Dillian Whyte says he is ready to fight Anthony Joshua on his summer date at Wembley Stadium. The 36-year-old White (31-3, 21, KO) looks set for a rematch against Joshua (28-4, 25 KO). “perfect” fight for him
Joshua, 35, destroyed IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in five rounds in his last fight on September 21. AJ needs a win, but he really will Scraping sludge Bottom of the barrel if he chooses the British journeyman White as his opponent. The British public will probably happily watch Joshua vs. Whyte will buy 2, but the rest of the world will be disgusted by this abomination.
From Dillian's perspective, you can understand why he's so desperate to fight Joshua again. He will get millions for the rematch and this money will make his retirement comfortable.
White is already rich, with an estimated fortune $7 millionAccording to Celebrity Net Worth. A rematch with Joshua would likely raise as much as $10 million. Not bad for a career competitor who never won a world title.
How excited the promoter is Eddie Hearn As for the domestic scrap between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, he'll probably float the idea of matching Joshua against White, thinking UK fans will love the fight. If Turki Al-Sheikh gets on board, it wouldn't be surprising if Joshua-White 2 happens after. Joshua-White is the type of fight that Hearn could possibly go for.
A fight between AJ and White would be derided by fans, who consider both of them completely washed up and now unwatchable. In his last fight against journeyman Ebenezer Tetteh on Dec. 15, the burly-looking 261-lb White looked menacing beyond words. Dillian had a hard time beating this guy, and it's sad to see how faded 'The Body Snatcher' is at the end of his career.
White has lost two of his last six fights. He's coming off a controversial win over Jermaine Franklin in 2022, meaning White's record should be 3-3 in his last six fights. Franklin clearly beat him, but the judges awarded the victory to the A-side fighter, White. The fight took place in London. Franklin is an American.
White said 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. There is zero chance of that rematch happening. If Rich Fury returns, it won't be against the down-and-out traveler White.
“(Joshua) sounds perfect to me. They 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 a negotiating ploy from them. But I'm ready for the fight,” said Dillian Whyte Sky Sports Boxing About wanting to fight Anthony Joshua next in a rematch.
“If he wants to fight, all they have to do is call me. I'm always ready to fight AJ – no problem for me. However, personally, I think he's done,” said Dillian. “I want to fight AJ and Tyson again because they both beat me.”
Alexander Povetkin knocked out White 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 bad case of Covid, and many felt that he should not have taken the fight under these conditions. Had it been a healthy Povetkin, Dillian would likely have been knocked out again.
10 years ago, Joshua stopped White in the eighth round on December 12th, 2015. White was competitive for the first two rounds and then gassed and pounded away. It wasn't an interesting fight after the second round because of how tired White looked.
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