Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury has once again launched a verbal offensive. The WBC champion now etched against his upcoming opponent Dillian Whyte.
Tyson Fury never misses an opportunity to dish out against his fellow heavyweights. Before the self-proclaimed “Gypsy King” can get into the ring, he verbally shoots at the other big boxers in the biz.
Above all, his upcoming opponent Dillian Whyte can listen to a lot these days. The WBC fight is expected to take place on April 23 after weeks of negotiations. Whyte is said to be taking £6m (about €7.1m) and £9m (€10.7m) if they win.
“I will bring him a lot of money, more than he could have earned in a million lives,” said Fury now about his old sparring partner at one promo appointment. “He should admire me and I have respect for him as my WBC mandatory challenger.” The 33-year-old also: “It’s like this idiot won the lottery.”
The purse is split 80/20, so it’s Tyson Fury who’s cashing in on the fight ahead. “Nobody expected that, it’s fantastic,” said the boxer about the outcome of the negotiations. It shouldn’t be many days before the final confirmation that the fight is going on.
In terms of sport, Fury attaches little importance to the fight against Whyte – another tip against his challenger. Defeating Whyte would only rank him sixth in the ranking of his best fights.
First place for Fury is the recent success against Deontay Wilder, followed directly by the win against Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. Dereck Chisora (214), Otto Wallin (2019) and Steve Cunningham (2013) would rank ahead of Whyte.