Dillian Whyte says he is ready to fight Anthony Joshua in his summer slot at Wembley Stadium. 36-year-old Whyte (31-3, 21, KO) believes that a rematch against Joshua (28-4, 25 KO) would be “perfect” fight for him.
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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 scratch the bottom if he chose British journeyman Whyte as his opponent.
Considering how excited the promoter is Eddie Hearn is about a domestic shootout between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn, he will probably go with the idea of a Joshua vs. Whyte matchup, thinking that the UK fans will love this fight. If Turki Al-Sheikh gets involved, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Joshua-Whyte 2 happens next. Joshua-Whyte is the type of fight that Hearn would probably opt for.
A fight between AJ and Whyte would get laughs from fans, who find both of them completely washed up and unworthy of watching now. Horribly out of shape, overweight and weighing 261lb Whyte looked indescribably awful in his last fight against assistant Ebenezer Tetteh on December 15th. Dillian had a lot of trouble beating this guy and it was sad to see how much ‘The Body Snatcher’ has faded 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 the A-side fighter, Whyte. The fight was organized in London. Franklin is an 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 no chance of happening. If the rich Fury returns, it won’t be against the bum Whyte.
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“[Joshua] Sounds perfect to me. They don’t need to ask me twice. They’re talking about me as an option, but they haven’t told me anything, so that’s their negotiating tactic. But I’m ready to fight,” said Dillian Whyte Sky Sports Boxing about his willingness to fight Anthony Joshua in a rematch next time.
“If he wants to fight, then all they have to do is call me. I’m always ready to fight AJ – no problem for me. However, I personally think it’s over,” said Dillian. “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 defeat 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 fight under those conditions . If it had been a healthy Povetkin, Dillian would probably have been knocked out again.
10 years ago, Joshua stopped Whyte in the eighth round on December 12, 2015. Whyte was competitive in the first two rounds, then ran out of gas and took a beating. It wasn’t an interesting fight after the second round because of how tired Whyte looked.
