing to lose here, while Fury can lose everything in this fight, I don't rule out an upset because Whyte has knock out power but it can only come if Fury allows it, Fury is fast strong and has a good ring generalship but inside the ring, there's a lot of unexpected scenarios.

Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

Fury is actually more into actions than words. He doesn't care about any negative things being thrown at him. He's too focused on preparing for his upcoming match. I'm sure that it will be too hard for Whyte to beat him not just because of his edges but his focus and dedication.

Yes, but we can see now that he's been quite talkative lately. Fury sure have the advantage here aside from being the heavy favorite and certainly Whyte knows about that well. But I can also see that Whyte is also very dedicated to shape up and put some huge effort in preparing this fight in-order to keep up with Fury's skills.

[erep]

Fury is actually more into actions than words. He doesn't care about any negative things being thrown at him. He's too focused on preparing for his upcoming match. I'm sure that it will be too hard for Whyte to beat him not just because of his edges but his focus and dedication.

Actually the harsh words during the meeting between the two were dramas that made the match spectacular, but one of them did not reply with harsh words like the Khabib vs McGregor (UFC) match, both of them must be very focused on preparing hard in the match to increase the winning points, April 2022 is big PPV match month for boxing, ufc and wresling.

[wxa7115]

Hearn claims Whyte was always going to sign the contract but he was playing mind games with Fury. I think Fury does not care about the mind games, he just wants to get Whyte in the ring so he can defeat him.

Yeah, that would be the case. Whyte knows the deadline but he had to chase some time so that he can get something more of that purse but sadly he didn't got any. And Fury didn't ate the bait that Whyte have set because he doesn't care about those mind games at all and just like you said, he was just eager to fight and finish Whyte as soon as possible so that he can find another opponent to fight this year.

I got your point but Whyte have no other choice either but to just sign the contract and accept the deal that he is just only entitled 20% of the cut. Besides, there's actually no need to fret on those things because this is his biggest paycheck in his whole career. Also it is already kind of obvious that Whyte is just trying to get into Fury's head but the funny thing is Fury doesn't care.

Since this is the biggest paycheck of his career he needs to shape up and put all his best effort, he has so many things to gain and nothing to lose here, while Fury can lose everything in this fight, I don't rule out an upset because Whyte has knock out power but it can only come if Fury allows it, Fury is fast strong and has a good ring generalship but inside the ring, there's a lot of unexpected scenarios.

We know that technically everything can happen in a fight however, Fury is so complete that it is difficult to pull an upset over him, after all he has the size, technique, chin and punching power, he has all what is necessary to be a great champion and he has demonstrated this above the ring over and over again.

So the only way that I could see Whyte winning is that somehow Fury got overconfident and he did not trained as hard as he could while at the same time Whyte gave the best performance of his career.

[BIT-BENDER]

Wow this may just be a win for Tyson fury on the paper but Many people that knows him knows Whyte is a very stubborn athletes, although like others I believe Tyson Fury should come out victorious but we have seen what happened to Anthony Joshua against the Mexican, and he was chosen to win the match but he lost, so I guess there would be more pressure right now on Tyson fury to win and I hope this doesn't swallow him up well good luck to the two participants.

[Oilacris]

We know that technically everything can happen in a fight however, Fury is so complete that it is difficult to pull an upset over him, after all he has the size, technique, chin and punching power, he has all what is necessary to be a great champion and he has demonstrated this above the ring over and over again.

So the only way that I could see Whyte winning is that somehow Fury got overconfident and he did not trained as hard as he could while at the same time Whyte gave the best performance of his career.

Any boxer do ends up with this kind of behavior would definitely be having problems and that would be a possible upset to happen.Im not really that underestimating much on Whyte on this fight yet

this dude has the ample power on taking down GypsyKing but this would really entirely vary if he could land up a solid or clean one but we know that Fury's chin isnt really that something brittle plus
having that good technicalities which really make things even more harder to penetrate specially on its defense.

[7788bitcoin]

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Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

I had seen some of the recent pictures where Dillian Whyte looked really out of shape, i remember him when he was fighting Anthony Joshua and he was in a much better physical shape and i doubt he will spend time doing that. Tyson Fury will have a reach advantage literally against every other fighter because he is the tallest fighter out there and his fight IQ is off the charts.

[mirakal]

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Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

I had seen some of the recent pictures where Dillian Whyte looked really out of shape, i remember him when he was fighting Anthony Joshua and he was in a much better physical shape and i doubt he will spend time doing that. Tyson Fury will have a reach advantage literally against every other fighter because he is the tallest fighter out there and his fight IQ is off the charts.

That fight against Anthony Joshua was way back 2015 or 2016 and Whyte lost via TKO, IIRC. Whyte can really do much better than that, that's why Whyte has been training hard to get his desired shape in consideration with the weight needed and he's been winning since then until he lost again to Alexander Povetkin. But sadly, he have a small chance of winning this time against Fury.

[Jating]

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Since Whyte is the challenger, it is quite expected that he will do his best to shape up and put a good show trying to win this match. Now, he has a good reason to put up his best effort to try and defeat Fury because these two boxers are talking badly even before the match wasn't final. In almost every aspect, Fury have the advantage like the reach, height, experience and ring IQ particularly the KO rate.

I had seen some of the recent pictures where Dillian Whyte looked really out of shape, i remember him when he was fighting Anthony Joshua and he was in a much better physical shape and i doubt he will spend time doing that. Tyson Fury will have a reach advantage literally against every other fighter because he is the tallest fighter out there and his fight IQ is off the charts.

I think that's Whyte walking weight that you see, maybe during fight night we will be in a good shape just like the rest of the boxers.

Nevertheless, we all know that Fury is the superior fighter year and not to disrespect Whyte, but shape alone will not win fights. Even if he comes in a good and better shape, Fury will still smash and probably win by knock out.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 29
Fury win: 26
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

The latest poll in the thread still shows Fury to win. There is no chance at all Whyte will close the gap in this thread. If the difference fell below 85% in favour of Fury to win, I would be surprised 

[hilariousetc]

Whyte hasn't been turning up to the press conferences or promo events. Did Fury's camp really not put it into the contract that he has to do media duties to promote the fight? If they didn't you can't even be mad that he's shirking them because he's not getting paid from it because it's under Fury's promoter after they won the purse bid. It might be interesting if he completely goes AWOL until the fight. Fury's trying to play it off like he's scared but why bother turning up to a boring job when you're not going to get paid for the work?

Fury has been on the canvas when Cunningham caught him. He also hit the canvas a couple of times against Wilder too. If Fury gets hit with a powerful punch from Whyte, then he could hit the floor but will get up. What are the chances of Whyte getting up from the mandatory count if Fury knocks him down?

He might get up from the extra motivation of being given the chance for the belts, but I would think Fury puts him down a few times once he gets hurt. This will be one of those fights where I'm absolutely bricking it before, and during fight just because in any sensible world Fury should win this nine times out of ten, but you just know boxing loves to throw up some wild results now, and again which would ruin the idea of a Usyk or Joshua fight for the belts in the future.

Only saving grace is Whyte has visibly declined in recent years, and while he definitely does have power he leaves himself very open. We either get a super motivated Whyte who takes note of his defensive issues or we get a lazy Whyte who swings big, and ultimately if he doesn't connect gets knocked out himself.

Anything can happen in heavyweight boxing, that's what makes it so exciting. One punch can change everything. I think Whyte will probably come out swinging and try get an early KO. That would probably be his best bet because I don't think he will outbox Fury nor win on points.

Joshua just comes out a statement that he is 

‘I’m rooting for Dillian [to beat Fury], even though I hate him’

This is very strange he should be neutral and if he is going to the side he should side with Fury so the mega fight will push through provided that he beat Usyk, the boxing community prefers Joshua and Fury battle it out with a belt at stake, not both of them without a title or only one with the title, so it will become a winner take all match.

He's just picking the lesser of two evils to him. Fury has been far more vocal in publicly slagging AJ off so he's not going to back him. It also adds a bit of fuel to the fire if they ever fight each other.

[eaLiTy]

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That fight against Anthony Joshua was way back 2015 or 2016 and Whyte lost via TKO, IIRC. Whyte can really do much better than that, that's why Whyte has been training hard to get his desired shape in consideration with the weight needed and he's been winning since then until he lost again to Alexander Povetkin. But sadly, he have a small chance of winning this time against Fury.

I will not say that Whyte is not talented but he usually crumbles under pressure, i still remember the press conference between Whyte and Anthony Joshua during their encounter and he feel for the trap, another announcement that is coming up is that Tyson Fury might be retiring after this fight and that is a surprising announcement from Tyson Fury shutting down a match up between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury which everyone is waiting for a long time.

[Saisher]

Anyone here seen their faceoff, Whyte is surprisingly is absent on their face-off but Whyte still push through with their faceoff, Fury is really a funny guy there's no personality like this now in the boxing world

Tyson Fury doesn't need an opponent to do face-offs. With Dillian Whyte absent he does the typical boxing face-offs with Frank Warren holding him back.

Check the full video here

Shall we do the face-off then?" 😅 Tyson Fury squares off against no-one at Whyte presser

[TravelMug]

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That fight against Anthony Joshua was way back 2015 or 2016 and Whyte lost via TKO, IIRC. Whyte can really do much better than that, that's why Whyte has been training hard to get his desired shape in consideration with the weight needed and he's been winning since then until he lost again to Alexander Povetkin. But sadly, he have a small chance of winning this time against Fury.

I will not say that Whyte is not talented but he usually crumbles under pressure, i still remember the press conference between Whyte and Anthony Joshua during their encounter and he feel for the trap, another announcement that is coming up is that Tyson Fury might be retiring after this fight and that is a surprising announcement from Tyson Fury shutting down a match up between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury which everyone is waiting for a long time.

I seriously doubt that Tyson Fury will retire after the Whyte fight, maybe this is his way to promote this fight so that many boxing fans are going to watch and buy the ticket because this might be his last fight.

But for sure he is going to wait for Joshua in Manchester, could be the biggest fight in UK after the Khan vs Brook fight. So perhaps another $100 million in the table for this fight to happen.

[7788bitcoin]

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That fight against Anthony Joshua was way back 2015 or 2016 and Whyte lost via TKO, IIRC. Whyte can really do much better than that, that's why Whyte has been training hard to get his desired shape in consideration with the weight needed and he's been winning since then until he lost again to Alexander Povetkin. But sadly, he have a small chance of winning this time against Fury.

Dillian Whyte had a bad loss against Anthony Joshua because the hype for the fight was that huge and he ended up getting knocked out. I am not saying that Dillian Whyte has not improved after that loss, he was on a winning spree after that and he really deserves to be in this spot fighting for the title but against Tyson Fury who i consider is the greatest of all time is a hard battle.

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I think that's Whyte walking weight that you see, maybe during fight night we will be in a good shape just like the rest of the boxers.

Nevertheless, we all know that Fury is the superior fighter year and not to disrespect Whyte, but shape alone will not win fights. Even if he comes in a good and better shape, Fury will still smash and probably win by knock out.

Hopefully we will see a fit Dillian Whyte at the time of the fight and as a fan i want to see a really competitive fight. Even Dillian Whyte knows it is impossible to land a clean punch on Tyson Fury, so he should work hard in preparing for the fight and have to find a way to take the match to him.

[mirakal]

Fury is actually more into actions than words. He doesn't care about any negative things being thrown at him. He's too focused on preparing for his upcoming match. I'm sure that it will be too hard for Whyte to beat him not just because of his edges but his focus and dedication.

Actually the harsh words during the meeting between the two were dramas that made the match spectacular, but one of them did not reply with harsh words like the Khabib vs McGregor (UFC) match, both of them must be very focused on preparing hard in the match to increase the winning points, April 2022 is big PPV match month for boxing, ufc and wresling.

That Khabib vs McGregor fight in UFC was so intense that it was the 1st time that people saw Khabib so angry that he jumped on McGregor's side without any signs of fear because the trashtalks got so so personal to Khabib and the fight of Fury vs Whyte is unlikely comparable to the first stated as it was just a way to get in each others head and not much of a big deal.

[wxa7115]

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That fight against Anthony Joshua was way back 2015 or 2016 and Whyte lost via TKO, IIRC. Whyte can really do much better than that, that's why Whyte has been training hard to get his desired shape in consideration with the weight needed and he's been winning since then until he lost again to Alexander Povetkin. But sadly, he have a small chance of winning this time against Fury.

I will not say that Whyte is not talented but he usually crumbles under pressure, i still remember the press conference between Whyte and Anthony Joshua during their encounter and he feel for the trap, another announcement that is coming up is that Tyson Fury might be retiring after this fight and that is a surprising announcement from Tyson Fury shutting down a match up between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury which everyone is waiting for a long time.

At least to me this is just another attempt to hype the fight and try to get more viewers, after all even if most of the belts are now being held by Usyk which has yet to fight the rematch against Joshua I think most fans think that the next fight for Fury would be an unification fight against either Joshua or Usyk.

Retiring now will deny Fury the possibility of becoming an undisputed, which is the greatest achievement a boxer can reach on their division, and I do not think he will deny himself the possibility of such an honor when he is so close to obtain it.

[bbc.reporter]

Who are those 3 voters for Dillian Whyte hehehe. I have speculated that Wilder might win versus Fury, however, after we witnessed Fury again winning has convinced me that he might retire as a champion. This will certainly be a knockout victory for Tyson Fury, however, I am not sure if this will be under 9.5 rounds or over.

@bisdak, @Boafeng. What are your bets or advice for this? Can this be an 11th round knockout victory for Fury?

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 30
Fury win: 27
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

I am disappointed just 30 votes have been cast in the poll so far but Fury is still strong favourite to win. Hopefully the votes cast will increase to around 40, then 50 and more as we get nearer to the actual fight date. For me, I think Fury will dominate and win this fight fairly easily, no disrespect to Whyte but Fury is way too good a fighter, he is far too technically superior. Whyte will give it everything he has but will fall way short and will be defeated with relative ease.

[Welsh]

I was actually going to just skip this event, but I might tune in just in case it's Fury's last fight. I'm a fan of his, but I just don't see the point of this match up. The only way I see Fury losing it through a freak punch, and that's only if Fury doesn't take this seriously, which he has a history of doing.

What do you guys think? Fury talking rubbish about him retiring? Or is there potentially some truth in it. At first I thought it was just to promote this fight, since more people will tune in, and I don't think the fight itself has that much hype. We just want to see either Usyk or Joshua against Fury. Obviously, Usyk has things going on right now which prevents him from fighting, but Joshua is right there, since he also can't fight Usyk currently. Set up the mega fight for 2023, and finally the fans will be satisfied.

[Russlenat]

Votes in Poll: 30
Fury win: 27
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

I am disappointed just 30 votes have been cast in the poll so far but Fury is still strong favourite to win. Hopefully the votes cast will increase to around 40, then 50 and more as we get nearer to the actual fight date. For me, I think Fury will dominate and win this fight fairly easily, no disrespect to Whyte but Fury is way too good a fighter, he is far too technically superior. Whyte will give it everything he has but will fall way short and will be defeated with relative ease.

Don't fret, there's still a few weeks left before the fight schedule. IMO, some other users haven't realized about the poll yet or maybe they ain't interested on this fight because it's crystal clear that Fury will when against Whyte, the latter's chance to upset Fury is so slim and that makes the fight boring or uninteresting. I wouldn't be so surprise if Fury will knock Whyte out in like 6th or 8th round.

[hilariousetc]

I was actually going to just skip this event, but I might tune in just in case it's Fury's last fight. I'm a fan of his, but I just don't see the point of this match up. The only way I see Fury losing it through a freak punch, and that's only if Fury doesn't take this seriously, which he has a history of doing.

What do you guys think? Fury talking rubbish about him retiring? Or is there potentially some truth in it. At first I thought it was just to promote this fight, since more people will tune in, and I don't think the fight itself has that much hype. We just want to see either Usyk or Joshua against Fury. Obviously, Usyk has things going on right now which prevents him from fighting, but Joshua is right there, since he also can't fight Usyk currently. Set up the mega fight for 2023, and finally the fans will be satisfied.

It's almost certainly not going to be his last fight. He's probably just trying to sell the fight and make out like it's the last time you might see him. He has to try sell it somehow since Dillian isn't doing anything to promote it (which is Fury and his promoters massive fault for not contractually obligating him to show up for the promo events). I wouldn't miss this or any fight Fury is involved with personally. I don't think Whyte will trouble Fury but you never know. I think if Dillian is AWOL for the entire build-up it might add an extra element to the fight as well. Lots of people will think Fury is in his head or he's avoiding it so he doesn't end there, but maybe Dillian is trying to play his own game. Maybe he's been using all this extra time to just do some hardcore training for it.

[freedomgo]

I was actually going to just skip this event, but I might tune in just in case it's Fury's last fight. I'm a fan of his, but I just don't see the point of this match up. The only way I see Fury losing it through a freak punch, and that's only if Fury doesn't take this seriously, which he has a history of doing.

What do you guys think? Fury talking rubbish about him retiring? Or is there potentially some truth in it. At first I thought it was just to promote this fight, since more people will tune in, and I don't think the fight itself has that much hype. We just want to see either Usyk or Joshua against Fury. Obviously, Usyk has things going on right now which prevents him from fighting, but Joshua is right there, since he also can't fight Usyk currently. Set up the mega fight for 2023, and finally the fans will be satisfied.

It's almost certainly not going to be his last fight. He's probably just trying to sell the fight and make out like it's the last time you might see him. He has to try sell it somehow since Dillian isn't doing anything to promote it (which is Fury and his promoters massive fault for not contractually obligating him to show up for the promo events). I wouldn't miss this or any fight Fury is involved with personally. I don't think Whyte will trouble Fury but you never know. I think if Dillian is AWOL for the entire build-up it might add an extra element to the fight as well. Lots of people will think Fury is in his head or he's avoiding it so he doesn't end there, but maybe Dillian is trying to play his own game. Maybe he's been using all this extra time to just do some hardcore training for it.

