Via Jack Tiernan: Ricky Hatton criticizes Dillian Whyte for “Unprofessional” his conduct by deciding not to help make his April 23 fight publicity against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury by electing not to attend the first press conference for their fight at the Court. Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Hatton feels Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) has waited too long for a final world title, he’s not doing himself any favors by choosing not to make his fight public famous undefeated WBC champion Fury (31-0 -1, 22 KOs).
Ricky notes that Whyte, 33, isn’t happy with his split, but he’s still getting the biggest paycheck of his career to date.
Whyte is burning his bridges?
Hatton did not speak about the lasting effects on Whyte’s career if he chose to remain silent throughout the promotion of the event.
Would the other promoters want to duel their boxer against Whyte if they weren’t sure he would make a similar move by choosing not to help promote the fight?
If the promoters feel that dealing with Whyte will be a huge headache, do they want to overcome the difficulty of combining their fighters against him?
Of course, if Whyte defeats Fury on April 23, it doesn’t matter if he chooses not to help spur the fight.
Whyte will be the WBC champion and will go on to make big bucks in the undisputed clash with rematch winner Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk.
Losing to Fury, mainly if it’s been a bad one, could put Whyte’s career in the inevitable, and that could be what gets in the way of his final good years. have in his career.
“He played a few silly games, didn’t show up in the press conference, it was a a bit disrespectful” Ricky Hatton said to Talksport Boxing. “If you don’t publicize the fight, you won’t get the disadvantaged seats, will you?
“So I think he’s a bit unprofessional in that area. He let himself down.
“He’s going to have to go into the knockout round because he won’t be able to get past Tyson Fury or get past Tyson Fury.
“He is very flexible. It was no use when Dillian tried to send a letter to Tyson. He had to try and get that big, and Tyson stayed in his game a few times,” Hatton said.
It goes without saying that Whyte will need to beat Fury to win the bout, as he has only fought one boxer in his career in a bout against Joseph Parker in 2018.
Whyte wrestled with Parker and won the decisive round 12 after being dropped.
Fury is on a different level than Parker, both in size and in his boxing skills, meaning Whyte will need to put his best foot forward trying to score a 6’9″ Tyson knock-out if he is to win. won on April 23.
It will be difficult for Whyte to try to stop Fury because he deals well with aggressive fighters that attack him in a straight line the way Dillian usually does.
Whyte will need to look at the success Deontay Wilder had against Fury last October, and try to capitalize on that.
Staying outside against the long-armed Fury would be a recipe for disaster for Dillian, leaving him with no choice but to enter the competition inside, where he can hit him with blows. short punch.
