Dillian Whyte slams ‘disgraceful’ Tyson Fury comeback opponent

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DILLIAN WHYTE has slammed Tyson Furyโ€™s choice of opponent for his comeback fight in Manchester tonight.

Ofย Sefer Seferi, says Whyte, โ€œThatโ€™s garbage. I understand heโ€™s been out for a while and I understand he needs to make a comeback. But thatโ€™s garbage. He could have fought the likes of Joey Abell. Thereโ€™s better guys than that he could have fought. Thereโ€™s guys that will give him a better challenge than Sefer Seferi. Thatโ€™s a piss take to boxing fans. Thereโ€™s better guys he could have fought. Thereโ€™s gatekeepers and journeymen thatโ€™s better. Fight a heavyweight. He doesnโ€™t even need to be a dangerous guy, just look the part. Why have you got to fight an old cruiserweight, whoโ€™s brother is number one [in Albania] and heโ€™s number two and heโ€™s a promoter?โ€

Dillian added, โ€œIโ€™m glad Tyson Furyโ€™s back, Iโ€™m happy for him but there is a certain level. You said youโ€™re the best fighter so you can beat [Deontay] Wilder now, you can beat [Anthony] Joshua now, youโ€™re saying Iโ€™m a bum, this guyโ€™s a bum, that guyโ€™s a bum, so why are you not fighting someone decent? Why are you fighting someone who is a scrub basically.

โ€œYou donโ€™t come back and fight Sefer Seferi or whatever his name. Thereโ€™s better fights you can have than that.โ€

Whyte revealed that he tried to get a September fight with Fury himself. โ€œWe tried to make the fight with him September this year. Heโ€™d have had two warm up fights before then. But heโ€™s turned it down and rightly so because he understands heโ€™s been off, his timingโ€™s gone. He believes that he needs more time. Rightly so. I respect that and I understand that but donโ€™t go round shouting and screaming youโ€™re the best heavyweight, you can beat this guy, you can beat that guy and then you donโ€™t want to take the fights,โ€ Dillian said. โ€œJust leave it. Stay in your lane until youโ€™re ready to overtake.โ€

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He knows Fury well, the two of them used to be sparring partners in fact. He believes he knows how to beat Fury. โ€œI used to spar Tyson loads in our early career,โ€ Whyte said. โ€œHeโ€™s big and heโ€™s awkward. Heโ€™s not the strongest of guys. Heโ€™s awkward and he can cause problems because of his awkwardness. Thereโ€™s a way you deal with that. You put the hurt on him early, he gets hurt to the head and to the body. But heโ€™s tough, he gets up, he shows courage but he hasnโ€™t been nailed by a true heavyweight. Heโ€™s been nailed by smaller guys and heโ€™s 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. Thatโ€™s why he needs a year or more before he fights anyone decent. Thatโ€™s the thing. I believe thereโ€™s guys he could have come back and fought. Even Dave Allen would have been better than Sefer Seferi.

โ€œI think itโ€™s disgraceful. I know Iโ€™m going to get slated for saying this because Tyson Fury fans are very hypocritical. But thereโ€™s a level and I believe that you have to respect that level.โ€

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