I also doubt his statement, I don't seriously believe that this will be going his last fight either and I can't blame him for making that huge statement because there's almost no hype about this fight and he is just desperate to sell this fight. People already know that he will going to win and maybe almost without a scratch.

[Ararbermas]

Votes in Poll: 30
Fury win: 27
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

I am disappointed just 30 votes have been cast in the poll so far but Fury is still strong favourite to win. Hopefully the votes cast will increase to around 40, then 50 and more as we get nearer to the actual fight date. For me, I think Fury will dominate and win this fight fairly easily, no disrespect to Whyte but Fury is way too good a fighter, he is far too technically superior. Whyte will give it everything he has but will fall way short and will be defeated with relative ease.

its very clear that most users here are fans of furry and i am one of them.. Lol  no just joking  

By the way for me IMO i think probably it's not just because no one want to vote white on this match since this thread already have 740 views and obviously white has a good power as well to KO his opponent.. Perhaps its because furry is still a very favourite fighter on heavy weight division..?

[Welsh]

It's almost certainly not going to be his last fight. He's probably just trying to sell the fight and make out like it's the last time you might see him. He has to try sell it somehow since Dillian isn't doing anything to promote it (which is Fury and his promoters massive fault for not contractually obligating him to show up for the promo events). I wouldn't miss this or any fight Fury is involved with personally. I don't think Whyte will trouble Fury but you never know. I think if Dillian is AWOL for the entire build-up it might add an extra element to the fight as well. Lots of people will think Fury is in his head or he's avoiding it so he doesn't end there, but maybe Dillian is trying to play his own game. Maybe he's been using all this extra time to just do some hardcore training for it.

That was my first thought too, you just never know with Fury. Half of his comments are absolute crap, and the other half he comes across as he's joking, and then he goes, and does it. Personally, I've lost a lot of my interest in Boxing just because of the politics of it all, and how we never really get the fights we want. I'm only interested in the heavyweight divison, and only really interested in Fury vs Joshua. Uysk to me doesn't have the same hype.

That's the fight I want to see, I'd be routing for Fury, but I don't actually care who wins at the end of the day. I just want to see it happen, and finally we'll at least see who's the best in the UK.

[Sanitough]

Votes in Poll: 30
Fury win: 27
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

I am disappointed just 30 votes have been cast in the poll so far but Fury is still strong favourite to win. Hopefully the votes cast will increase to around 40, then 50 and more as we get nearer to the actual fight date. For me, I think Fury will dominate and win this fight fairly easily, no disrespect to Whyte but Fury is way too good a fighter, he is far too technically superior. Whyte will give it everything he has but will fall way short and will be defeated with relative ease.

its very clear that most users here are fans of furry and i am one of them.. Lol  no just joking  

By the way for me IMO i think probably it's not just because no one want to vote white on this match since this thread already have 740 views and obviously white has a good power as well to KO his opponent.. Perhaps its because furry is still a very favourite fighter on heavy weight division..?

Probably I mean it is almost clear as the day that Fury will win on this match, he's just waiting for the day of the said match to come and knock Whyte out of it. The fans and the sports bookies certainly do know about that, that's why he is the heavy favorite rather than Whyte.

Whyte is a decent boxer too but IMO he cannot just match Fury's capabilites and do a toe-to-toe fight with him.

[7788bitcoin]

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That's the fight I want to see, I'd be routing for Fury, but I don't actually care who wins at the end of the day. I just want to see it happen, and finally we'll at least see who's the best in the UK.

Tyson Fury is really confident with his ability and i was not a huge fan of him and i really thought he was just talk and there is no way he is going to beat Wladimir Klitschko and that too away from his comfort zone, he went and defeated him and i became his favorite but then he made a sudden retirement and then to come back and defeat Deontay Wilder when everyone was comparing him as the greatest boxer of all time and even with all the excuses to come back and defeat another couple of times proved he is the best fighter of this generation.

The only fight i want to see is Uysk and Tyson Fury, the rest he will defeat them easily.

[hilariousetc]

It's almost certainly not going to be his last fight. He's probably just trying to sell the fight and make out like it's the last time you might see him. He has to try sell it somehow since Dillian isn't doing anything to promote it (which is Fury and his promoters massive fault for not contractually obligating him to show up for the promo events). I wouldn't miss this or any fight Fury is involved with personally. I don't think Whyte will trouble Fury but you never know. I think if Dillian is AWOL for the entire build-up it might add an extra element to the fight as well. Lots of people will think Fury is in his head or he's avoiding it so he doesn't end there, but maybe Dillian is trying to play his own game. Maybe he's been using all this extra time to just do some hardcore training for it.

That was my first thought too, you just never know with Fury. Half of his comments are absolute crap, and the other half he comes across as he's joking, and then he goes, and does it. Personally, I've lost a lot of my interest in Boxing just because of the politics of it all, and how we never really get the fights we want. I'm only interested in the heavyweight divison, and only really interested in Fury vs Joshua. Uysk to me doesn't have the same hype.

That's the fight I want to see, I'd be routing for Fury, but I don't actually care who wins at the end of the day. I just want to see it happen, and finally we'll at least see who's the best in the UK.

Fury has said a few times he's going to retire. He also mentioned he wants to fight Ngannou even after he's 'retired' from boxing. Fury v Usyk probably wouldn't be great to be honest. I'd predict Fury wins on points. They AJ/ Fury fight might still happen though. If AJ doesn't get the rematch sorted because Usyk is in Ukraine then the belts will be vacated and that might set up the Fury/AJ fight. Even if it doesn't I think there's still a chance it could happen.  There's still a market for it and it would be huge in the UK. I don't think AJ will give Fury much of a fight though so as much as I'd like to see it I'm not sure it will be all that great.

[DoublerHunter]

^ In a statistic record of these two fighters shows that Tyson Fury has more advantages than Dillian Whyte. I am also in favor of Fury's side because, in my own technical and physical analysis, he has an advantage record which has the potential to win this fight and as you can see, it is a people's choice. It could be, Fury is a horrible style match-up for Whyte but let's see what will happen. Sometimes underdog players will most likely have a crown at the end, I remember Pacquiao'smatch on this when he fought Yordenis Ugás.

[Maestro75]

I seriously doubt that Tyson Fury will retire after the Whyte fight, maybe this is his way to promote this fight so that many boxing fans are going to watch and buy the ticket because this might be his last fight.

I doubt that also. It could be he wants to use it as media hype to raise excitement among the boxing fraternity. It is business strategy Fury is bringing up. But if he eventually retires after the Dillian Whyte fight people are going to call him a coward for avoiding AJ or Usyk. Fury may not want such a situation. He has to concentrate on this fight, beat Whyte and face AJ. His fight with AJ should be more interesting than what Whyte's fight will offer us.

[Cling18]

^ In a statistic record of these two fighters shows that Tyson Fury has more advantages than Dillian Whyte. I am also in favor of Fury's side because, in my own technical and physical analysis, he has an advantage record which has the potential to win this fight and as you can see, it is a people's choice. It could be, Fury is a horrible style match-up for Whyte but let's see what will happen. Sometimes underdog players will most likely have a crown at the end, I remember Pacquiao'smatch on this when he fought Yordenis Ugás.

Despite Fury as the favorite here, Whyte still has a huge chance to win this fight only if he'll be able to counter Fury's strength and aggressiveness. There are matches where the underdog won so we shouldn't underestimate Whyte's capability here. He's also determined so he might surprise all of us on the ring.

[Rufsilf]

I seriously doubt that Tyson Fury will retire after the Whyte fight, maybe this is his way to promote this fight so that many boxing fans are going to watch and buy the ticket because this might be his last fight.

I doubt that also. It could be he wants to use it as media hype to raise excitement among the boxing fraternity. It is business strategy Fury is bringing up. But if he eventually retires after the Dillian Whyte fight people are going to call him a coward for avoiding AJ or Usyk. Fury may not want such a situation. He has to concentrate on this fight, beat Whyte and face AJ. His fight with AJ should be more interesting than what Whyte's fight will offer us.

IMO, Tyson Fury is just desperate to sell the fight because this fight have almost no hype and seems people aren't that interested on this fight because the picture is somehow already clear that he will win on this and that's also the same reason that's why he is saying that he will retire after his fight with Dillian Whyte but I really doubt that he will retire.

[yazher]

IMO, Tyson Fury is just desperate to sell the fight because this fight have almost no hype and seems people aren't that interested on this fight because the picture is somehow already clear that he will win on this and that's also the same reason that's why he is saying that he will retire after his fight with Dillian Whyte but I really doubt that he will retire.

This boxer is rich and has an influencer who will gonna coach them on what else to say in the interview so that they can maximize their profit. He won't retire after this fight because he is currently at the top and he still has the chance to take every heavyweight title out there and make some money through those fights. Nevertheless, what he was saying is just some sort of adding the sauce to his upcoming fights where it is expected for him to win it, but he wants to make us curious how will it end up.

[JollyGood]

I think you will be watching like the rest of us, do not skip the fight.

Fury cannot really consider retirement until he gets a chance at unification of all the belts. He is more than happy to face Usyk or Joshua or anyone else that holds the belts. I think he sees it clearly as beating Whyte then beating the winner of the Usyk/Joshua rematch then making one defence of all the heavyweight belts to give him the biggest payday of any heavyweight fighter - then retire undefeated.

Whether that happens or not is a different matter but even though a single powerful clean punch from Whyte, Usyk or Joshua has the potential to derail his plan, I think Fury will retire as undefeated unified heavyweight champion of the world.

Usyk has his mind on other issues much bigger than boxing because of the conflict in his country but he is definitely in the frame to have a shot at unifying the belts too. There is a lot at stake in the boxing world for Usyk but it fades in to insignificance when compared to serious issues beyond sport.

I was actually going to just skip this event, but I might tune in just in case it's Fury's last fight. I'm a fan of his, but I just don't see the point of this match up. The only way I see Fury losing it through a freak punch, and that's only if Fury doesn't take this seriously, which he has a history of doing.

What do you guys think? Fury talking rubbish about him retiring? Or is there potentially some truth in it. At first I thought it was just to promote this fight, since more people will tune in, and I don't think the fight itself has that much hype. We just want to see either Usyk or Joshua against Fury. Obviously, Usyk has things going on right now which prevents him from fighting, but Joshua is right there, since he also can't fight Usyk currently. Set up the mega fight for 2023, and finally the fans will be satisfied.

[TopTort777]

How quick do belts becomes vacant, if the champs isnt active? How long can Usyk participate in war, before the belts migrate to those who is on lower rank in heavyweights? If Usyk makes all his belts vacant, it will take a lot of time for Fury to obtain all of them. Instead of fighting just Usyk, Fury will have to fight winner of Daniel Dubois vs Michael Hunter for WBA, Ortiz vs Hrgovic for IBF and Joyce vs Parket for WBO. With current boxing realities, it will take years.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 32
Fury win: 29
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

Currently under 10% of the votes are for Whyte to win this fight. If he wins it will be a massive upset against Fury who is the odds on favourite to win. There are just 32 votes in the poll, I hope the number increases as we nearer the fight date.

I stand by my earlier views Fury will unify all the heavyweight belts and will make at least one successful defence before he retires as unbeaten champion.

[stadus]

Votes in Poll: 32
Fury win: 29
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

Currently under 10% of the votes are for Whyte to win this fight. If he wins it will be a massive upset against Fury who is the odds on favourite to win. There are just 32 votes in the poll, I hope the number increases as we nearer the fight date.

I stand by my earlier views Fury will unify all the heavyweight belts and will make at least one successful defence before he retires as unbeaten champion.

I also expected that most of the people here in the forum are in the side of Tyson Fury rather than Dillian Whyte and just like me, I'm rooting that Tyson Fury will win this fight despite the huge difference in power these two boxers have. Either way, we will see what would be the result in this fight from exactly 1 month from now but I doubt that this the last fight of the Gypsy King, he's just bluffing

[bitzizzix]

Votes in Poll: 32
Fury win: 29
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

Currently under 10% of the votes are for Whyte to win this fight. If he wins it will be a massive upset against Fury who is the odds on favourite to win. There are just 32 votes in the poll, I hope the number increases as we nearer the fight date.

I stand by my earlier views Fury will unify all the heavyweight belts and will make at least one successful defence before he retires as unbeaten champion.

I also expected that most of the people here in the forum are in the side of Tyson Fury rather than Dillian Whyte and just like me, I'm rooting that Tyson Fury will win this fight despite the huge difference in power these two boxers have. Either way, we will see what would be the result in this fight from exactly 1 month from now but I doubt that this the last fight of the Gypsy King, he's just bluffing

Maybe many judge because Tyson Fury is the best in the current heavyweight era and another reason because looking at his record and rankings, Tyson Fury is much better than Dillian Whyte.
And I think he is guaranteed a win against anyone in his weight class because he is still the best, and yes we will see who wins because the vote stats are the result of their research and judgment.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 32
Fury win: 29
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

Currently under 10% of the votes are for Whyte to win this fight. If he wins it will be a massive upset against Fury who is the odds on favourite to win. There are just 32 votes in the poll, I hope the number increases as we nearer the fight date.

I stand by my earlier views Fury will unify all the heavyweight belts and will make at least one successful defence before he retires as unbeaten champion.

I also expected that most of the people here in the forum are in the side of Tyson Fury rather than Dillian Whyte and just like me, I'm rooting that Tyson Fury will win this fight despite the huge difference in power these two boxers have. Either way, we will see what would be the result in this fight from exactly 1 month from now but I doubt that this the last fight of the Gypsy King, he's just bluffing

Why would this be his last fight whether he wins or loses? However unlikely, if he loses against Whyte he will activate the rematch clause and probably be motivated enough to win it. If he wins against Whyte (as is almost universally expected) then his next fight will be a big money fight against the winner of the Usyk vs Joshua fight. Either way there is no reason for him to retire.

Maybe many judge because Tyson Fury is the best in the current heavyweight era and another reason because looking at his record and rankings, Tyson Fury is much better than Dillian Whyte.
And I think he is guaranteed a win against anyone in his weight class because he is still the best, and yes we will see who wins because the vote stats are the result of their research and judgment.

I agree that he is almost guaranteed to beat anybody, that is hard to disagree with because his biggest threat was from Wilder but Fury demolished him twice. Joshua will probably be defeated by Usyk if the rematch goes ahead in June 2022.

Whether Fury fights Usyk or Joshua for the unified heavyweight belts, as far as I am concerned he will win because he is too superior a fighter, he is on a completely different level of fighting and technicality to his opponents.

[Maestro75]

Whether Fury fights Usyk or Joshua for the unified heavyweight belts, as far as I am concerned he will win because he is too superior a fighter, he is on a completely different level of fighting and technicality to his opponents.

Sometimes we leave room for surprises that can happen. While I believe Tyson Fury will beat Dillian Whyte hands down, anything that can cause an upset can happen. Once there was a Vladimir Klitschko who many thought could not be defeated at all. But he was beaten like a baby by Anthony Joshua as an underdog at a time. Fury can still face the same thing and be punished by Whyte. I can not wait to see what this fight comes up with. Am super excited that it will happen in less than 30 days from today.

[JollyGood]

What you wrote about Wladimir Klitschko is extremely disrespectful because he was 41 years old when he faced a 27 year old Joshua yet it took a momentous effort by Joshua which was barely enough to him to win. You are wrong, Wladimir Klitschko was not beaten like a baby by Joshua, he got caught with a single punch that knocked him down (and that could happen to any fighter) but if you take Joshua at 30 years old in his prime and he was to fight a 30 year old Klitschko I have no doubt Joshua would be beaten.

As for Whyte, sure he has the hope of getting the one punch on an unguarded Fury but the most likely scenario is Fury will demolish Whyte.

Whether Fury fights Usyk or Joshua for the unified heavyweight belts, as far as I am concerned he will win because he is too superior a fighter, he is on a completely different level of fighting and technicality to his opponents.

Sometimes we leave room for surprises that can happen. While I believe Tyson Fury will beat Dillian Whyte hands down, anything that can cause an upset can happen. Once there was a Vladimir Klitschko who many thought could not be defeated at all. But he was beaten like a baby by Anthony Joshua as an underdog at a time. Fury can still face the same thing and be punished by Whyte. I can not wait to see what this fight comes up with. Am super excited that it will happen in less than 30 days from today.

[freedomgo]

Votes in Poll: 32
Fury win: 29
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

Currently under 10% of the votes are for Whyte to win this fight. If he wins it will be a massive upset against Fury who is the odds on favourite to win. There are just 32 votes in the poll, I hope the number increases as we nearer the fight date.

I stand by my earlier views Fury will unify all the heavyweight belts and will make at least one successful defence before he retires as unbeaten champion.

I also expected that most of the people here in the forum are in the side of Tyson Fury rather than Dillian Whyte and just like me, I'm rooting that Tyson Fury will win this fight despite the huge difference in power these two boxers have. Either way, we will see what would be the result in this fight from exactly 1 month from now but I doubt that this the last fight of the Gypsy King, he's just bluffing

Maybe many judge because Tyson Fury is the best in the current heavyweight era and another reason because looking at his record and rankings, Tyson Fury is much better than Dillian Whyte.
And I think he is guaranteed a win against anyone in his weight class because he is still the best, and yes we will see who wins because the vote stats are the result of their research and judgment.

Of course there would be many boxing fans that will favor the heavy favorite, including me and that's the current Heavyweight division champion Tyson Fury rather than the underdog Dillian Whyte, you know numbers don't lie and the stats really shows that Whyte here won't be the one who will give a stain in Fury's record, actually I think the man will retire undefeated.

[Maestro75]

What you wrote about Wladimir Klitschko is extremely disrespectful because he was 41 years old when he faced a 27 year old Joshua yet it took a momentous effort by Joshua which was barely enough to him to win.

I did not understand what you mean by my post being disrespectful. I did not mean to sound rude but only stated my observation. I like to say that any boxer defeated by TKO even if it is a single punch landing on the ribs or an uppercut that knocks the breath out of him is thoroughly beaten. Sorry if that offended you because Klitschko is one of your favorite boxer. But he also sent alot of boxers to the canvas. He was great during his boxing career too.

