DILLIAN WHYTE has slammed Tyson Furyโs choice of opponent for his comeback fight in Manchester tonight.
Ofย Sefer Seferi, says Whyte, โThatโs garbage. I understand heโs been out for a while and I understand he needs to make a comeback. But thatโs garbage. He could have fought the likes of Joey Abell. Thereโs better guys than that he could have fought. Thereโs guys that will give him a better challenge than Sefer Seferi. Thatโs a piss take to boxing fans. Thereโs better guys he could have fought. Thereโs gatekeepers and journeymen thatโs better. Fight a heavyweight. He doesnโt even need to be a dangerous guy, just look the part. Why have you got to fight an old cruiserweight, whoโs brother is number one [in Albania] and heโs number two and heโs a promoter?โ
Dillian added, โIโm glad Tyson Furyโs back, Iโm happy for him but there is a certain level. You said youโre the best fighter so you can beat [Deontay] Wilder now, you can beat [Anthony] Joshua now, youโre saying Iโm a bum, this guyโs a bum, that guyโs a bum, so why are you not fighting someone decent? Why are you fighting someone who is a scrub basically.
โYou donโt come back and fight Sefer Seferi or whatever his name. Thereโs better fights you can have than that.โ
Whyte revealed that he tried to get a September fight with Fury himself. โWe tried to make the fight with him September this year. Heโd have had two warm up fights before then. But heโs turned it down and rightly so because he understands heโs been off, his timingโs gone. He believes that he needs more time. Rightly so. I respect that and I understand that but donโt go round shouting and screaming youโre the best heavyweight, you can beat this guy, you can beat that guy and then you donโt want to take the fights,โ Dillian said. โJust leave it. Stay in your lane until youโre ready to overtake.โ
He knows Fury well, the two of them used to be sparring partners in fact. He believes he knows how to beat Fury. โI used to spar Tyson loads in our early career,โ Whyte said. โHeโs big and heโs awkward. Heโs not the strongest of guys. Heโs awkward and he can cause problems because of his awkwardness. Thereโs a way you deal with that. You put the hurt on him early, he gets hurt to the head and to the body. But heโs tough, he gets up, he shows courage but he hasnโt been nailed by a true heavyweight. Heโs been nailed by smaller guys and heโs got up. But if a true heavyweight is nailing him aggressively to the head and to the body, it would be a different story. And he knows that. Thatโs why he needs a year or more before he fights anyone decent. Thatโs the thing. I believe thereโs guys he could have come back and fought. Even Dave Allen would have been better than Sefer Seferi.
โI think itโs disgraceful. I know Iโm going to get slated for saying this because Tyson Fury fans are very hypocritical. But thereโs a level and I believe that you have to respect that level.โ