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Tyson Fury & Dillian Whyte Exchange Pleasantries Ahead Of
Historic Wembley Stadium Showdown
The drama surrounding whether Dillian Whyte would show up
for Wednesday's press conference was much ado about nothing.
The WBC Interim heavyweight champion arrived on time, and he
and WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
exchanged more pleasantries than trash talk three days out
from their showdown at Wembley Stadium (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m.
ET/11 a.m. PT).
Fury will defend his crown on the world-famous football
pitch Saturday in front of a UK-record crowd of
approximately 94,000. This is what Fury, Whyte, Queensberry
Promotions' Frank Warren, and Top Rank President Todd duBoef
had to say.
Tyson Fury
“We’ve had a great preparation. There are never any
complaints from me. We always do what we can do in training
camps and do the best that we can do on the night. I’m sure
Dillian Whyte’s had a great training camp as well. He’s a
good fighting man. The fans are in for a real treat. I know
Dillian. I know him personally, and he knows me. And we’re
going to rock n’ roll on fight night. We’re ready to throw
down and treat us all to a hell of a barnstorm.”
“It’s been an amazing journey. From where I started all
those years ago to the ups and downs and being away from
boxing and being fat as f**k, 28 stone. To coming back and
being mentally out, a druggie and an alcoholic—all of the
rest of the stuff—I’m not ashamed of it. It’s a part of who
I am. To coming back and getting back to the top of the
world and having three big fights with Deontay Wilder over
there in the U.S., and now being back in England after all
these years, four years away, and now I’m fighting my old
pal Dillian Whyte back at home for all the glory and all the
belts. Who would have thought it? We’re looking forward to
an awesome, memorable night. This will break all records.”
“Dillian Whyte is a good fighter. He is a good, strong,
solid man. He’s big. He’s strong. He’s tough. He’s game.
He’s got good power. He’s knocked out a lot of men. He’s had
a good learning career as well. He’s got a lot of experience
in the fight game. He’s definitely a man that needs a lot of
respect. And that’s why I’ve given all this training camp
we’ve had. I’ve had everything I can possibly do to train
for this. I’ve haven’t left any stones unturned. I’ve
trained as hard for Dillian as I have for Wilder or
Klitschko
Dillian Whyte
“It means everything to me to be fighting in my home
country, and especially because it’s for the world title at
Wembley. It’s not too far from where I’m from. It means
everything. It’s massive. It’s a moment I’ve been waiting
for. It’s a big fight. Like Tyson said, we didn’t expect to
be here. But I’m here, but I’ve taken risks time and time
again. I’ve had a couple slipups along the way, but I’m here
and I’m ready to go. You won’t hear any bullsh*t from me.
I’m ready to go.”
On Not Showing Up to Promotional Events
“There was no strategy. There are two sides to his story.
You only hear one side of the story because one side says a
lot of things. Because I didn’t say anything, everyone was
saying ‘you’re scared’ and ‘you’re hiding.' I ain’t scared
of sh*t. I ain’t hiding from sh*t. Stuff needed to get done.
Obviously, the fight was signed. But there were other things
behind the scenes that needed to get signed. Me and Frank
got together. Credit due to him as me and my team were
trying to pick up the phone for a long time to get stuff
done.”
“This is one of those fights where I’ve been working on
being adaptable. I’m going to have to adapt, make smart
decisions, when I need to do what and how I need to do it,
and how I need to approach what I’m doing. So that’s it.
There’s no strategy here. That’s it. I just need to go in
there and do my thing.”
Todd duBoef
“This is more than boxing. This is the world of sport. This
is a global epicenter for entertainment and sport. It’s a
tribute to all of us in the room. It’s a tribute to Frank
Warren, BT Sport and especially these two prizefighters who
have brought it all for the many years and hard work in the
gym to elevate the sport. The world is all going to be
watching, not only 94,000. This is an honor to be a part of,
and it’s going to be a wonderful night. We will all remember
this.”
Frank Warren
"You’ve got the best heavyweight of his generation, the
lineal champion and the WBC champion against a young man
over there in Dillian who was been waiting...How long have
you been waiting for this fight? 1700 days? He’s been
waiting for this fight for 34 years. And it’s here now. He’s
got the fight. And, we know he’s in great shape. But he’s
got to train hard when you fight a guy like Tyson Fury. He’s
told me that it’s been the best training camp that he’s ever
had. So, you’ve got both of these guys in tip-top fighting
condition. So, what are you going to get on the night of the
fight? A great fight.”
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