[JollyGood]

For your information, you misunderstood my post, I was not offended, not at all. And though he is a boxing legend Klitschko was not one of my favourite boxers but he dominated heavyweight boxing for a very long time and that means he should be respected. And yes you are right, Klitschko sent a lot of boxer to the canvas and without doubt he was great for huge durations of his long career.

Before losing to Fury and then Joshua he had a won:64 losses:3 record, therefore you saying he cried like a baby (when Joshua defeated him) was disrespectful to Klitschko as a man and as a professional boxer.

Klitschko was 41 years old and out of the ring for nearly 17 months but he almost won that fight against a 27 year old Joshua. Whichever way the fight is seen it is clear Klitschko did not cry like a baby when he fought Joshua.

What you wrote about Wladimir Klitschko is extremely disrespectful because he was 41 years old when he faced a 27 year old Joshua yet it took a momentous effort by Joshua which was barely enough to him to win.

I did not understand what you mean by my post being disrespectful. I did not mean to sound rude but only stated my observation. I like to say that any boxer defeated by TKO even if it is a single punch landing on the ribs or an uppercut that knocks the breath out of him is thoroughly beaten. Sorry if that offended you because Klitschko is one of your favorite boxer. But he also sent alot of boxers to the canvas. He was great during his boxing career too.

[Boristhecat]

I agree that he is almost guaranteed to beat anybody, that is hard to disagree with because his biggest threat was from Wilder but Fury demolished him twice. Joshua will probably be defeated by Usyk if the rematch goes ahead in June 2022.

Whether Fury fights Usyk or Joshua for the unified heavyweight belts, as far as I am concerned he will win because he is too superior a fighter, he is on a completely different level of fighting and technicality to his opponents.

I'm not sure that Fury is technically superior to Usyk, but he is very much superior to him in physical strength. I can well imagine that Usyk will box with Fury on equal terms (and it seems to me that Usyk is faster than Fury), but I can hardly imagine that Usyk will be able to keep Fury away for all 12 rounds and prevent him from delivering his crushing blows.

[Welsh]

I'm not sure that Fury is technically superior to Usyk, but he is very much superior to him in physical strength. I can well imagine that Usyk will box with Fury on equal terms (and it seems to me that Usyk is faster than Fury), but I can hardly imagine that Usyk will be able to keep Fury away for all 12 rounds and prevent him from delivering his crushing blows.

I'm not sure, he's still a very technical fighter when it comes to it. The only problem with Fury is motivation, he's performed worse (Wallin) when he isn't motivated. If he isn't motivated his technique drops, as well as his power. He just looks like he's trying new things, rather than focusing on winning, He takes a lot more chances, now we kind of got accustomed to that because of the Wilder fight after, since he had to take chances, since despite how technical he was, one hit, and it's over.

The thing is I think Usyk despite being technical, doesn't carry the same knockout threat, and outboxing Joshua isn't exactly a massive achievement, in a technical way at least. Joshua isn't technical, and hes never been a traditional boxer like Usky, instead he won his fights because of his power. Now, ever since he was dropped by Ruiz, hes backed away from fire fights, which has been his undoing. He seems to lack that confidence he once had. If Joshua gets that back, I see him beating Usyk, but he will absolutely not out box him. Same with Fury, except I believe Fury could match him toe to toe in a technical boxing match. 

[JollyGood]

I'm not sure that Fury is technically superior to Usyk, but he is very much superior to him in physical strength. I can well imagine that Usyk will box with Fury on equal terms (and it seems to me that Usyk is faster than Fury), but I can hardly imagine that Usyk will be able to keep Fury away for all 12 rounds and prevent him from delivering his crushing blows.

You have a point, Usyk is technically an excellent fighter therefore you are right when you say you are not sure if Fury is better technically. For me, I still do not see a problem in the comparison. Whatever happens, if Fury defeats Whyte and then Usyk defeats Joshua - Usyk will put up a much stronger defence against Fury than Joshua would.

As for Whyte, if he manages to pull off a victory against Fury he will have to beat him twice (after the rematch) to have a chance of fighting the winner of the Usyk vs Joshua rematch. Heavyweight boxing is looking a little more exciting these days 

[eaLiTy]

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I'm not sure that Fury is technically superior to Usyk, but he is very much superior to him in physical strength. I can well imagine that Usyk will box with Fury on equal terms (and it seems to me that Usyk is faster than Fury), but I can hardly imagine that Usyk will be able to keep Fury away for all 12 rounds and prevent him from delivering his crushing blows.

The interesting aspect of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury match up is that both are technically strong and both have a ton of experience in the amateurs and Usyk is an Olympic champion and hence that will be a great match up. Tyson Fury is not known for his crushing blows, he picks apart boxers usually and he always finds a way to win the fight as he can adapt to the situation.

[Fundamentals Of]

What you wrote about Wladimir Klitschko is extremely disrespectful because he was 41 years old when he faced a 27 year old Joshua yet it took a momentous effort by Joshua which was barely enough to him to win.

I did not understand what you mean by my post being disrespectful. I did not mean to sound rude but only stated my observation. I like to say that any boxer defeated by TKO even if it is a single punch landing on the ribs or an uppercut that knocks the breath out of him is thoroughly beaten. Sorry if that offended you because Klitschko is one of your favorite boxer. But he also sent alot of boxers to the canvas. He was great during his boxing career too.

It's just probably just a little unfair to speak of Wladimir Klitschko being beaten like a baby by Anthony Joshua. And at that time, Anthony Joshua was already starting to make a name as a young and promising heavyweight while Klitschko was already an old man facing the beginning of the end of his boxing career. The younger Klitschko was a ferocious fighter. I am 100% sure Wladimir will knock out Anthony Joshua when both of them faced each other during their prime.

[JollyGood]

You said it correctly, Whyte is very small draw compared to Usyk, Joshua and of course Fury but inside the ring he has a huge frame and is capable of causing damage to any opponent but is small when standing next to Fury. If he loses (as expected) then Whyte should retire knowing he tried his best but simply was beaten by the better fighter.

Not all boxers have a chance at fighting for a title therefore Whyte should be proud to be given number one rank by the WBC and he will have his chance. Unfortunately for him he will be up against Fury. Reading what you wrote about the possibility that Whyte could be another Ruiz in the making (alluding to him defeating Joshua), well that is possible but really what are the chances?

My understanding is that Fury was trying to get out of fighting Whyte because he was a much smaller draw than Joshua or Usyk. Whyte on the other hand was trying his best to make the fight happen but he wanted more than the 20% of the funds that he was getting and he was not happy that Fury was getting 80%.

He really is a small draw compared if he is fighting Usyk or Joshua but Whyte is one annoying guy, he needs to dispatch this guy so no one will hinder a fight against Usyk or Joshua, Whyte has been calling all champions to fight him because he is a top rank contender because of his win against Povetkin

The Whyte team was not happy with the amount of money they were going to get therefore they were trying to avoid signing the contract in the hope of getting a better deal, they never avoided fighting Fury they just wanted a fairer share of the funds.

Fury is the big crowd and PPV attraction Whyte should understand that, it will be his turn if he beats Fury he should be happy that he is challenging Fury for the title this is his last chance to win a title and become a top boxer, we never know if he is another Andy Ruiz in the making, so far no one is voting Whyte on this poll and it's very obvious.

[Maestro75]

therefore you saying he cried like a baby (when Joshua defeated him) was disrespectful to Klitschko as a man and as a professional boxer.

Pls do not make me look bad by adding to my post what I did not say. There was nowhere i said he cried like a baby, hello? I said he was beaten like a baby by AJ. And I maintain it. Any boxer who was defeated through a TKO is beaten like a baby. But if it is through unanimous decision then it is not. That is my assessment. Will you not say that Wilder was beaten like a baby by Tyson Fury too?

Klitschko was 41 years old and out of the ring for nearly 17 months but he almost won that fight against a 27 year old Joshua. Whichever way the fight is seen it is clear Klitschko did not cry like a baby when he fought Joshua.

Why did he not retire before facing AJ if he knew he was going to face a young and talented boxer? His age should not be an excuse.

[JollyGood]

therefore you saying he cried like a baby (when Joshua defeated him) was disrespectful to Klitschko as a man and as a professional boxer.

Pls do not make me look bad by adding to my post what I did not say. There was nowhere i said he cried like a baby, hello? I said he was beaten like a baby by AJ. And I maintain it. Any boxer who was defeated through a TKO is beaten like a baby. But if it is through unanimous decision then it is not. That is my assessment. Will you not say that Wilder was beaten like a baby by Tyson Fury too?

Beat like a baby...
Cry like a baby...

Not much difference between the two. I mistakenly wrote "cry" instead of "beat" but it did not make you look bad. Not sure why you would assume that when the whole context of your post was looking bad in my opinion.

As for you maintaining what you wrote above, you are entitled to your opinion but I will never say any boxer (Wilder or otherwise) was beaten like a baby - that is not something I would do.

As for me, I am still maintaining what you wrote was disrespectful to Klitschko as a man and as a professional boxer. In my opinion he was not beaten like a baby by Joshua and I further maintain that Joshua was fortunate to win that fight. That is my assessment and my opinion.

Klitschko was 41 years old and out of the ring for nearly 17 months but he almost won that fight against a 27 year old Joshua. Whichever way the fight is seen it is clear Klitschko did not cry like a baby when he fought Joshua.

Why did he not retire before facing AJ if he knew he was going to face a young and talented boxer? His age should not be an excuse.

Why ask me? I am not Klitschko and I am not his manager or promoter. I have no interest in knowing why Klitschko retired, semi-retired or came out of retirement to fight Joshua.

Any more posts directed to me about your earlier posts with references to Klitschko, Joshua, Cry and Beat will be considered off-topic and will be deleted.

[Boristhecat]

I'm not sure that Fury is technically superior to Usyk, but he is very much superior to him in physical strength. I can well imagine that Usyk will box with Fury on equal terms (and it seems to me that Usyk is faster than Fury), but I can hardly imagine that Usyk will be able to keep Fury away for all 12 rounds and prevent him from delivering his crushing blows.

The thing is I think Usyk despite being technical, doesn't carry the same knockout threat, and outboxing Joshua isn't exactly a massive achievement, in a technical way at least. Joshua isn't technical, and hes never been a traditional boxer like Usky, instead he won his fights because of his power. Now, ever since he was dropped by Ruiz, hes backed away from fire fights, which has been his undoing. He seems to lack that confidence he once had. If Joshua gets that back, I see him beating Usyk, but he will absolutely not out box him. Same with Fury, except I believe Fury could match him toe to toe in a technical boxing match. 

Another problem is that if Usyk outboxes Joshua without a knockout, then everyone will take it for granted because in the first fight he destroyed Joshua and the result of the fight was impossible to dispute. But if Usyk can "survive" the entire fight against Fury and even be ahead "on fair points", then he will not be given the victory because the challenger must be clearly stronger than the champion.

As for Whyte, if he manages to pull off a victory against Fury he will have to beat him twice (after the rematch) to have a chance of fighting the winner of the Usyk vs Joshua rematch. Heavyweight boxing is looking a little more exciting these days 

If Fury really loses these two fights (it will already take at least a year) and Wilder has time to return to business, then with any outcome of the Usyk-Joshua fight, the situation will again become as confused as possible. It would be really epic and interesting.

[JollyGood]

It seems the lawyer for Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead but has not given more detail except outstanding issues need resolving. It all stemmed from Whyte wanting a bigger share of the fight purse distribution and looked at ways to increase his pay.

Here is the latest news on what his lawyer has been saying and how Hearn has been adding his voice to the situation: https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/will-the-tyson-fury-dillian-whyte-fight-go-ahead-as-scheduled-whytes-lawyer-not-sure/216363


Votes in Poll: 34
Fury win: 31
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

The votes in the poll are far lower than I would have hoped for. Keep the votes coming in  

[stadus]

It seems the lawyer for Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead but has not given more detail except outstanding issues need resolving. It all stemmed from Whyte wanting a bigger share of the fight purse distribution and looked at ways to increase his pay.

I've read the article you've said, thanks.

I don't know much about the complimentary tickets or some details behind the scene and their agreements, but what I'm so curious about is that why did Fury's team didn't disclose any details about the fight and the inside venue? It's a bit unfair I think that Whyte's entourage or family doesn't have any tickets at all to watch the fight.

That's also why Eddie Hearn have said that he's glad that he got no part about the fight and promotions. Seems a little bit messy behind the scenes.

[Viscore]

I think this is another great fight and as always, I can never bet against Fury as he is the king of the heavyweight division.
The poll is not up yet, but you know what fighter I will vote to win.

So what we are going to see is this fight and a rematch of Joshua and Usyk.

Wilder seemed lost now. 

Probably the fight will be very much entertaining as we are soon to witness a great fighter who is always defending his incredible unbeaten record that makes Fury the crowd's favorite bet. But not to mention Whyte as he is been doing great too in the boxing arena and to think that he admitted that he has dropped Fury on multiple occasions in a sparring session, well this fight will prove it all. And the rematch of Joshua and Usyk will add another highlight too on the said event.

[Russlenat]

I think this is another great fight and as always, I can never bet against Fury as he is the king of the heavyweight division.
The poll is not up yet, but you know what fighter I will vote to win.

So what we are going to see is this fight and a rematch of Joshua and Usyk.

Wilder seemed lost now. 

Probably the fight will be very much entertaining as we are soon to witness a great fighter who is always defending his incredible unbeaten record that makes Fury the crowd's favorite bet. But not to mention Whyte as he is been doing great too in the boxing arena and to think that he admitted that he has dropped Fury on multiple occasions in a sparring session, well this fight will prove it all. And the rematch of Joshua and Usyk will add another highlight too on the said event.

Yeah, probably. So that means that it is still unsure that this would be an entertaining or interesting fight after all. Well, I'm not saying that Whyte is just too far from Fury's league but what we are seeing is sure win fight from Fury and the chances that he will be upset in this fight is almost less than slim and the poll shows that the fights future results. I'm not a Fury fan nor Whyte, I'm just saying what I am seeing.

[JollyGood]

If Whyte felt disrespected because of ticketing issues then he has a valid point but why would that be the biggest problem? It is clear many things are going on behind the scenes. Why on earth did Hearn and the Whyte camp wait until deadline day before signing the contract? Hearn claims it to make Fury upset and to play mind games but Fury is way beyond those small minded attempts. Add to that Whyte wanting a bigger share of the purse, it did not help.

Hearn can say all he likes about being glad not to promote the fight but let us not forget he did bid to promote the fight but was outbid by the record-breaking blind bid by Frank Warren (promoter of Fury). I think Hearn is just upset he lost out but he must have learned his lesson because if a Fury vs Joshua fight ever went head he would want to be the one to promote it.

It seems the lawyer for Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead but has not given more detail except outstanding issues need resolving. It all stemmed from Whyte wanting a bigger share of the fight purse distribution and looked at ways to increase his pay.

I've read the article you've said, thanks.

I don't know much about the complimentary tickets or some details behind the scene and their agreements, but what I'm so curious about is that why did Fury's team didn't disclose any details about the fight and the inside venue? It's a bit unfair I think that Whyte's entourage or family doesn't have any tickets at all to watch the fight.

That's also why Eddie Hearn have said that he's glad that he got no part about the fight and promotions. Seems a little bit messy behind the scenes.

[KTChampions]

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Votes in Poll: 34
Fury win: 31
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

The votes in the poll are far lower than I would have hoped for. Keep the votes coming in  

Just in case, I diversified the voting and put on a draw 
By the way, now this option is starting to seem logical to me - Fury's defense in the match with Wilder was not great, to put it mildly, and in many ways he won thanks to the fact that he is a "iron guy". Maybe White (if he doesn't get knocked out) can be ahead on points, but won't get the win because he can't clearly beat Fury - so we'll see a draw and a rematch.

[mirakal]

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Votes in Poll: 34
Fury win: 31
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 0

The votes in the poll are far lower than I would have hoped for. Keep the votes coming in  

Just in case, I diversified the voting and put on a draw 
By the way, now this option is starting to seem logical to me - Fury's defense in the match with Wilder was not great, to put it mildly, and in many ways he won thanks to the fact that he is a "iron guy". Maybe White (if he doesn't get knocked out) can be ahead on points, but won't get the win because he can't clearly beat Fury - so we'll see a draw and a rematch.

In my own honest opinion, the Gypsy king could have been lost by Wilder in their last fight if he didn't manage to knock out the latter in the round 11 because their score card wasn't that far and the Fury as the Iron Guy has also been down twice in the round 3 or 4 if I'm not mistaken.

But in this match, I think I'm not seeing any draw even if Whyte could survive all 12 rounds because their capabilities is really far and Fury really has this fight in his favor.

[Russlenat]

If Whyte felt disrespected because of ticketing issues then he has a valid point but why would that be the biggest problem? It is clear many things are going on behind the scenes. Why on earth did Hearn and the Whyte camp wait until deadline day before signing the contract? Hearn claims it to make Fury upset and to play mind games but Fury is way beyond those small minded attempts. Add to that Whyte wanting a bigger share of the purse, it did not help.

Hearn can say all he likes about being glad not to promote the fight but let us not forget he did bid to promote the fight but was outbid by the record-breaking blind bid by Frank Warren (promoter of Fury). I think Hearn is just upset he lost out but he must have learned his lesson because if a Fury vs Joshua fight ever went head he would want to be the one to promote it.

It seems the lawyer for Whyte is saying the fight might not go ahead but has not given more detail except outstanding issues need resolving. It all stemmed from Whyte wanting a bigger share of the fight purse distribution and looked at ways to increase his pay.

I've read the article you've said, thanks.

I don't know much about the complimentary tickets or some details behind the scene and their agreements, but what I'm so curious about is that why did Fury's team didn't disclose any details about the fight and the inside venue? It's a bit unfair I think that Whyte's entourage or family doesn't have any tickets at all to watch the fight.

