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Dillian Whyte says he is ready to fight Anthony Joshua in their summer date at Wembley Stadium. Whyte, 36, (31-3, 21, KOs), feels a rematch against Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) would be the best option. “perfect” fight for him.
The lower barrel
Joshua, 35, was destroyed by IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in five rounds in his last fight on September 21. AJ needs a win, but he would really be hitting the bottom of the barrel if he chose British journeyman Whyte as his opponent. From Dillian’s point of view, you can understand why he is so desperate to fight Joshua again. He would get millions for the rematch, and the money would make his retirement comfortable.
Whyte is already rich, with a fortune estimated at $7 millionaccording to Celebrity Net Worth. A rematch with Joshua would likely increase that figure to $10 million. Not bad for a career contender who has never won a world title.
Given how excited the promoter was Eddie Hearn This is the national fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn, he will probably accept the idea of matching Joshua against Whyte, thinking that UK fans will love this fight. If Turki Al-Sheikh comes on board, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Joshua-Whyte 2 happens next. Joshua-Whyte is the type of fight Hearn would likely make.
A fight between AJ and Whyte would be laughed at by fans, who see them both as completely broke and unworthy of watching now. An obese-looking and very out of shape 261-pound Whyte looked terrible beyond words in his last fight against journeyman Ebenezer Tetteh on December 15. Dillian had a lot of trouble beating this guy, and it was sad to see how faded ‘The Body Snatcher’ is at this late stage in his career.
Whyte has lost two of his last six fights. He had a controversial win over Jermaine Franklin in 2022, meaning Whyte’s record should be 3-3 in his last six fights. Franklin clearly beat him, but the judges gave the victory to Side A’s fighter, Whyte. The fight took place in London. Franklin is American.
Whyte says he also wants a rematch with Tyson Fury, who knocked him out in the sixth round three years ago on April 23, 2022, at Wembley Stadium. That rematch has zero chance of happening. If the wealthy Fury returns, it won’t be to fight the humble officer Whyte.
Why are you dreaming?
“(Joshua) Sounds perfect to me. You don’t need to ask me twice. They talk about me as an option, but they haven’t told me anything, so it’s just negotiation tactics on their part. But I’m ready to fight,” Dillian Whyte told Sky Sports Boxing about being willing to fight Anthony Joshua next in a rematch.
“If you want to fight, then all you have to do is call me. I’m always willing to fight AJ, no problem for me. However, personally, I think it’s over,” Dillian said. “I want to fight AJ and Tyson again because they both beat me.”
Alexander Povetkin knocked out Whyte in five rounds in 2020. A year later, Dillian avenged his loss by stopping Povetkin in the fourth round in March 2021. Povetkin was coming off a severe case of COVID and many believe he should not have taken the decision. fight in those conditions. Had it been a healthy Povetkin, Dillian probably would have been knocked out again.
10 years ago, Joshua stopped Whyte in the eighth round on December 12, 2015. Whyte was competitive for the first two rounds and then he was exhausted and beaten. It wasn’t an interesting fight after the second round because of how tired Whyte looked.
