Tyson Fury: Dillian Whyte is as dangerous as Anthony Joshua
Tyson Fury feels that Dillian Whyte presents just as much danger to him on Saturday night as the knockout artist Anthony Joshua would, and he’s taking him seriously to ensure he doesn’t get hit with his left hook.
Fury (31-0-1, 22 KO) and Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) met earlier today for their final press conference ahead of Saturday’s match in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
The face-off was marred by John Fury getting involved and exchanging words with Dillian. It’s unclear what John said to Whyte, but he looked like he was worked up to a rage.
You can credit Dillian and Fury for doing an excellent job of settling down the crowd because they were riled up by John’s theatrics.
Once John and the rest of the personnel on the stage were moved back out of the way, Fury and Whyte stood for their face-off while the media snapped photos & filmed the two combatants.
Fury admitted that he’s concerned with getting hit by Whyte’s left hook, as it’s the type of shot that is powerful enough to put him down.
Thus far, Fury has been lucky to get up from heavy knockdowns during his career at the hands of Deontay Wilder [x4] and Steve Cunningham, but he might run out of luck against Whyte.
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What makes Dillian so dangerous is his ability to finish off his hurt opposition. Unlike Deontay, Whyte’s punch accuracy is deadly once he has his prey hurt, which is why Fury will need to be on the alert when Dillian is throwing his left.
“The only thing I can be is the best that I’ll be on Saturday night and God willing, I’ll be the best on the night,” said Tyson Fury to talkSPORT in talking about his title defence against Dillian Whyte on Saturday.
“Win, lose or draw, you’re going to see a hell of a fight,” said Fury. “For me, the jeopardy is not feeling good on the night because it can happen.
“The other jeopardy is walking onto a big left hook from Dillian Whyte that he possesses that would probably knock over a bull. He has a real left hook on him that would knock out anybody.
“I think he’s a very dangerous fighter. He’s just as dangerous as the Joshuas of the world and definitely Usyk and everyone else. He’s not to be underestimated and taken lightly, that’s for sure.
“Let’s be real; he doesn’t have the Tyson Fury boxing skills. He doesn’t have the 6’9” frame or the ability to move like a middleweight. The one thing he does have is the heavyweight KO power, which I have also.
“So if I’m daft enough to get caught by a big left hook, then good riddance, he knocked me out, fair play. It’s a 10-to-1 shot that he’s going to knock me out with that left hook. That’s probably the odds,” said Fury.
