Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte - news: Latest build-up to heavyweight title fight

John Fury at the open workouts:

“My boy has plenty of life left in him yet, and plenty more nights left to come.”

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John Fury at the open workouts:

“A 100-1 shot can win the Grand National. [Whyte] only has a puncher’s chance.”

John Fury at the open workouts:

“We’ve left no stone unturned, we’ve not overlooked Dillian Whyte.

“I have no idea what [Tyson] will do after the first round. What we’ve trained for... he may do something totally different.”

Frank Warren:

“I think he’ll control the pace of the fight. Common sense tells you he’ll get behind the jab, but you’ve seen different facets of Tyson over the years.

“Go ask Deontay Wilder – he can stand and trade with you. I believe he’s got the capabilities to deal with whatever Dillian Whyte brings.”

John Fury at the open workouts:

“Dillian Whyte’s a needed, respected man. But what they do is up to them. If they feel it’s right [not to show up today], let them get on with it.

“Team Fury’s probably not been in this good a place for a few years to be honest with you.”

Frank Warren at the open workouts:

“I had a very brief conversation with [Whyte] about a week ago. It went okay, we’re all back online, we’re all ready to go.

“I’m not on the undercard with his lawyer Jeffrey Benz; I told him im not an undercard fighter, it’s main event or nothing,” Warren jokes, referencing a heated argument between himself and Benz recently:

Frank Warren at the open workouts:

“Could have done with it earlier, but thankfully we managed to sell all the tickets without him doing anything publicly.

“I’m sure Dillian’s going to try to broach some insults, Tyson will bat it off. What’s more important is what will happen when they step into the ring, that’s what really counts.

“When they look into each other’s eyes, they’ll be looking into each other’s souls. Tyson is a very, very confident fighter – so is Dillian, very brave.”

Frank Warren at the open workouts:

“I’m delighted it’s Tyson [in front of 94,000 fans], because he deserves it. He’s worked very hard. He’s never defended a world title in the UK.”

Frank Warren at the open workouts:

“Tyson’s done all the hard work. He’ll come out, loosen up and have some fun.”

Otto Wallin was outpointed by Fury in 2019 but nearly stopped the Briton due to causing a nasty cut.

The Swede was supposed to face Whyte late last year, but the “Bodysnatcher” withdrew due to injury, also freeing himself up to fight Fury.

Here’s what Wallin said at the open workouts just now:

“What Whyte can do is corner [Fury] and try to unload, try to land that left hook.

“I think it will be interesting, [Deontay] Wilder and Whyte are very different. I thought eventually someone was gonna come out and run Wilder over, and that’s what Fury did. But Whyte’s different, he’s better on the inside.

“I think it’s up to Fury whats gonna happen in the fight. If I had to bet on it, I think Fury’s gonna box him.”

Wallin predicts that Fury will win on points.

John Fury at the open workouts, on whether Whyte will show up today:

“When you sign a contract to this magnitude, you’ve got to honour all this. This is the Tysonn Fury roadshow, we don’t need Dillian. We just need him to turn up on the night. You’ll see the best Dillian Whyte hopefully, you’ll see the best Tyson Fury.

“You can throw what you want at a Fury – especially Tyson Fury – it’ll bounce off like a rubber ball on a wall.”