That's also why Eddie Hearn have said that he's glad that he got no part about the fight and promotions. Seems a little bit messy behind the scenes.

I guess they are just making it a big deal because they have nothing else to throw at, so the tickets (small problems) is what they see now and I assume that Hearn who didn't get the bid on this fight is pulling those strings behind the scenes to get this upcoming fight somehow messed up and I bet he is also the one whispering on Whyte's ears that he have a right to have a bigger share in the purse.

[JollyGood]

Votes in Poll: 36
Fury win: 32
Whyte win: 3
Draw: 1

Contrary to the recent reports about the fight maybe not going ahead because Whyte is unhappy, I think this is all part of plan to generate more interest. Having said that we finally have a vote in the poll for a draw but I think the chances of a draw are virtually nil 

[hilariousetc]

If Whyte felt disrespected because of ticketing issues then he has a valid point but why would that be the biggest problem? It is clear many things are going on behind the scenes. Why on earth did Hearn and the Whyte camp wait until deadline day before signing the contract? Hearn claims it to make Fury upset and to play mind games but Fury is way beyond those small minded attempts. Add to that Whyte wanting a bigger share of the purse, it did not help.

Whyte will have left it to the last minute to try wrangle a better deal but when that was clear it wasn't going to happen he will have capitulated as he's not going to walk away from this fight. What is very stupid on Fury's part is not putting contractual media obligations into the deal as now Whyte doesn't have to turn up to anything and he probably won't unless Warren coughs up some more dough.

[7788bitcoin]

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Whyte will have left it to the last minute to try wrangle a better deal but when that was clear it wasn't going to happen he will have capitulated as he's not going to walk away from this fight. What is very stupid on Fury's part is not putting contractual media obligations into the deal as now Whyte doesn't have to turn up to anything and he probably won't unless Warren coughs up some more dough.

I believe Dillian Whyte will be having a share of the PPV and he is not promoting the fight expecting Tyson Fury to do all the heavy lifting. Media obligations should be there is the contract and the press conference are not that interesting like we wanted because of that. May be mind games by Dillian Whyte, who knows   .

As per Tyson Fury this is his last fight and if Whyte promotes or not this is going to be a huge success financially as all of his fans will be wishing to see him fight one last time.

[hilariousetc]

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Whyte will have left it to the last minute to try wrangle a better deal but when that was clear it wasn't going to happen he will have capitulated as he's not going to walk away from this fight. What is very stupid on Fury's part is not putting contractual media obligations into the deal as now Whyte doesn't have to turn up to anything and he probably won't unless Warren coughs up some more dough.

I believe Dillian Whyte will be having a share of the PPV and he is not promoting the fight expecting Tyson Fury to do all the heavy lifting. Media obligations should be there is the contract and the press conference are not that interesting like we wanted because of that. May be mind games by Dillian Whyte, who knows   .

As per Tyson Fury this is his last fight and if Whyte promotes or not this is going to be a huge success financially as all of his fans will be wishing to see him fight one last time.

He's not getting anything other than the money he's been promised for the fight hence why he's not bothering to promote the match. Whether it sells a million PPVs or zero Whyte gets the same so I can totally see why he's not interested in promoting it as all he's going to be doing is putting more money in Fury's pockets. The only way he'll get paid more is if he wins the fight and gets the winners bonus which I believe is 4 million (but he will know that's unlikely). I'm surprised Fury and especially Warren have been this naïve to not make the media duties part of the fight obligations. They're usually always put into the contract because a lot of fighters just won't bother turning up to them or will pick and choose what they do. I kinda like the Dillian has been AWOL since as it adds another dimension to the fight.

[JollyGood]

Whyte as you rightly said is (and was) never going to walk away from this fight. This is the biggest moment of his career and he will probably never have another opportunity equal to or bigger than this one fighting Fury because the WBC heavyweight title belt will belong to the winner.

I had no idea about the contractual obligations or lack of them but to be fair to Fury if that is the case then Warren is the one to blame because that was his job. Why would a seasoned experienced manager/promoter forget to implement something so important in the contract?

I searched online but could not find anything related to it. Are you sure about Whyte not being obliged to attend media and promotional events?

If Whyte felt disrespected because of ticketing issues then he has a valid point but why would that be the biggest problem? It is clear many things are going on behind the scenes. Why on earth did Hearn and the Whyte camp wait until deadline day before signing the contract? Hearn claims it to make Fury upset and to play mind games but Fury is way beyond those small minded attempts. Add to that Whyte wanting a bigger share of the purse, it did not help.

Whyte will have left it to the last minute to try wrangle a better deal but when that was clear it wasn't going to happen he will have capitulated as he's not going to walk away from this fight. What is very stupid on Fury's part is not putting contractual media obligations into the deal as now Whyte doesn't have to turn up to anything and he probably won't unless Warren coughs up some more dough.

[eaLiTy]

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Probably the fight will be very much entertaining as we are soon to witness a great fighter who is always defending his incredible unbeaten record that makes Fury the crowd's favorite bet. But not to mention Whyte as he is been doing great too in the boxing arena and to think that he admitted that he has dropped Fury on multiple occasions in a sparring session, well this fight will prove it all. And the rematch of Joshua and Usyk will add another highlight too on the said event.

Dillian Whyte and his team is spreading the idea of Tyson Fury being dropped by him during sparring sessions and even if that is the case and these news are true, i doubt Dillian Whyte will be able to touch him in the fight. Fighters like Wladimir Klitschko nor Deontay Wilder who i think is the biggest puncher in the division was not able to keep Tyson Fury down and it is naïve to think that Dillian Whyte would be able to land clean strikes.

[JollyGood]

It might favour Whyte keeping himself in the news as a PR stunt but Fury already responded to those stories by denying them. He claims Whyte never floored him when they spared together.

When they meet it will be real and anything can happen in a boxing fight. I do not think it is naive to think Whyte will not land clean punches, I think he will land cleans jabs and punches but a Fury victory is inevitable.

Dillian Whyte and his team is spreading the idea of Tyson Fury being dropped by him during sparring sessions and even if that is the case and these news are true, i doubt Dillian Whyte will be able to touch him in the fight. Fighters like Wladimir Klitschko nor Deontay Wilder who i think is the biggest puncher in the division was not able to keep Tyson Fury down and it is naïve to think that Dillian Whyte would be able to land clean strikes.

[hilariousetc]

Whyte as you rightly said is (and was) never going to walk away from this fight. This is the biggest moment of his career and he will probably never have another opportunity equal to or bigger than this one fighting Fury because the WBC heavyweight title belt will belong to the winner.

I had no idea about the contractual obligations or lack of them but to be fair to Fury if that is the case then Warren is the one to blame because that was his job. Why would a seasoned experienced manager/promoter forget to implement something so important in the contract?

I searched online but could not find anything related to it. Are you sure about Whyte not being obliged to attend media and promotional events?

Hearn has mentioned the situation a couple of times in interviews if you want to search them out but the below is an argument/debate with Warren and Whyte's lawyer last week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p87sFilDfyw

It looks like the only thing that was contractually obligated is that Dillian needs to 'reasonably' promote the fight on his social media, which is very vague. Dillian's lawyer seems a bit incompetent and Warren seems to have been a bit naïve to not actually mandate the promo events /press conferences appearances are mandatory etc. If it was in the contract then he would have to turn up otherwise it would be in breach of it and he'd be almost certainly be sued. It must have just been a massive oversight from the Warren camp and maybe they just assumed he'd turn-up. Because Warren won the purse bid it's all on his promotion company. Usually it's a dual-event by promoters of both parties so they both have a financial motive to turn up and promote the fight as much as they can, but since it's all on Warren and they're getting all of the money Dillian has no reason to do promo as there's no financial motive. It now looks like both parties are playing hardball because of each other's actions.

[JollyGood]

First of all it seems Warren did not cover all bases in the contract therefore all the fault-blaming has to lay with him. Any contract drawn up by an experienced promoter has to be watertight and in this case it seems Warren failed in one of the most important aspects of his job.

I think we all know the fight will go ahead at a sell out Wembley Stadium on 23rd April 2022 regardless of any lack of promotion by Whyte 

Hearn has mentioned the situation a couple of times in interviews if you want to search them out but the below is an argument/debate with Warren and Whyte's lawyer last week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p87sFilDfyw

It looks like the only thing that was contractually obligated is that Dillian needs to 'reasonably' promote the fight on his social media, which is very vague. Dillian's lawyer seems a bit incompetent and Warren seems to have been a bit naïve to not actually mandate the promo events /press conferences appearances are mandatory etc. If it was in the contract then he would have to turn up otherwise it would be in breach of it and he'd be almost certainly be sued. It must have just been a massive oversight from the Warren camp and maybe they just assumed he'd turn-up. Because Warren won the purse bid it's all on his promotion company. Usually it's a dual-event by promoters of both parties so they both have a financial motive to turn up and promote the fight as much as they can, but since it's all on Warren and they're getting all of the money Dillian has no reason to do promo as there's no financial motive. It now looks like both parties are playing hardball because of each other's actions.

[JollyGood]

Fury should not have any problems pushing Whyte aside and like you not many people here and around the world will be expecting anything magical from Whyte either. If Whyte manages to pull it off by beating Fury he will create a massive upset but Fury will still have the chance to rectify any loss by trying to win the rematch.

Even i am not expecting anything magical from Dillian Whyte against Tyson Fury but he was supposed to fight Anthony Joshua for a long time and he is waiting in the sideline for a long time to fight for the title and with Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk are engaged to fight, it is a good match up as they were not having any opponents and they cannot wait on the sideline for a longtime waiting for the other fight to get over.

To be frank i do not want to see Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury in the boxing ring as there is nothing Tyson Fury has not seen inside boxing but if he is smart they should promote a fight between Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou to find out the heaviest puncher of all time and even in that fight i am expecting Francis Ngannou to gas out completely and Deontay Wilder tagging him in the later rounds .

[hilariousetc]

Undercard has been announced: https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1080569/tyson-fury-vs-dillian-whyte-undercard-tommy-fury/

The full card is as follows:

    Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte (WBC Heavyweight Title)
    Anthony Cacace vs Jonathan Romero (Super-Featherweight)
    Tommy Fury vs Daniel Bocianski (Light-Heavyweight)
    Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball (Featherweight)
    David Adeleye vs Chris Healey (Heavyweight)
    Kurt Walker vs Opponent TBC (Super-Featherweight)
    Karol Itauma vs Michal Ciach (Light-Heavyweight)
    Royston Barney-Smith vs Jahfieus Faure (Super-Featherweight)

Looks shit. Tommy Fumbles is fighting a no-name Polish fighter no doubt to try pad his record even more.

I'm wondering if Warren will make his money back on this fight as that purse bid seems outrageous. I've no doubt it will do well in the UK but it's going to need to do well worldwide to profit. The PPV is £25 in the UK but I'm really hoping dazn pick it up in one of their regions as I'd really like to watch it live.

[KTChampions]

Just in case, I diversified the voting and put on a draw 
By the way, now this option is starting to seem logical to me - Fury's defense in the match with Wilder was not great, to put it mildly, and in many ways he won thanks to the fact that he is a "iron guy". Maybe White (if he doesn't get knocked out) can be ahead on points, but won't get the win because he can't clearly beat Fury - so we'll see a draw and a rematch.

In my own honest opinion, the Gypsy king could have been lost by Wilder in their last fight if he didn't manage to knock out the latter in the round 11 because their score card wasn't that far and the Fury as the Iron Guy has also been down twice in the round 3 or 4 if I'm not mistaken.

But in this match, I think I'm not seeing any draw even if Whyte could survive all 12 rounds because their capabilities is really far and Fury really has this fight in his favor.

We'll see. I don't rule out any possibility, even a lucky punch from Whyte. Fury has never been very disciplined, so it is not known in what state and with what mood he will approach the fight, where the result, as everyone thinks, is “guaranteed” for him.
Maybe I just want to intrigue (yes hehehe) and come up with different options for Fury to lose but he doesn't really look like an unbeatable boxer to me.

[JollyGood]

In all probability this fight will not leave Frank Warren out of pocket or not reach potential profits because Wembley Stadium will be sold out for the fight and it is almost inconceivable that the fight will not be shown in Europe, US and Canada by cable and satellite operators. The rights to the fight will bring in plenty of funds for Frank Warren and his partners.

Long time promoter Bob Arum is a partner in the promotion therefore US audiences will be picking up the fight. How much they make is a different thing altogether because a network paying for the rights to broadcast vs PPV earnings are difficult to calculate right now. You are right about the blind bid though, Warren ensured he would beat Hearn and to some degree Hearn never saw it coming which takes their rivalry to a new level too.

I'm wondering if Warren will make his money back on this fight as that purse bid seems outrageous. I've no doubt it will do well in the UK but it's going to need to do well worldwide to profit. The PPV is £25 in the UK but I'm really hoping dazn pick it up in one of their regions as I'd really like to watch it live.

[JollyGood]

Frank Warren said today that "Fury wanted to make a statement" when he gets in the ring with Dillian Whyte. The fight will take place on 23rd April 2022 at Wembley Stadium. The report can be read here on SKY SPORTS

Fury also taunted Whyte on Twitter by saying he will knock him out but Whyte has stayed quiet and kept a low profile, he was even absent from the ticket launch last month.

The seating capacity for the fight at Wembley Stadium will be a staggering 94,000.

[coin-investor]

Frank Warren said today that "Fury wanted to make a statement" when he gets in the ring with Dillian Whyte. The fight will take place on 23rd April 2022 at Wembley Stadium. The report can be read here on SKY SPORTS

Fury also taunted Whyte on Twitter by saying he will knock him out but Whyte has stayed quiet and kept a low profile, he was even absent from the ticket launch last month.

The seating capacity for the fight at Wembley Stadium will be a staggering 94,000.

Fury is so good at making a hype of his fight, but this time it's real he really wants to knock out Whyte for not making a way for a possible fight against Usyk, and there's no need for Whyte to hype the fight, with Fury the boxing community is already hyped on this fight, the boxing community is not expecting an upset, Fury already established his legacy and an upset will blow it away, Fury wants to go further by winning all the belts.

[JollyGood]

The reason why Wembley Stadium will be at 94,000 tell sell out is because of Fury. I doubt Whyte on his own can generate enough interest to fill anywhere near a quarter of the crowd.

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You are right, Fury is good at creating hype. I think Fury is a walking talking self-promoter and he does not need Whyte in the promotional events and press conferences to sell the fight because he can do all that on his own.

Fury is so good at making a hype of his fight, but this time it's real he really wants to knock out Whyte for not making a way for a possible fight against Usyk, and there's no need for Whyte to hype the fight, with Fury the boxing community is already hyped on this fight, the boxing community is not expecting an upset, Fury already established his legacy and an upset will blow it away, Fury wants to go further by winning all the belts.

[suzanne5223]

No doubt Tyson Fury is the best and only boxing fighter now that is good in pre-fight teasing words which will always increase the buzz of boxing fans and I could remember the time when he want to fight Wilder in their trilogy fight he called him (Wilder) "a real piece of garbage".
Yes, 94,000 boxing fans will watch the fight but what should we expect in his upcoming fight with Whyte after he (Fury) lost at the press conference.

[Leo]

Fury will definitely win this fight, Fury is a giant at 6.9 and 277 lbs. He uses that weight well and lands his jabs well. Fury is a bigger man, he always threw his big size on wilder when they fought the two fight then, that's one of his game plan, if whyte can overcome this probably he might give fury a suprise........ But all I see in this fight is either a draw or fury wins

[hilariousetc]

In all probability this fight will not leave Frank Warren out of pocket or not reach potential profits because Wembley Stadium will be sold out for the fight and it is almost inconceivable that the fight will not be shown in Europe, US and Canada by cable and satellite operators. The rights to the fight will bring in plenty of funds for Frank Warren and his partners.

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Actual ticket sales will make up only a small portion of the income from this fight. The big money comes from the PPVs. I'm sure the in person tickets will sell out but I think this fight is going to have to do very well world wide to make a decent profit. I'm sure the demand in the UK will be huge but I'm not sure how excited American audiences will be.

Whyte has finally done a media interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsEVKC9nEw

It's not really worth watching as he doesn't really say much. I'm guessing either Warren gave in and acquiesced to some of Whyte's demands in exchange for promotion or there was actually something in the contact that required it. It's in Dillian's interests to do something as he'd be a fool to walk away from this fight which we know isn't going to happen. It's still his biggest payday by far and likely will be the last time he gets that sort of money again unless he actually beats Fury which isn't likely to happen.

[JollyGood]

In fairness to Whyte he was never a great orator, he was never gifted in the way say for example Fury is therefore I am not surprised you advised to not watch the interview

Yes it will be the biggest pay day of his career but Whyte feels he was short changed and as you said he will probably not walk away from the fight as the winner. He should retire after this fight knowing he tried his best but it was not good enough.

Whyte has finally done a media interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsEVKC9nEw

It's not really worth watching as he doesn't really say much. I'm guessing either Warren gave in and acquiesced to some of Whyte's demands in exchange for promotion or there was actually something in the contact that required it. It's in Dillian's interests to do something as he'd be a fool to walk away from this fight which we know isn't going to happen. It's still his biggest payday by far and likely will be the last time he gets that sort of money again unless he actually beats Fury which isn't likely to happen.

[hilariousetc]

In fairness to Whyte he was never a great orator, he was never gifted in the way say for example Fury is therefore I am not surprised you advised to not watch the interview

Yes it will be the biggest pay day of his career but Whyte feels he was short changed and as you said he will probably not walk away from the fight as the winner. He should retire after this fight knowing he tried his best but it was not good enough.

Whyte has finally done a media interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsEVKC9nEw

It's not really worth watching as he doesn't really say much. I'm guessing either Warren gave in and acquiesced to some of Whyte's demands in exchange for promotion or there was actually something in the contact that required it. It's in Dillian's interests to do something as he'd be a fool to walk away from this fight which we know isn't going to happen. It's still his biggest payday by far and likely will be the last time he gets that sort of money again unless he actually beats Fury which isn't likely to happen.

