DILLIAN WHYTE claims Dereck Chisora is โunrealisticโ even as rumours of their rematch being made gather apace.
Whyte and Chisora competed in a fight of the year contender in December 2016 at the Manchester Arena where the โBody Snatcherโ walked home with a split-decision win.
The two could be set to meet once again, however, both heavyweights admitted a rematch hasnโt yet been agreed.
Chisora said, โI spoke to Eddie [Hearn, his promoter] and I said to him once you finishing dealing with the AJ fight and the promotion weโll get together, weโll sit down and weโll discuss.
โThatโs the idea, but we havenโt spoke for about two weeks and when we do know, everyone else will know.
โItโs a fight everybody wants to watch, and weโll blow everyone out the water, anyone whoโs putting on a show that day, theyโre not going to get any recognition.โ
Whyte, who has beaten, Malcolm Tann, Robert Helenius, Lucas Browne, and Joseph Parker since his December triumph against Chisora, claimed โDel Boyโ is unrealistic.
โI donโt know at the minute, itโs all up in the air,โ Whyte said commenting on the status of the proposed rematch.
โDereck Chisora is unrealistic and he needs to go and sit down and have a talk with himself and think if he really needs this fight or not.โ
Whyte, the current WBC Silver champion, has been named as a contender to fight Anthony Joshua in April, as the unified champion penned a two-fight deal that will see him fight consecutively at Wembley Stadium.
With Whyte seemingly so close to a world title fight, does the Brixton puncher see the prospect of facing Chisora beforehand as a risk?
โEvery fight is a big risk for me, all of these fights are a big risk,โ Whyte claimed.
โI donโt care if itโs dangerous or not Iโm not that type of guy to just sit back. I take chances. Iโve done that my whole career and Iโm not going to stop now.โ
While Whyte might consider Chisora is a risky fight, โDel Boyโ doesnโt agree his rival can be considered close to getting a shot at the world heavyweight title.
โHow close is he?โ Chisora said on Whyteโs chances of fighting for the world title.
โYou have to understand not everything is written and set in stone. AJ might end up fighting Deontay Wilder next year, then that leaves Dillian Whyte out of the mix for another year, so how close is he? Nobodyโs close until you sign contract.โ
The two competed in a tremendous heavyweight fight where the decision was razor thin but Whyte, rather than wanting to win in a more convincing fashion, claimed he wants a rematch for โpersonalโ reasons.
โCanelo beat โTriple Gโ by a close margin and he wonโt feel like that, a win’s a win,โ Whyte said.
โI do want to fight him again, to beat him up and knock him out. I believe Iโll knock him out this time, I believe Iโve acquired enough experience and enough knowledge to know what to do to stop him this time and I believe I will stop him this time.
โThatโs the only reason, I donโt need to fight him for money or anything else. Itโs a personal score I need to settle with him.โ