Dillian Whyte is on Tyson Fury’s short list. But he’s been there before, which is enough precedent for Whyte not to believe much of anything from Fury.
Fool Whyte once, but not twice.
That’s Whyte’s reaction to Fury’s mention of him as one of the three heavyweights he’d like to fight before retirement. First, Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22 in a Fox/ESPN2 pay-per-view rematch, then Joshua and Whyte, Fury said of his retirement plan.
“Fury is really good at conning the public, saying the right things to keep the public interested,’’ Whyte told iFL TV. “He does that all the time, saying things to get the public on his side.
“He talks a lot of (expletive) as well. So I don’t buy into that. Let’s see what happens. Fury said he was going to fight me before. If he wants it, he can get it. I don’t know who I’m fighting.’’
Whyte is expected to fight on March 28. He’s waiting to hear whether Andy Ruiz Jr. will take a reported seven-figure offer from Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to fight him on that date. If not Ruiz, Russian Alexander Povetkin is a possibility.
“I don’t know,’’ Whyte said. “I’m waiting to see what Eddie s doing. I’m up for getting big fights this year, if they’re in America, Africa or wherever. We made Andy Ruiz an offer before Povetkin. So let’s see if he wants it.’’