I agree about him not exactly having the gift of the gab, but he could have at least offered some insight or tried to do some mindgames on Fury. It was all just vanilla, but I'm guessing deep down he still doesn't really wanna promote the fight given there's nothing in it for him at this point.  Whether he should retire or not depends on how well he does in this fight. If he gives Fury a hard time I'm sure this will renew interest in him, but I'm not sure that will happen. As for the money, he might feel short changed in regards to what Fury is getting but it's still more than 8 times than what he got from his last fight. It doubles if he wins as well so there's a hell of an incentive. He will have enough money to retire after this fight but boxers seem to go through cash like it's unlimited hence why they end up fighting way past their prime.  There's still probably options for him though.

[notblox1]

Only few days are left, and I can't wait to see Tyson Fury fighting again, and you can bet your house he will try to win this fight with a style in his country at Wembley stadium.
Fury has a big reach advantage and odds for him are very low, so I would look for value in some special bets.
I think this fight is just a warm up for long expected fight against Anthony Joshua, this would be much moer interesting to watch and I would again support Fury to win.

[JollyGood]

I agree about him not exactly having the gift of the gab, but he could have at least offered some insight or tried to do some mindgames on Fury. It was all just vanilla, but I'm guessing deep down he still doesn't really wanna promote the fight given there's nothing in it for him at this point.

Whyte waited so long for this opportunity, I worry for him that maybe he has waited too long and will go in to this fight half-hearted. He does seem fairly disinterested in the fight and the opportunity to become WBC heavyweight world champion but that could be down to him feeling he was deprived of his real share of the fight.

Whether he should retire or not depends on how well he does in this fight. If he gives Fury a hard time I'm sure this will renew interest in him, but I'm not sure that will happen. As for the money, he might feel short changed in regards to what Fury is getting but it's still more than 8 times than what he got from his last fight. It doubles if he wins as well so there's a hell of an incentive. He will have enough money to retire after this fight but boxers seem to go through cash like it's unlimited hence why they end up fighting way past their prime.  There's still probably options for him though.

In that case if it is all about finances as far as Whyte is concerned, the best scenario for him would be to defeat Fury and then have the rematch. In that way whether he wins or loses the second fight that would set him up for life but I think the chances of that happening are virtually zero.

Only few days are left, and I can't wait to see Tyson Fury fighting again, and you can bet your house he will try to win this fight with a style in his country at Wembley stadium.
Fury has a big reach advantage and odds for him are very low, so I would look for value in some special bets.
I think this fight is just a warm up for long expected fight against Anthony Joshua, this would be much moer interesting to watch and I would again support Fury to win.

You seem sure Fury will face Joshua for a unification fight but in order for that to happen Fury must defeat Whyte and in the other fight Joshua must defeat Usyk. In my opinion it is highly unlikely a Fury vs Joshua unification fight will happen. I think a Fury vs Usyk  unification fight is more likely to happen.

[TopTort777]

The reason why Wembley Stadium will be at 94,000 tell sell out is because of Fury. I doubt Whyte on his own can generate enough interest to fill anywhere near a quarter of the crowd.
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What it a pre fight conference? Dont you happen to know, if I can watch it somewhere? Every Fury fight is a double performance, first he makes fun out of his opponent in a conference, then he defeats his opponent for the second time on the ring. I dont think that Whyte was not on the conference, because he is trying to hide his form and impress us this Saturday. With this absence, he actually already lost. He just dont wanted to mentally lose before they meet on the ring.

[inthelongrun]

At last Dillian Whyte gets his long waited title shot. But it is hard to imagine Dillian beating Fury. Dillian doesn't have the footwork, hand speed and strength to outbox and outmuscle Fury. His only chance is to knock or at least hurt the champion to change the tempo of the fight. This seems like a mission impossible for Dillian, seeing how Fury gets up a total of 4 times from one of the hardest if not the hardest puncher in heavyweight history of boxing.

Okay I am taking my bet on Tyson Fury now. Odds isn't good but I believe that Dillian Whyte doesn't have the stamina to survive Fury's fighting pace. So i'm taking that 1.82 Tyson Fury by ko/tko. 

[hilariousetc]

I agree about him not exactly having the gift of the gab, but he could have at least offered some insight or tried to do some mindgames on Fury. It was all just vanilla, but I'm guessing deep down he still doesn't really wanna promote the fight given there's nothing in it for him at this point.

Whyte waited so long for this opportunity, I worry for him that maybe he has waited too long and will go in to this fight half-hearted. He does seem fairly disinterested in the fight and the opportunity to become WBC heavyweight world champion but that could be down to him feeling he was deprived of his real share of the fight.

I dunno. I think he'll be up for it. He has to be. Going into this fight half-hearted would be a very bad idea. He knows what he needs to do and this is the biggest stage he's ever going to have so even if he doesn't win putting on a good performance will earn him some fans. It's pretty much his last chance to make an impression on the world stage and after this it's likely just bums he'll be facing unless he exceeds expectations.

In that case if it is all about finances as far as Whyte is concerned, the best scenario for him would be to defeat Fury and then have the rematch. In that way whether he wins or loses the second fight that would set him up for life but I think the chances of that happening are virtually zero.

I don't think there is a rematch clause if I recall correctly what Tyson said, but I'm sure if Whyte did win he'd be all too willing to fight Fury again. If there's no rematch clause then the ball would be in his court so he has all the power and can dictate the terms of the rematch which Fury would have no choice but to accept.

Only few days are left, and I can't wait to see Tyson Fury fighting again, and you can bet your house he will try to win this fight with a style in his country at Wembley stadium.
Fury has a big reach advantage and odds for him are very low, so I would look for value in some special bets.
I think this fight is just a warm up for long expected fight against Anthony Joshua, this would be much moer interesting to watch and I would again support Fury to win.

You seem sure Fury will face Joshua for a unification fight but in order for that to happen Fury must defeat Whyte and in the other fight Joshua must defeat Usyk. In my opinion it is highly unlikely a Fury vs Joshua unification fight will happen. I think a Fury vs Usyk  unification fight is more likely to happen.

They can still fight even if AJ doesn't have a belt. With or without any belts I still think the fight would be the biggest British boxing match of all time. Bigger than Fury/Whyte that's for sure. Of course it would be even bigger if all the belts were on the line. I don't think it's impossible that AJ can't win the belts back either. AJ knows what to expect of Usyk now so I don't think he's going to make the same mistake. My money probably would be on Usyk again but I could see it going the distance next time. The only issue is Usyk might have a rematch clause for this fight so it could end up going to  a trilogy fight like Fury/Wilder.

[molsewid]

At last Dillian Whyte gets his long waited title shot. But it is hard to imagine Dillian beating Fury. Dillian doesn't have the footwork, hand speed and strength to outbox and outmuscle Fury. His only chance is to knock or at least hurt the champion to change the tempo of the fight. This seems like a mission impossible for Dillian, seeing how Fury gets up a total of 4 times from one of the hardest if not the hardest puncher in heavyweight history of boxing.

Okay I am taking my bet on Tyson Fury now. Odds isn't good but I believe that Dillian Whyte doesn't have the stamina to survive Fury's fighting pace. So i'm taking that 1.82 Tyson Fury by ko/tko. 

This fight seems to be a challenging fight for Dillian Whyte and that only means that hurting a champion like Tyson Fury he needed to prepare for this game more than his 100 percent best and should develop his speed, footworks and strength. Whyte waited so long for this opportunity and with that being said this is also the opportunity which a challenging opportunity for him so he needs to take it seriously because his opponent is an undefeated champion..

[Boristhecat]

At last Dillian Whyte gets his long waited title shot. But it is hard to imagine Dillian beating Fury. Dillian doesn't have the footwork, hand speed and strength to outbox and outmuscle Fury. His only chance is to knock or at least hurt the champion to change the tempo of the fight. This seems like a mission impossible for Dillian, seeing how Fury gets up a total of 4 times from one of the hardest if not the hardest puncher in heavyweight history of boxing.

Okay I am taking my bet on Tyson Fury now. Odds isn't good but I believe that Dillian Whyte doesn't have the stamina to survive Fury's fighting pace. So i'm taking that 1.82 Tyson Fury by ko/tko. 

You're right, Whyte has no chance of outboxing Fury, so if someone believes in Whyte, they shouldn't bet on a simple win with 4.9 odds. It is much more profitable to bet with 6.2 odds that Whyte will win by knockout. To be honest, I'm now thinking about making such a bet - the odds seem to be profitable, the only thing that confuses me is that Fury is able to get up after a knockout and continue the fight without any problems.

[Rruchi man]

You're right, Whyte has no chance of outboxing Fury...

Very excited that i will get to see Fury fight again and so soon. We may just be witnessing his last days in the ring. Whyte although we may all see him as the underdog for this fight has some pretty good statistics coming into this fight and should not be widely underated especially by Fury himself, because that will be his first point of failure. A lot is on the line for Fury, i don't think this is a KO match, both fighters look capable to fight to the last round.

[JollyGood]

If there is no rematch clause then that will be another potential error on part of Frank Warren. The other was not having including obligations on part of Whyte to attend fight promotions.

It was not exactly a smooth face off when they met yesterday. Their teams had to be pulled apart. John Tyson nearly had a fight with a member of the Whyte team but they calmed the situation down.

In the end the boxers were not involved in trying to have a pre-fight fight. It looked they were best friends when they stood in Wembley for the photo shoot 

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I don't think there is a rematch clause if I recall correctly what Tyson said, but I'm sure if Whyte did win he'd be all too willing to fight Fury again. If there's no rematch clause then the ball would be in his court so he has all the power and can dictate the terms of the rematch which Fury would have no choice but to accept.

[aioc]

If there is no rematch clause then that will be another potential error on part of Frank Warren. The other was not having including obligations on part of Whyte to attend fight promotions.

It's indeed a big error we never know if the fight will be excited that fans will want a rematch if Whyte wins Fury will have to go to the winner of Joshua - Usyk to get another crack at Whyte, and boxers should be obligated to promote the fight the promoters spent money for the fight and they should help the fight to make a profit, that's the reason why Whyte is always absent in their conference who would promote a fighter who is not attending promotion anyway Fury is the big attraction here so I guess Whyte will have to take a back seat.

[inthelongrun]

If there is no rematch clause then that will be another potential error on part of Frank Warren. The other was not having including obligations on part of Whyte to attend fight promotions.

It's indeed a big error we never know if the fight will be excited that fans will want a rematch if Whyte wins Fury will have to go to the winner of Joshua - Usyk to get another crack at Whyte, and boxers should be obligated to promote the fight the promoters spent money for the fight and they should help the fight to make a profit, that's the reason why Whyte is always absent in their conference who would promote a fighter who is not attending promotion anyway Fury is the big attraction here so I guess Whyte will have to take a back seat.

This fight is happening not because of the normal way in staging fights where champions and superstars offer money to their challengers while demanding some fight details especially a rematch clause. But this one is different. There was no agreement reached until deadline which prompted the WBC to schedule the purse bid. Bidding for a single mandatory fight where both fighters purse are even fixed which defending champions usually take 60% to 75% depending on the sanctioning body (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO). These fixed purse splits can be advantageous when someone is fighting a superstar like in this case. Dillian Whyte was probably not satisfied by Fury's previous offers so he could easily wait until deadline of negotiations where purse bid becomes the final solution. These mandatory fights are also common reasons why some unified champions will just relinquished their belts. Lennox Lewis and Canelo for example dumped their IBF belts before.

[Welsh]

Surely, since Usyk I believe is currently in Ukraine fighting for his country, surely the most logical thing to do now would be to put that fight on the back burner, since we don't know exactly when he'll return, and set up the Fury vs Joshua fight, assuming that Fury beats Whyte on the weekend. I know Fury has said he's retiring, and for those that are taking that serious, it might just be a plan to try, and make the above happen, since we've all wanted that fight.

Usyk could actually then get the opportunity to beat Joshua on the rematch with belts in his hands. Even if I don't personally believe Fury is retiring yet, he hasn't got an awful amount of time ahead of him, at least at his peak. So, I don't see the match makers making these two fights in the next couple of years, since in boxing they're notoriously slow at it. This might be the best route for all fighters given the current circumstances.

Also, I probably won't be watching this fight, but I'm expecting Fury to win it without any issues. Probably finishes Whyte too given his age, and lack of stamina. Although, I could easily see it going to a decision win by Fury too, depends on the route he wants to take.

[KTChampions]

If there is no rematch clause then that will be another potential error on part of Frank Warren. The other was not having including obligations on part of Whyte to attend fight promotions.

It's indeed a big error we never know if the fight will be excited that fans will want a rematch if Whyte wins Fury will have to go to the winner of Joshua - Usyk to get another crack at Whyte, and boxers should be obligated to promote the fight the promoters spent money for the fight and they should help the fight to make a profit, that's the reason why Whyte is always absent in their conference who would promote a fighter who is not attending promotion anyway Fury is the big attraction here so I guess Whyte will have to take a back seat.

I don't think this is a error (if it exists at all). Firstly, the Fury team is completely confident that Fury will win the fight and we must admit that they are most likely right. Secondly, if Fury loses, then the interest in the rematch will be such (and so much money will be at stake) that Whyte will have no choice and the rematch will still take place.

[JollyGood]

Surely, since Usyk I believe is currently in Ukraine fighting for his country, surely the most logical thing to do now would be to put that fight on the back burner, since we don't know exactly when he'll return, and set up the Fury vs Joshua fight, assuming that Fury beats Whyte on the weekend.

Usyk left Ukraine to prepare for the rematch against Joshua. It is definitely going ahead, it will not be postponed.

I know Fury has said he's retiring, and for those that are taking that serious, it might just be a plan to try, and make the above happen, since we've all wanted that fight.

He probably will not retire until he unifies the belts and becomes undisputed heavyweight champion and defends the belts at least once.

Also, I probably won't be watching this fight, but I'm expecting Fury to win it without any issues. Probably finishes Whyte too given his age, and lack of stamina. Although, I could easily see it going to a decision win by Fury too, depends on the route he wants to take.

I will be watching the fight because I want to see if Fury still has the hunger to unify the belts. If Whyte loses badly then he will probably have to retire but he will have enough energy at least in the first few rounds to match Fury but overall he does not have many backing him because technically he is too inferior a boxer to Fury.

[Welsh]

Usyk left Ukraine to prepare for the rematch against Joshua. It is definitely going ahead, it will not be postponed.

Oh really? I thought the only news sources reporting on this was the Mirror, and S*n which I'll be honest I just took it lightly. If that's true, that's an interesting chain of events.

He probably will not retire until he unifies the belts and becomes undisputed heavyweight champion and defends the belts at least once.

Not sure if he'll defend the belts. He's 33 years old, they generally fight once a year at most. So, by the time this process kicks into gear, whoever the winner of the Usyk vs Joshua will be looking for a fight in 2023/2024, while Fury would have been out of action for a while by then, so would likely need another fight in between then, and now.

Although, to be honest I'm not sure I need him to defend the belt. I just want to see that one fight, we've been waiting for years.

I will be watching the fight because I want to see if Fury still has the hunger to unify the belts. If Whyte loses badly then he will probably have to retire but he will have enough energy at least in the first few rounds to match Fury but overall he does not have many backing him because technically he is too inferior a boxer to Fury.

I remembered it was in Wembley, so the timing should suit me. I'll likely watch since I won't be doing anything else at that time. Thought it was going to clash with the UFC, as that's usually the case. Whyte has power, but Fury should be able to avoid that since he's definitely a lot slower than Wilder.

[eaLiTy]

I know Fury has said he's retiring, and for those that are taking that serious, it might just be a plan to try, and make the above happen, since we've all wanted that fight.

He probably will not retire until he unifies the belts and becomes undisputed heavyweight champion and defends the belts at least once.

You never know what kind of decisions Tyson Fury is going to take, he once ended his career after becoming the champion after defeating Wladimir Klitschko who was dominating the boxing world for decades and Tyson Fury was an underdog coming into the fight and he dominated and became the champion and then he retired for good and when a person like that says he is retiring after the fight against Dillian Whyte i do not think that he is bluffing unless he feels he needs to prove something else.

[Welsh]

You never know what kind of decisions Tyson Fury is going to take, he once ended his career after becoming the champion after defeating Wladimir Klitschko who was dominating the boxing world for decades and Tyson Fury was an underdog coming into the fight and he dominated and became the champion and then he retired for good and when a person like that says he is retiring after the fight against Dillian Whyte i do not think that he is bluffing unless he feels he needs to prove something else.

Yeah, although that was because of mental health, and I think it was a good reason. I mean, the reason he fell into that slum was because he had been training for that moment for pretty much is whole life, and then he suddenly achieves it, there was no goal left for him at that point, and this happens quite frequently. I myself haven't achieved anything on scale with that, but I've had similar feelings where when you achieve something you've been building towards for a long time, once you've achieved it you lose the motivation for a short while after.

Tyson is a man that needs those constant goals. Now, that doesn't mean it'll always involve boxing, I do believe what happened to his daughter before the Wilder fight, might have changed some of his priorities, and he might just want to spend more time with his family as a result.

I'm not sure, I guess we'll find out if he's true to his word in a years time, once everything has settled. I wouldn't base any decisions or speculation on what he says after the Whyte fight.

[Maestro75]

when a person like that says he is retiring after the fight against Dillian Whyte i do not think that he is bluffing unless he feels he needs to prove something else.

If am Fury I will wait to fight Joshua after beating Dillian Whyte, then retire. He has seen it all and has made great impact in the world of boxing and should retire after these two fights. He should retire whether he loses to AJ or not, I have taken it that he will sweep past Whyte easily in tomorrow's bout.

The excitement for the fight is fever pitch. I expect Whyte to put in a good fight despite that am giving it to Fury. I watched an interview where Fury said Whyte was not Deotay Wilder, meaning he will not be expecting much of a fight that can shake him. Wilder for him was like holding a dynamite in the hand unlike a lesser effect he expects from Whyte. Any upset from the bout by Whyte will change alot of things and create new discussions in the boxing world. I wish that can happen.

[Cryptmuster]

This fight is happening not because of the normal way in staging fights where champions and superstars offer money to their challengers while demanding some fight details especially a rematch clause. But this one is different. There was no agreement reached until deadline which prompted the WBC to schedule the purse bid. Bidding for a single mandatory fight where both fighters purse are even fixed which defending champions usually take 60% to 75% depending on the sanctioning body (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO). These fixed purse splits can be advantageous when someone is fighting a superstar like in this case. Dillian Whyte was probably not satisfied by Fury's previous offers so he could easily wait until deadline of negotiations where purse bid becomes the final solution. These mandatory fights are also common reasons why some unified champions will just relinquished their belts. Lennox Lewis and Canelo for example dumped their IBF belts before.

At the press conference, White said he wanted to put on a spectacular fight with Fury, but I doubt that would be a good choice for him. When Fury provokes an opponent into an open fight, only Fury benefits from this, because he is not a convenient opponent in this state. Fury is talking about ending his career, no one wants to walk away defeated, but Fury is not an ordinary person, you cannot be completely sure that he is telling the truth.

[Welsh]

If am Fury I will wait to fight Joshua after beating Dillian Whyte, then retire. He has seen it all and has made great impact in the world of boxing and should retire after these two fights. He should retire whether he loses to AJ or not, I have taken it that he will sweep past Whyte easily in tomorrow's bout.

I'm not so sure, maybe I'm reading into it too much, but Fury didn't look himself in the press conference. He was visibly annoyed at his father butting in, and making it about him. We've seen it in the past where Fury gets complacent, and ends up giving an opportunity to his opponent. Remember the cut he received over the eye? That could have easily been stopped, and its not because he was getting beaten, it was because he was complacent. Fury steps up when he needs to step up, otherwise he cruises. Could be a similar story with Whyte, the only thing with Whyte he is capable of knocking him out.

Although, obviously I'm still backing Fury he should find this easy, but it just depends on what Fury turns up on the night.

[JollyGood]

Yes he is definitely out of the country and preparing to face Joshua. The media were having a field day when they were unsure if Usyk would leave the army and travel to make the fight happen but there is no doubt about it.

Fury vs Usyk is still a massive possibility, maybe the most likely outcome too but just imagine what would happen if Whyte beats Fury and then Joshua beats Usyk. How many people would have imagined a unification fight between those two?

Their weigh-in was a funny event with Whyte and Fury giving a lot of respect to each other. A short video is here: https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12595925/tyson-fury-wbc-heavyweight-title-holder-weighs-in-heavier-than-opponent-dillian-whyte-for-wembley-date

Usyk left Ukraine to prepare for the rematch against Joshua. It is definitely going ahead, it will not be postponed.

Oh really? I thought the only news sources reporting on this was the Mirror, and S*n which I'll be honest I just took it lightly. If that's true, that's an interesting chain of events.

[KTChampions]

Yes he is definitely out of the country and preparing to face Joshua. The media were having a field day when they were unsure if Usyk would leave the army and travel to make the fight happen but there is no doubt about it.

Fury vs Usyk is still a massive possibility, maybe the most likely outcome too but just imagine what would happen if Whyte beats Fury and then Joshua beats Usyk. How many people would have imagined a unification fight between those two?
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I don't know what has to happen in the Whyte-Fury fight for the Joshua-Whyte unification fight to get a lot of public attention. With all due respect to these boxers, they are far from being as bright as their opponents. The most insane fight will of course be Fury - Usyk. Something like that duel trial in Game of Thrones 

[JollyGood]

Wembley Stadium
23rd April 2022

Tomorrow is the day. The fight is finally going to take place at Wembley Stadium. Both Fury and Whyte will have to get past their mind games and put everything out there 

[JollyGood]

What an uppercut by Fury, he knocked out Whyte with a ferocious shot in round 6.













In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

[eaLiTy]

What an uppercut by Fury, he knocked out Whyte with a ferocious shot in round 6.

Great to see the update that Tyson Fury won the fight easily. The weakness of Dillian Whyte to the upper cut was exploited in this fight as well. Dillian Whyte lost to Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua with the same upper cut and great to hear that Tyson Fury won the fight, unfortunately i was not able to watch the fight live as it was not available in my country which was a bummer.

[JollyGood]

With the exception of the first round which was close, Fury controlled the fight throughout but that one punch was a solid one that took out Whyte.

Great to see the update that Tyson Fury won the fight easily. The weakness of Dillian Whyte to the upper cut was exploited in this fight as well. Dillian Whyte lost to Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua with the same upper cut and great to hear that Tyson Fury won the fight, unfortunately i was not able to watch the fight live as it was not available in my country which was a bummer.

[Maestro75]

The bout ended too soon. I was hoping it would drag to at least Round 10 but that was not to be. Whyte could not endure that uppercut that floored him in Round 6. I have to admit that I got nervous when I noticed how often Fury was getting distracted by constantly pulling on his shorts. Whyte nearly got him in Round 3 because of that. My take is that boxing is looking like the most lucrative sport now for athletes. If we do the calculation of the whole bout that will be less than 20 minutes of action and Whyte goes home with close to $8 million. What a business.

[Saisher]

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

[coin-investor]

The bout ended too soon. I was hoping it would drag to at least Round 10 but that was not to be. Whyte could not endure that uppercut that floored him in Round 6. I have to admit that I got nervous when I noticed how often Fury was getting distracted by constantly pulling on his shorts. Whyte nearly got him in Round 3 because of that. My take is that boxing is looking like the most lucrative sport now for athletes. If we do the calculation of the whole bout that will be less than 20 minutes of action and Whyte goes home with close to $8 million. What a business.

Whyte deserves the $8 million because he is a mandatory challenger I have seen boxers taking home millions in just a few minutes, it's better to see a short match full of action than a long one where boxers just stare and refuse to engage Fury is still great but he is going for retirement based on what I read on one article, is he really going for retirement after this fight

https://www.boxingscene.com/fury-wants-avoid-mistake-klitschko-jones-made-by-fighting-too-long--165718

[Maestro75]

Whyte deserves the $8 million because he is a mandatory challenger I have seen boxers taking home millions in just a few minutes, it's better to see a short match full of action than a long one where boxers just stare and refuse to engage Fury is still great but he is going for retirement based on what I read on one article, is he really going for retirement after this fight

https://www.boxingscene.com/fury-wants-avoid-mistake-klitschko-jones-made-by-fighting-too-long--165718

Am not saying Whyte does not deserve his pay, after all he will need medical treatment after the fight. Am saying getting paid that much as loser within a short time makes boxing lucrative. I bet you that even Whyte would know that he was no match for Fury who is the best out there now. About his retirement, am sure Usyk or AJ will tease him out of retirement if he eventually retires after this victory over Whyte. And I want that to happen because I want him to fight either AJ or Usyk.

[7788bitcoin]

Am not saying Whyte does not deserve his pay, after all he will need medical treatment after the fight. Am saying getting paid that much as loser within a short time makes boxing lucrative. I bet you that even Whyte would know that he was no match for Fury who is the best out there now. About his retirement, am sure Usyk or AJ will tease him out of retirement if he eventually retires after this victory over Whyte. And I want that to happen because I want him to fight either AJ or Usyk.

Nobody will go into a fight thinking that he is no match, the first round was indicative of that and Whyte came to fight and tried to connect big punches and hopefully Tyson Fury will stick on to two more fights before retiring, the exciting one is always Oleksandr Usyk because of his boxing skills and even though a fight with Anthony Joshua cannot be hyped like they would have if they fought earlier i would like to have that win record to Tyson Fury so that there is no challenger left unturned .

[robelneo]

About his retirement, am sure Usyk or AJ will tease him out of retirement if he eventually retires after this victory over Whyte. And I want that to happen because I want him to fight either AJ or Usyk.

The thing is he doesn't want to fight long enough to realize that he doesn't have it anymore, for boxers the last to give in is the body, the mind still wants it but the body is not reacting to what the mind is saying, if he kept his promise to retire this is actually his second retirement and may well be for good, he just wants to enjoy life and based on his words  

“So, when I walk away from boxing, I’ll be the biggest fan in the world and I’ll turn up to all the big events, but just to be a fan. I won’t be a part of it.”

Fury has his own rules he has his own style and that's what makes him great and special, so it's better for him to retire I support him he has established his legacy already and this generation will be proud to have seen Fury's great era.

[Davidvictorson]

What an uppercut by Fury, he knocked out Whyte with a ferocious shot in round 6.

Great to see the update that Tyson Fury won the fight easily. The weakness of Dillian Whyte to the upper cut was exploited in this fight as well. Dillian Whyte lost to Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua with the same upper cut and great to hear that Tyson Fury won the fight, unfortunately i was not able to watch the fight live as it was not available in my country which was a bummer.

Super happy for Fury. That uppercut was right on the button, right on the spot where you just can't walk after being hit. If ever you're looking for a KO punch, that's the place to land it, perfect. I thought he just glanced him on the side of his face but when I watched it again that was the big one, all his weight behind it too. It's a wonder how Dillian got up. Dillian always gets caught with uppercuts and Tyson set that one up perfectly, then pushed him over like a tree stump. He knew that was it, you can feel it when you connect like that he knew it was over. Totally one sided but a good effort from Whyte against a much larger and more skilful opponent.

[judeafante]

What an uppercut by Fury, he knocked out Whyte with a ferocious shot in round 6.

Great to see the update that Tyson Fury won the fight easily. The weakness of Dillian Whyte to the upper cut was exploited in this fight as well. Dillian Whyte lost to Alexander Povetkin and Anthony Joshua with the same upper cut and great to hear that Tyson Fury won the fight, unfortunately i was not able to watch the fight live as it was not available in my country which was a bummer.

Super happy for Fury. That uppercut was right on the button, right on the spot where you just can't walk after being hit. If ever you're looking for a KO punch, that's the place to land it, perfect. I thought he just glanced him on the side of his face but when I watched it again that was the big one, all his weight behind it too. It's a wonder how Dillian got up. Dillian always gets caught with uppercuts and Tyson set that one up perfectly, then pushed him over like a tree stump. He knew that was it, you can feel it when you connect like that he knew it was over. Totally one sided but a good effort from Whyte against a much larger and more skilful opponent.

Fury still has it he just needs one big opponent to deliver that big blow I have no doubt that Fury will end this via knock out although there's an announcement of retirement he is still good for another fight even if he is a heavy favorite against Usyk or Joshua I still want to see him win all the belts and then he can retire and no one will question him.

[suzanne5223]

In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

[South Park]

In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

Fury can do whatever he wants with his career but regardless of who wins the rematch of Usyk and Joshua you can be sure there is going to be a very strong push by the fans and the promoters to get an unification fight and the amount of money he will be offered to fight at least once more is going to be incredible, so I doubt he is retiring now, however if he can reject that fight despite the money and the significance such a fight could have then that will mean that his mind is definitely made and there is no one that will make him change his mind about his retirement.

[aioc]

In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

Fury can do whatever he wants with his career but regardless of who wins the rematch of Usyk and Joshua you can be sure there is going to be a very strong push by the fans and the promoters to get an unification fight and the amount of money he will be offered to fight at least once more is going to be incredible, so I doubt he is retiring now, however if he can reject that fight despite the money and the significance such a fight could have then that will mean that his mind is definitely made and there is no one that will make him change his mind about his retirement.

He tasted retirement before its quite a long one but this one, there's a possibility that he will finally retire for good he has nothing to prove anymore the other belts don't mean to him because he is the lineal champion and the lineal champion is very important because it just proved that he has beaten a worthy champion with that lineal belt.
This is the best time to retire an undefeated record and a championship belt but we really never know let's finish the Usyk - Joshua fight and see where circumstances take these fighters.

[Maestro75]

About his retirement, am sure Usyk or AJ will tease him out of retirement if he eventually retires after this victory over Whyte. And I want that to happen because I want him to fight either AJ or Usyk.

The thing is he doesn't want to fight long enough to realize that he doesn't have it anymore, for boxers the last to give in is the body, the mind still wants it but the body is not reacting to what the mind is saying

He said it that he does not want what happened to Vladimir to happen to him. He wants to exit the stage to give way to younger boxers to come up the ladder. Vladimir stayed longer and enjoyed the dominance of the ring until he got beaten, this he said he wants to avoid. But Fury is just 33 years old and Vladimir he compared himself to was 41 when he retired. I know it is his body and decision to make but am thinking 33 is too young for a champ to quit. He still looks very fit to me, except he is struggling with a health issue.

[TopTort777]

Hard to believe Fury speaks about retirement, as there are still belts he does not have I think Fury did not really felt his opponent, Whyte gave him only first competitive round probable, and then Fury completely controlled the fight. If Fury want to retire in a cool way, he must have a win over a true champion (like Usyk), or top2 in boxing organization (like AJ). Ending career after a win over top4 does not look cool to me.

[cabron]

As a boxer, you don't wanna end up losing like how Whyte lose. You don't wanna wait that day.

For a boxer who wants to leave a legacy, its best to retire undefeated which he will continue to get projects and endorsements like Floyd.
He is still young though. There was a breaking news after the fight because, Fury vs Ngannou might happen next year. Its what they were planning but could be just a exhibition which is fun for the sports these days. Boxing exhibition is a trend.

[Rruchi man]

Hard to believe Fury speaks about retirement, as there are still belts he does not have

Everyone has the right to decide when they want retirement, this is mostly influenced by the ambition or how ambitious one is. For Fury, i think he is fairly satisfied with his career so far in boxing having won a lot of championship belts, no one cam deny him the record of being one of the most successful boxers on earth.

Whyte made the win an easy one for Fury, it was expected of him to win, but not by a knockout. Whyte has a history of most of his game loses coming from uppercuts, Fury must have studied this prior to the fight and targeted Whyte for that perfect opportunity to execute his plan which he got. Whyte failed to work on his weakness and that lost him the fight.

[JollyGood]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

[FlamingFingers]

Gypsy King does the damage, even the upper cut that lead to the KO wasn't a clean one. Dillian went in and was throwing no punches nor keeping his guard up. These shorter guys need to learn how Mike Tyson beat taller guys or better yet watch better boxers like otto wallin. That guy punished Fury but fury won by points.
You can't be Shorter, with a shorter reach and yet be slower. How are you gonna hit the taller guy. undecided. Dillian did rubbish, way worse than wilder.

[robelneo]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

This win just opened a lot of opportunities for Fury there's talk about the Ngannou fight he even invited Julius in the interview plus the winner of the Usyk - Joshua will make a huge demand for Fury to break his promise, we never know but an all British fight is what British community is waiting to happen and so are the boxing fans around the world.
The Fury - Joshua has been a long wait and now there's another for that to happen if Usyk wins then he can retire but of course, if Joshua wins people are going to talk about the Fury - Joshua and tempt Fury to comeback.

[btc_angela]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

This win just opened a lot of opportunities for Fury there's talk about the Ngannou fight he even invited Julius in the interview plus the winner of the Usyk - Joshua will make a huge demand for Fury to break his promise, we never know but an all British fight is what British community is waiting to happen and so are the boxing fans around the world.
The Fury - Joshua has been a long wait and now there's another for that to happen if Usyk wins then he can retire but of course, if Joshua wins people are going to talk about the Fury - Joshua and tempt Fury to comeback.

I think the money is on Fury vs Joshua and this could be the biggest fight n British Boxing history. So for sure Fury can get out of that retirement and fight Joshua. But that is if Joshua will win against Usyk. Nevertheless, either one of them can't beat the version of Fury no matter what angle you look at it. Fury is way above this guy, in terms of power and boxing IQ.

[suzanne5223]

In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

Fury can do whatever he wants with his career but regardless of who wins the rematch of Usyk and Joshua you can be sure there is going to be a very strong push by the fans and the promoters to get an unification fight and the amount of money he will be offered to fight at least once more is going to be incredible, so I doubt he is retiring now, however if he can reject that fight despite the money and the significance such a fight could have then that will mean that his mind is definitely made and there is no one that will make him change his mind about his retirement.

He tasted retirement before its quite a long one but this one, there's a possibility that he will finally retire for good he has nothing to prove anymore the other belts don't mean to him because he is the lineal champion and the lineal champion is very important because it just proved that he has beaten a worthy champion with that lineal belt.
This is the best time to retire an undefeated record and a championship belt but we really never know let's finish the Usyk - Joshua fight and see where circumstances take these fighters.

South Park , you're right the decision is over to Fury but if you and aioc see Fury's habit when he begs Anthony Joshua to please beat Usyk you'll see that he wants the unification fight. Besides, I believe a lot of boxing enthusiasts and promoters also want to see the unification fight.
 In addition to that, a lot of people also want to see him take on Francis Ngannou the UFC heavyweight champion so I believe he still has two more fights before he retires.

[Boristhecat]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

I'm sure he'll break his promise. Maybe I'm wrong and this is exactly the case (one in a hundred) but I have heard so many such stories and seen so many departures (from the national team, from a professional career, etc.) that were only part of the return and attracting the attention of the public that I I just don't believe it.
It’s a pity that we didn’t see a competitive fight and everything ended quite early, but I hope that the Usyk-Joshua fight will follow a similar scenario and Usyk will win without any problems.

[KTChampions]

I think the money is on Fury vs Joshua and this could be the biggest fight n British Boxing history. So for sure Fury can get out of that retirement and fight Joshua. But that is if Joshua will win against Usyk. Nevertheless, either one of them can't beat the version of Fury no matter what angle you look at it. Fury is way above this guy, in terms of power and boxing IQ.

If you look at the names, yes, but in my opinion it would be a dull fight (more of a beating than a contest). Fury is Usyk + 25 kg (and an iron head that allows him to return from knockouts) so I think that given the fact that Usyk > Joshua, Fury >> Joshua. I would have looked at Usyk vs Fury with more interest, although the result is a foregone conclusion here, for obvious reasons.

[Scripture]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

There's no retirement in boxing, they can still have a fixed match later on and it happens in other boxing as well.
Fury did a great job and won the match, maybe he is still on a big hype after this and talks about his retirement. Well, on the other hand Whyte deserve the payment as well so even if he lose the match here he can still have the money as promised, this is how boxing works after all.

[7788bitcoin]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.

Tyson Fury is done with boxing and retired for good and the next fight he is interested is against the UFC champion Francis Ngannou and they are planning to do some kind of hybrid fight with small gloves and so on and they know and we know that would be a huge fight for the fight fans and hope Dana White will not interfere in between.

[Fundamentals Of]

I think the money is on Fury vs Joshua and this could be the biggest fight n British Boxing history. So for sure Fury can get out of that retirement and fight Joshua. But that is if Joshua will win against Usyk. Nevertheless, either one of them can't beat the version of Fury no matter what angle you look at it. Fury is way above this guy, in terms of power and boxing IQ.

If you look at the names, yes, but in my opinion it would be a dull fight (more of a beating than a contest). Fury is Usyk + 25 kg (and an iron head that allows him to return from knockouts) so I think that given the fact that Usyk > Joshua, Fury >> Joshua. I would have looked at Usyk vs Fury with more interest, although the result is a foregone conclusion here, for obvious reasons.

That's exactly the same thing that runs in my head. Joshua vs Fury could have been a super fight had Joshua not humiliated by Ruiz and then defeated by Usyk. Had Joshua continued his boxing career and added big victories to his credentials he could have a strongly anticipated match against Fury, but that is not the case. Joshua doesn't have a colorful professional boxing credentials and then he got defeated twice already. Fury vs Usyk is a much bigger match.

[hilariousetc]

Was quite a lacklustre fight until that uppercut came out of nowhere.

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.
 

I only get to see the highlights of the fight because of the difference in my time at the event but that huge uppercut makes all the difference I thought Whyte can manage to continue because he manage to get us but he lose his equilibrium, Fury says after the Whyte he will retire we don't know if he is going to honor his words.

The Fury's are all a bunch of contradictions. His father comes out with some wise stuff sometimes and then goes and completely contradicts himself in the next sentence.

In his victory speech he claimed it was probably his final fight. Is Fury really going to retire?

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

Don't listen to him regarding retirement. Most of that was likely just trying to sell this fight. He even brought Ngannou out and into the ring after the victory to try hype up the bout so it looks like that fight is probably going to happen next year. I'm sure he will fight the winner of Aj/Usyk as well. Maybe even both of them as AJ will struggle to win the belts back (though I don't think it's impossible). Maybe he will just look to do huge exhibition matches on his own terms but I doubt it's the last we'll see of Fury fighting. Keep an eye out if he vacates the belts or not. If he does then that will be a pretty good indicator he's done with fighting for them but is he going to walk away from the belts that easy? I'm not so sure. I think fights against Usyk/AJ will still be bigger than the Whyte fight so even if AJ doesn't have a belt if that fight comes up I'm sure he will take it again.

[yazher]

It seems he will not break his promise to his wife and he will retire but he also left the door open to a return. It is a contradiction but that is what he said in his post-fight press conference.

Tyson Fury is done with boxing and retired for good and the next fight he is interested is against the UFC champion Francis Ngannou and they are planning to do some kind of hybrid fight with small gloves and so on and they know and we know that would be a huge fight for the fight fans and hope Dana White will not interfere in between.

That Knockout win was a nice way to conclude his boxing career, congratulations to him, he really gives his very best to secure his clean 24-0 record which is one of the best records in the heavyweight division. We have already seen how other boxers struggled to keep their record clean when they are facing some strong opponents and most of them are not successful to do so but Tyson Fury is one of a kind, so retiring after this win is an unforgettable memory for the boxing fans out there.

[robelneo]

That Knockout win was a nice way to conclude his boxing career, congratulations to him, he really gives his very best to secure his clean 24-0 record which is one of the best records in the heavyweight division. We have already seen how other boxers struggled to keep their record clean when they are facing some strong opponents and most of them are not successful to do so but Tyson Fury is one of a kind, so retiring after this win is an unforgettable memory for the boxing fans out there.

I like to believe that Fury is heading for retirement but this article I read confirm my opinion that he is still a fight away from retirement and it might be against Joshua if Joshua wins his rematch against Usyk the confirmation is coming from his wife Paris
we all know that wife's always know better and she knows Fury very well than all of us.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/hearn-tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-26789021

Despite Fury's claim, his wife Paris has stated there is " no chance " he will retire after his latest win. If Joshua can win back his titles, a clash with Fury could still be on the cards according to Paris, as she admitted, "the only reason Tyson would come back would be a unification fight."

[JollyGood]

Was quite a lacklustre fight until that uppercut came out of nowhere.

True. there was not much going on until that point. Whyte was trying to probe and get closer to Fury to land punches but Fury had a game plan and that reach he has with the jab was a great weapon, it rendered the Whyte attack useless and made him look ordinary. Fury did not have to do anything spectacular because he was controlling the fight and taking energy away from Whyte and then the uppercut did the damage and won him the fight.

The Fury's are all a bunch of contradictions. His father comes out with some wise stuff sometimes and then goes and completely contradicts himself in the next sentence.

I think his wife released a statement saying he would be back in the ring again. Will he really be able to walk away knowing a unification fight could be on the cards? He will surely be tempted to go for it. because he could unify the belts then retire.

[Cnut237]

I think his wife released a statement saying he would be back in the ring again. Will he really be able to walk away knowing a unification fight could be on the cards? He will surely be tempted to go for it. because he could unify the belts then retire.

I find it hard to believe he would actually retire now. The unification fight would definitely mark a fitting end, and he would truly then have achieved everything. I can't see him passing up that chance, especially if it's against Joshua (but also if it's Usyk).

One other thing I do still find hard to believe is that Mike Tyson is not even the most successful heavyweight boxer named Tyson!

[Bitcoinbride]

I didn't have the opportunity to see all the rounds in this fight, but I saw the highlights... Fury's punch must really be very deadly for it to have made a mature and experience fighter as Whyte loose balance on his feet, if the fight was allowed to continue, it would have resulted in serious complications for him. If I were other fighters, I'll try and much as possible to avoid Fury.
 

[suzanne5223]

I also heard about his retirement plan after his fight against Whyte but I don't think he's going to retire now because he once talked about ending his boxing journey after he defeat Wilder which he didn't retire because he want to fight an opponent that worth handling over the belt to before his retirement and I am sure if Anthony Joshua defeats Usyk in their next fight Fury will like to fight him before he retires.

Don't listen to him regarding retirement. Most of that was likely just trying to sell this fight. He even brought Ngannou out and into the ring after the victory to try hype up the bout so it looks like that fight is probably going to happen next year. I'm sure he will fight the winner of Aj/Usyk as well. Maybe even both of them as AJ will struggle to win the belts back (though I don't think it's impossible). Maybe he will just look to do huge exhibition matches on his own terms but I doubt it's the last we'll see of Fury fighting. Keep an eye out if he vacates the belts or not. If he does then that will be a pretty good indicator he's done with fighting for them but is he going to walk away from the belts that easy? I'm not so sure. I think fights against Usyk/AJ will still be bigger than the Whyte fight so even if AJ doesn't have a belt if that fight comes up I'm sure he will take it again.

This is what I am saying but some people think Fury has made up his mind about retiring forever when the real picture is that he's the kind of person that always come up with the best strategy to sell his fight and has no intention of fighting Ngannou he won't have brought him out and into the ring because this will raise anther topic of him to fight Ngannou probably in his next interview. Besides, him fighting the winner of the fight between AJ and Usyk is something he doesn't want to miss before thinking about retiring.

[JollyGood]

It seems Francis Ngannou is confident he will fight Tyson Fury. He says he is 70% sure he will fight Fury in 2023

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/33807982/70-chance-my-next-opponent-tyson-fury

I find it hard to believe he would actually retire now. The unification fight would definitely mark a fitting end, and he would truly then have achieved everything. I can't see him passing up that chance, especially if it's against Joshua (but also if it's Usyk).

One other thing I do still find hard to believe is that Mike Tyson is not even the most successful heavyweight boxer named Tyson!

[Oilacris]

I didn't have the opportunity to see all the rounds in this fight, but I saw the highlights... Fury's punch must really be very deadly for it to have made a mature and experience fighter as Whyte loose balance on his feet, if the fight was allowed to continue, it would have resulted in serious complications for him. If I were other fighters, I'll try and much as possible to avoid Fury.
 

When it comes on being technical and being hard puncher then i dont really have doubts for Fury..Its normal for referee to make out some decisions as safe as possible for every fighter.

They wont really be that dumb on letting a fight continue if they do see there's high chance on bigger injuries if it would  be pushed further.

You could really see the reach do really make out some advantage i would say but the power difference is really that noticeable.

[dunfida]

Its normal for referee to make out some decisions as safe as possible for every fighter.

Obviously Whyte had wobble out when he stands and the referee starts to count but he outbalanced which does indicate that he can't really fight anymore and it was just a good call on saving up his career
rather than on damaging more his brain cells due to punch impact.Some people had been complaining  about that push was illegal and shouldn't really be done but i would say that
push was just right to save up himself for more damage and lets see on how this complaint would actually goes far.

[Welsh]

Do boxers always have some sort of excuse after a fight? I don't recall this a few years ago, but it seems recently boxers will say anything when they've lost. Wilder, and now Whyte claiming their opponent cheated. Quite frankly, while you might argue the push was illegal, I didn't think it was much in it. Whyte already looked buzzed, and sort of leaned into Fury, very likely a natural reaction to get space, which you see quite a few times in every fight. The reason he went down is because he was so hurt.

Also, I've looked at the replays, and it doesn't appear to show Whyte hitting the back of his head on the canvas after the punch like he claims. While, it might be a little more believable than Wilder's excuses, I don't think there's any real substance behind it.

I'm also convinced that we will see Fury in the ring again, even if it's against Ngannou. Although, the Joshua fight will likely come knocking, for very big money.

[JollyGood]

I am not sure if we will see Fury in a boxing fight again though a hybrid or UFC fight with Ngannou is more probable.

For Fury to fight Joshua there have to be belts on the line otherwise it serves Fury no purpose just for bragging rights. Fury must come out of retirement to fight again and he probably would only do it for a unification fight.

Will Joshua be able to defeat Usyk? I think Usyk will beat Joshua again.

I'm also convinced that we will see Fury in the ring again, even if it's against Ngannou. Although, the Joshua fight will likely come knocking, for very big money.

[TopTort777]

It seems Francis Ngannou is confident he will fight Tyson Fury. He says he is 70% sure he will fight Fury in 2023

Only if he did not sign new contract with UFC.

Ngannou is UFC heavyweight champion right now, with ended contract. If he signs new contract, Dana White wont let him have a boxing match (or other fighters will start a boycott, asking for a raise).

If he does not sign a new contract and fight Tyson Fury, he would earn a lot, but once and he most probably be banned in UFC. Where he would fight next then? Bellator? There are not fighters in heavyweight that can compete with him. Do boxing? It will hard for 35 y.o to start a boxing career on a high level. He will get a title fight in heavyweight at the age of... 40 ? He wont get tops at very beginning. But fighting against punching bags wont bring him good money.

So it is a huge dilemma for Ngannou. Either to continue earning 500k-1kk, or have one huge fight, that might end his career.

[Welsh]

For Fury to fight Joshua there have to be belts on the line otherwise it serves Fury no purpose just for bragging rights. Fury must come out of retirement to fight again and he probably would only do it for a unification fight.

Will Joshua be able to defeat Usyk? I think Usyk will beat Joshua again.

Despite what Fury might say about legacy, I believe he cares about it more than he would lead you to believe. If he gets offered that Joshua fight with or without the belts, I think he'll take it.

Usyk beats Joshua, unless Joshua wakes up, and goes back to what made him, i.e adopt the more risker brawling type style, ever since he got clipped by Ruiz in their first fight he has been reluctant to get into those exchanges, which ultimately has negatively effected him as a boxer. Joshua isn't highly technical, and I'm not sure why he would pretend to be.

There's a path to beating Usyk, but I'm afraid it has to be via knockout. There isn't any other way for Joshua. Fury on the other hand could knock him out or very well just out point him. Joshua doesn't have that in his locker.

[hilariousetc]

Despite what Fury might say about legacy, I believe he cares about it more than he would lead you to believe. If he gets offered that Joshua fight with or without the belts, I think he'll take it.

He would 100% take it. Both his dad and wife have said that he would within the last few days. He will care about legacy. What boxer doesn't? He's undefeated but with every fight you risk losing that status and once it's gone it's gone. There's going to be so much money on the line to fight Usyk and AJ that I'm sure it's a risk he's willing to take. I think he wins both fights though.

There's a path to beating Usyk, but I'm afraid it has to be via knockout. There isn't any other way for Joshua. Fury on the other hand could knock him out or very well just out point him. Joshua doesn't have that in his locker.

I think AJ either has to go for the knockout or win it on points. I can't see either happening though. I'm sure AJ will be taking this fight very seriously though as he knows he needs to change things around if he wants the big fights after this.

It seems Francis Ngannou is confident he will fight Tyson Fury. He says he is 70% sure he will fight Fury in 2023

Only if he did not sign new contract with UFC.

Ngannou is UFC heavyweight champion right now, with ended contract. If he signs new contract, Dana White wont let him have a boxing match (or other fighters will start a boycott, asking for a raise).

He's said he won't be signing anything that doesn't allow him to box as well. He did a good interview with True Geordie recently that is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJ-w3sSG58

He seems to be being very reasonable. He's happy to re-sign with the UFC and even do a cross promo event with them for the Fury fight but he has to be allowed to do the Fury fight. If Dana can let Connor do it then he should be able to do it with Francis. Why would he contonie fighting in the UFC for 500k a fight when he get get multiple millions for a boxing match. Francis also explained how he lost a 1 million dollar sponsorship deal with Coinbase because UFC took the Crypto.com deal. Not letting fighters have their own sponsorships like that really stiffs them out of a lot of money. In fact, for the big fighters most of their revenue comes from sponsorships. The UFC is going to end up shooting itself in the foot if they don't compromise a little and start paying fighters what they're worth as the big names will just bounce and leave the organisation as soon as they can.

[TopTort777]

He's said he won't be signing anything that doesn't allow him to box as well. He did a good interview with True Geordie recently that is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJ-w3sSG58

He seems to be being very reasonable. He's happy to re-sign with the UFC and even do a cross promo event with them for the Fury fight but he has to be allowed to do the Fury fight. If Dana can let Connor do it then he should be able to do it with Francis. Why would he contonie fighting in the UFC for 500k a fight when he get get multiple millions for a boxing match. Francis also explained how he lost a 1 million dollar sponsorship deal with Coinbase because UFC took the Crypto.com deal. Not letting fighters have their own sponsorships like that really stiffs them out of a lot of money. In fact, for the big fighters most of their revenue comes from sponsorships. The UFC is going to end up shooting itself in the foot if they don't compromise a little and start paying fighters what they're worth as the big names will just bounce and leave the organisation as soon as they can.

I dont know real story behind McGregor boxing fight and UFC, but I know that UFC usually sign 3 fight contract with their fighters. Of course Conor is an exception, but if we look on stats, he had 9 fights (third contract possibly ended), left his belt and went boxing Floyd.

Ngannou can do the same, leave his belt to Cyril Gane, fight Fury and try to get back.

Btw, I think Dana let Conor have that boxing fight, because Conor advanced UFC to a next level, made it earn millions and billions. Ngannou so far is just a heavyweight that knocks out cold. Btw, Ngannou is not the most scary heavyweight in UFC, Derrick Lewis has 21 KO in his record. He is more dangerous right now

[Coin_trader]

He's said he won't be signing anything that doesn't allow him to box as well. He did a good interview with True Geordie recently that is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezJ-w3sSG58

He seems to be being very reasonable. He's happy to re-sign with the UFC and even do a cross promo event with them for the Fury fight but he has to be allowed to do the Fury fight. If Dana can let Connor do it then he should be able to do it with Francis. Why would he contonie fighting in the UFC for 500k a fight when he get get multiple millions for a boxing match. Francis also explained how he lost a 1 million dollar sponsorship deal with Coinbase because UFC took the Crypto.com deal. Not letting fighters have their own sponsorships like that really stiffs them out of a lot of money. In fact, for the big fighters most of their revenue comes from sponsorships. The UFC is going to end up shooting itself in the foot if they don't compromise a little and start paying fighters what they're worth as the big names will just bounce and leave the organisation as soon as they can.

I dont know real story behind McGregor boxing fight and UFC, but I know that UFC usually sign 3 fight contract with their fighters. Of course Conor is an exception, but if we look on stats, he had 9 fights (third contract possibly ended), left his belt and went boxing Floyd.

Ngannou can do the same, leave his belt to Cyril Gane, fight Fury and try to get back.

Btw, I think Dana let Conor have that boxing fight, because Conor advanced UFC to a next level, made it earn millions and billions. Ngannou so far is just a heavyweight that knocks out cold. Btw, Ngannou is not the most scary heavyweight in UFC, Derrick Lewis has 21 KO in his record. He is more dangerous right now

Derrick Lewis already has bad record including his KO loss to Tai Tuivasa last February. I doubt that he can be categorized as more dangerous than the reigning Champ on heavyweight division. UFC turning to Boxing and Vice versa is bullshit imho because they are just looking for money by doing this plus some ego that they dominate both sports. I never saw a successful fighter that fight on different sports that he was supposed to do except for Brock Lesnar which is very successful on his early stage of his career in UFC.

[JollyGood]

Despite what Fury might say about legacy, I believe he cares about it more than he would lead you to believe. If he gets offered that Joshua fight with or without the belts, I think he'll take it.

As far as Fury is concerned, how would taking that fight and winning it improve his legacy?

Usyk beats Joshua, unless Joshua wakes up, and goes back to what made him, i.e adopt the more risker brawling type style, ever since he got clipped by Ruiz in their first fight he has been reluctant to get into those exchanges, which ultimately has negatively effected him as a boxer. Joshua isn't highly technical, and I'm not sure why he would pretend to be.

I noticed that too. In the Ruiz II fight and against Pulev then Usyk, it seemed as though Joshua was not wanting to either unleash massive punches (hit or miss) or get in to those close fighting positions. He may have won the rematch against Ruiz but he still seems to be affected by what happened.

There's a path to beating Usyk, but I'm afraid it has to be via knockout. There isn't any other way for Joshua. Fury on the other hand could knock him out or very well just out point him. Joshua doesn't have that in his locker.

You are right, Joshua will probably not beat Usyk on a points decision and he does not have what Fury can do which is win by knockout or a points decision. When it comes to Joshua, even if he is in the best pre-Ruiz loss shape of his career he will not be able to defeat Usyk as long as Usyk is mentally focused on the fight and that is because Usyk is technically far too good for Joshua.

[Welsh]

He would 100% take it. Both his dad and wife have said that he would within the last few days. He will care about legacy. What boxer doesn't? He's undefeated but with every fight you risk losing that status and once it's gone it's gone. There's going to be so much money on the line to fight Usyk and AJ that I'm sure it's a risk he's willing to take. I think he wins both fights though.

I think Fury wins both, and to be honest I'd like to see it just so we could settle the debate, as there are definitely those that believe Usyk is the better boxer, which he might be, but he has to prove it, beating Joshua who arguably isn't at his best, isn't saying a lot. I'm not saying that Joshua is a easy fight these days or he's past it, I just believe Ruiz really did dent his sort of invincible attitude.

I don't see Joshua beating Usyk on points, for me the only route to victory for him is either knock out or technical knock out, since I don't see him outboxing Usyk, just as I don't see him out boxing Fury. Whatever the result of the fight, I'd still like to see Fury fight both. Both come with their different problems, but Joshua can knockout anyone, and that is at least more exciting to me than the Usyk fight.

[Maestro75]

Gypsy King does the damage, even the upper cut that lead to the KO wasn't a clean one. Dillian went in and was throwing no punches nor keeping his guard up. These shorter guys need to learn how Mike Tyson beat taller guys or better yet watch better boxers like otto wallin. That guy punished Fury but fury won by points.
You can't be Shorter, with a shorter reach and yet be slower. How are you gonna hit the taller guy. undecided. Dillian did rubbish, way worse than wilder.

After Fury's defeat of Whyte I went back to search some of Fury's fights and how he performed in them. Otto Wallin gave Fury a big challenge as I watched his fight https://youtu.be/eh15wZ2zEic. I loved it that someone could draw blood from him. Not even like Wallin is a tall guy. Why are these boxers who are not as tall or big as Fury not fighting him from the inside since they know his reach is longer than theirs? They should learn from that fight and adjust their tactics.

[JollyGood]

Here is a SKYSPORTS report about Fury keeping his options open on returning the WWE.




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I dont know real story behind McGregor boxing fight and UFC, but I know that UFC usually sign 3 fight contract with their fighters. Of course Conor is an exception, but if we look on stats, he had 9 fights (third contract possibly ended), left his belt and went boxing Floyd.

Ngannou can do the same, leave his belt to Cyril Gane, fight Fury and try to get back.

Conor McGregor was at the top of UFC winning his second belt when Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather started hyping up the match up and even during that period Dana White was not interested in making that match up but since the hype was that high that every Conor McGregor fans started to believe that he could defeat Floyd Mayweather and that is how the match up was made.

Conor McGregor did not plan on defending any of his belts and he was still the champion when he faced Floyd Mayweather.

Btw, I think Dana let Conor have that boxing fight, because Conor advanced UFC to a next level, made it earn millions and billions. Ngannou so far is just a heavyweight that knocks out cold. Btw, Ngannou is not the most scary heavyweight in UFC, Derrick Lewis has 21 KO in his record. He is more dangerous right now

Francis Ngannou is a scary knockout fighter and he could knockout anyone if he is able to connect but for him to think that he could connect a punch to probably one of the greatest boxer is just a dream.

[Lanatsa]

Gypsy King does the damage, even the upper cut that lead to the KO wasn't a clean one. Dillian went in and was throwing no punches nor keeping his guard up. These shorter guys need to learn how Mike Tyson beat taller guys or better yet watch better boxers like otto wallin. That guy punished Fury but fury won by points.
You can't be Shorter, with a shorter reach and yet be slower. How are you gonna hit the taller guy. undecided. Dillian did rubbish, way worse than wilder.

After Fury's defeat of Whyte I went back to search some of Fury's fights and how he performed in them. Otto Wallin gave Fury a big challenge as I watched his fight https://youtu.be/eh15wZ2zEic. I loved it that someone could draw blood from him. Not even like Wallin is a tall guy. Why are these boxers who are not as tall or big as Fury not fighting him from the inside since they know his reach is longer than theirs? They should learn from that fight and adjust their tactics.

Easy to say on doing with in-fighting against Fury which you see that Fury is good when it comes on making out adjustments.If he do sense about in-fighting stance on which obviously he would really be having

disadvantage then he do easily skips out and then try to make out some space to have some good countering and throwing off solid punches making use of reach advantage.

If it were easy to penetrate the defense then his opponent would definitely be doing this but we are seeing the different thing.

[Maestro75]

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If it were easy to penetrate the defense then his opponent would definitely be doing this but we are seeing the different thing.

Am not saying Fury is not a great boxer. Am only saying that he could easily be beaten. Any boxer who is very fast with his hands and has great leg work and can fight from the inside can cause a serious problem for Fury. Did you watch that YouTube video of his fight with Otto Wallin? If you did not, pls watch it and see how Wallin troubled him. Or you think if Fury had fought Mike Tyson at his prime he would not have been beaten?

[hilariousetc]

Despite what Fury might say about legacy, I believe he cares about it more than he would lead you to believe. If he gets offered that Joshua fight with or without the belts, I think he'll take it.

As far as Fury is concerned, how would taking that fight and winning it improve his legacy?

Well if he beats more people he's only going to cement his legacy. I think walking away now is a bit of a cop out when there's still a good few fighters he hasn't fought. Usyk would probably be the trickiest for him but if he beats him and unifies all the belts that's another huge career milestone. He could then walk away and vacate having nothing else left to prove. With or without the belts the AJ match it still the fight Brits want to see. It would be even better with the belts though.

Btw, I think Dana let Conor have that boxing fight, because Conor advanced UFC to a next level, made it earn millions and billions. Ngannou so far is just a heavyweight that knocks out cold. Btw, Ngannou is not the most scary heavyweight in UFC, Derrick Lewis has 21 KO in his record. He is more dangerous right now

I think Ngannou is by far the biggest hitter in the UFC and he's surely got to be one of the biggest draws outside of McGregor as well so the cross promo fight with Fury makes a lot of sense to me. Maybe Ngannou should rematch the Derrick Lewis fight at some point as that was one of the worst UFC fighters ever with both fighters failing to commit. Hardly any punches were thrown let alone landed.

He would 100% take it. Both his dad and wife have said that he would within the last few days. He will care about legacy. What boxer doesn't? He's undefeated but with every fight you risk losing that status and once it's gone it's gone. There's going to be so much money on the line to fight Usyk and AJ that I'm sure it's a risk he's willing to take. I think he wins both fights though.

I think Fury wins both, and to be honest I'd like to see it just so we could settle the debate, as there are definitely those that believe Usyk is the better boxer, which he might be, but he has to prove it, beating Joshua who arguably isn't at his best, isn't saying a lot. I'm not saying that Joshua is a easy fight these days or he's past it, I just believe Ruiz really did dent his sort of invincible attitude.

I don't see Joshua beating Usyk on points, for me the only route to victory for him is either knock out or technical knock out, since I don't see him outboxing Usyk, just as I don't see him out boxing Fury. Whatever the result of the fight, I'd still like to see Fury fight both. Both come with their different problems, but Joshua can knockout anyone, and that is at least more exciting to me than the Usyk fight.

I agree. I want to see him fight Aj/Usyk (or both)) and then Ngannou. I think he wins them all. I don't think it's out of the question for AJ to win the belts back somehow but the odds are stacked against him. Hopefully he's working on changing his game plan for the rematch as he's going to have to do something different.

Here is a SKYSPORTS report about Fury keeping his options open on returning the WWE.

Fuck wrestling. It's cringe AF. Doing stuff like that makes me disbelieve him when he says he doesn't care about money because he's only doing that for the money and he isn't going to agree to a storyline that he loses or makes him look bad.

[South Park]

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If it were easy to penetrate the defense then his opponent would definitely be doing this but we are seeing the different thing.

Am not saying Fury is not a great boxer. Am only saying that he could easily be beaten. Any boxer who is very fast with his hands and has great leg work and can fight from the inside can cause a serious problem for Fury. Did you watch that YouTube video of his fight with Otto Wallin? If you did not, pls watch it and see how Wallin troubled him. Or you think if Fury had fought Mike Tyson at his prime he would not have been beaten?

What happens is that adjusting your fighting style is not something easy to do at all, most boxers choose a style and then they stick to it and they try to master it instead of becoming more flexible and using different fighting styles, and even Tyson had problems with his own style when his trainer and adoptive father Cus D’Amato died, he fired his trainer Rooney and trainers that did not knew how to train him on his style were hired, do I think prime Tyson would beat prime Fury? Yes, but prime Tyson is one of the best boxers we have ever seen.

[JollyGood]

As far as Fury is concerned, how would taking that fight and winning it improve his legacy?

Well if he beats more people he's only going to cement his legacy. I think walking away now is a bit of a cop out when there's still a good few fighters he hasn't fought. Usyk would probably be the trickiest for him but if he beats him and unifies all the belts that's another huge career milestone. He could then walk away and vacate having nothing else left to prove. With or without the belts the AJ match it still the fight Brits want to see. It would be even better with the belts though.

I think the opposite. For me, Fury does not have to beat Joshua for the sake of his legacy.

With the belts, Joshua needs Fury both a big massive pay day and the opportunity to get hold of his belts. If he wins he will brag about it and if he gets beaten he will play it the same way he did when he was beaten by Ruiz and Usyk. Without the belts, Joshua would not want to get in to the ring with Fury because he knows he will face another defeat.

Keeping these opinions aside, what do you think the outcome of a Fury vs Joshua fight will be?

[Lanatsa]

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If it were easy to penetrate the defense then his opponent would definitely be doing this but we are seeing the different thing.

Am not saying Fury is not a great boxer. Am only saying that he could easily be beaten. Any boxer who is very fast with his hands and has great leg work and can fight from the inside can cause a serious problem for Fury. Did you watch that YouTube video of his fight with Otto Wallin? If you did not, pls watch it and see how Wallin troubled him. Or you think if Fury had fought Mike Tyson at his prime he would not have been beaten?

What happens is that adjusting your fighting style is not something easy to do at all, most boxers choose a style and then they stick to it and they try to master it instead of becoming more flexible and using different fighting styles, and even Tyson had problems with his own style when his trainer and adoptive father Cus D’Amato died, he fired his trainer Rooney and trainers that did not knew how to train him on his style were hired, do I think prime Tyson would beat prime Fury? Yes, but prime Tyson is one of the best boxers we have ever seen.

To be versatile wont really be that bad as a fighter or boxer since you could really make out some adjustments if you do really want to but its true that its hard on adjusting into something which you arent really get
used to and since each fighter does have its own style then your mind could say about specific strategy or technicality but your body wont really be getting used to on such change of action.
I've seen that Wallin vs fight which you do actually have the point that being more faster would be significant on beating up Fury but of course it wont be that simple.

[hilariousetc]

As far as Fury is concerned, how would taking that fight and winning it improve his legacy?

Well if he beats more people he's only going to cement his legacy. I think walking away now is a bit of a cop out when there's still a good few fighters he hasn't fought. Usyk would probably be the trickiest for him but if he beats him and unifies all the belts that's another huge career milestone. He could then walk away and vacate having nothing else left to prove. With or without the belts the AJ match it still the fight Brits want to see. It would be even better with the belts though.

I think the opposite. For me, Fury does not have to beat Joshua for the sake of his legacy.

With the belts, Joshua needs Fury both a big massive pay day and the opportunity to get hold of his belts. If he wins he will brag about it and if he gets beaten he will play it the same way he did when he was beaten by Ruiz and Usyk. Without the belts, Joshua would not want to get in to the ring with Fury because he knows he will face another defeat.

Keeping these opinions aside, what do you think the outcome of a Fury vs Joshua fight will be?

He doesn't have to, but I think a big complaint boxing fans tend to have is that a lot of the big fights that people want to see never end up happening, or they don't happen in their prime. Undefeated fighters often will duck fights for obvious reasons of not wanting to potentially lose their record, or disputes over money mean the contracts never get signed as both parties want bigger cuts. People have been wanting the AJ/Fury fight for probably near a decade. I don't think for one second Fury would duck that fight, but it's easier to walk away undefeated. When there's still people like Usyk to beat I can't see why he'd walk away. I think Fury beats both AJ and Usyk, though Usyk would be more difficult. I could see that fight going the distance. I just feel like Fury still is at his peak and has a good few years left in him before he walks away and doing so now when there's still good fights to be made is disappointing and he's walking away from the chance to cement his legacy further. I'm almost certain that even if Fury steps away from boxing for a number of years he'll just end up doing what most boxers do and end up doing exhibition matches way past their prime just for the money. Fight Usyk and/or AJ, do the blockbuster fight with Ngannou and then call it quits. I'd much rather see that happen than a 40/50 year old Tyson box and 40/50 year old AJ cos they're desperate for some cash.

[JollyGood]

He doesn't have to, but I think a big complaint boxing fans tend to have is that a lot of the big fights that people want to see never end up happening, or they don't happen in their prime. Undefeated fighters often will duck fights for obvious reasons of not wanting to potentially lose their record, or disputes over money mean the contracts never get signed as both parties want bigger cuts. People have been wanting the AJ/Fury fight for probably near a decade. I don't think for one second Fury would duck that fight, but it's easier to walk away undefeated. When there's still people like Usyk to beat I can't see why he'd walk away. I think Fury beats both AJ and Usyk, though Usyk would be more difficult. I could see that fight going the distance.

I also think Fury would beat Joshua and Usyk but if only one of them has the belts for a unification fight why would be bother fighting the other? Seriously, if Fury has a unification fight with Usyk and wins, why would he fight a belt-less Joshua while himself risking all of the unified belts? It would not mean ducking one or the other but if there is no desperation on his part Fury should not bother.

If Joshua defeats Usyk then that all British unification fight will be a much anticipated encounter but  a legacy fight between the two with neither having belts on the line would not have the same impact as it would have done when they first had the opportunity to fight a long time ago.

I just feel like Fury still is at his peak and has a good few years left in him before he walks away and doing so now when there's still good fights to be made is disappointing and he's walking away from the chance to cement his legacy further. I'm almost certain that even if Fury steps away from boxing for a number of years he'll just end up doing what most boxers do and end up doing exhibition matches way past their prime just for the money. Fight Usyk and/or AJ, do the blockbuster fight with Ngannou and then call it quits. I'd much rather see that happen than a 40/50 year old Tyson box and 40/50 year old AJ cos they're desperate for some cash.

I understand what you wrote about exhibition fights. I would not want Joshua or Fury get in the ring in their 50s  

If Fury gets back in the ring, the easy part would be to fight the winner of the Usyk vs Joshua fight for a unification bout but the dilemma for him would be fighting the loser of that fight and offering them another chance.

Having said that Fury has maintained on Twitter just today that he is done with boxing therefore any unification or legacy cementing fight is probably never going to happen.

Fury said: "I am very happy and contented to be retired. It's been a long time coming and I am so much enjoying my retirement": SKYSPORTS

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Having said that Fury has maintained on Twitter just today that he is done with boxing therefore any unification or legacy cementing fight is probably never going to happen.

Fury said: "I am very happy and contented to be retired. It's been a long time coming and I am so much enjoying my retirement": SKYSPORTS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/61804428

The 33-year-old suggested he would retire after knocking out Dillian Whyte in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley in April to retain his title.

But on Tuesday he said he was planning for "something big" to happen.

"We've exciting news coming," he said.

Asked in an interview with Queensberry Promotions

if he would be seen in the ring again at some point in the future, Fury added: "100%. Just like in the movie when Jerry Maguire shouted 'Show Me The Money!'."

Fury's promoter Frank Warren said he had recently been in discussions with the British boxer about a return to fighting.

While Fury says a fight against Usyk or Joshua is not in his immediate plans, he has not ruled it out at a future date.

Fury is unbeaten in 33 bouts and retirement would mean he would miss out on an opportunity to fight for the undisputed crown, and with it a chance to cement his status as Britain's greatest ever heavyweight.

Usyk currently holds the other four world heavyweight belts and he is set to defend those titles against Joshua at some point this year.

Once that fight is done, Fury suggested a bout against the winner could be possible but that it would take a lot of money to tempt him to take it on.

"What I would say to the people who want this fight to happen is: you better have a big cheque book," he said.

"Because to bring the big GK out of retirement to redeem this country - yet again - it's going to cost.

"I am a prize fighter and I do fight for prizes, but it is going to cost if you want me to do a mission on this middleweight and show what a real heavyweight does to them.

"And that will be expensive, they will need deep pockets and then we can talk."

It seems there's something brewing in the Fury camp given what he's been saying the past couple of days and he's been doing a lot of media. His next fight might only be an exhibition but as I said before, this retirement talk is almost certainly just part of Fury's game plan to squeeze as much possible money out of his next fight. He's "retired", but not if someone offers him half a billion which is pretty much what he said recently. Of course getting that sort of money almost certainly won't happen but I'm sure he's willing to negotiate. Start high and see what the best offers are. I think it's safe to assume that we will likely see Tyson fighting again. There's going to be far too much money on the line for a unification fight for all the belts. Probably not anywhere near 500k but he will end up with at least 100k minimum, maybe even double that if he wins. I don't think either Usyk or AJ will trouble him too much either so I think it will be a silly move to walk away from all the belts especially when there's not much risk on the line and that fight will be by far his biggest payday.