Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte 23rd April 2022

[SlimTrae]

WHat a history fight could be made if Usyk fights Fury, wins -moves down to CW faces Canelo and wins. Not sure he could make Tyson uncomfortable, let alone win, just considering since I am no fan of Fury-Whyte.

That would be a case for GOAT in 20 fights!

[Master]

Dillian Whyte could fight Deontay Wilder for world title if Tyson Fury vacates WBC belt


Dillian Whyte could be left to face Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title - if Tyson Fury vacates the belt in order to face Oleksandr Usyk next year.

Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has said that the ‘Gypsy King’ has been left frustrated by the delay in setting up the defence of his WBC title against mandatory challenger Whyte.

“If we can’t come to a deal with Dillian Whyte, we’ll do a fight for the Ring Magazine belt and the ‘lineal’ title and we’ll pick another opponent,” Arum told talkSPORT. “We’ve got to get Tyson back in the ring by the end of March.”

Fury was ordered to face WBC interim title holder Whyte after he knocked out Wilder in October to defend his championship and complete the pair’s trilogy.

Whyte has been seeking a title shot for years but has not fought since March, where he avenged his defeat to Alexander Povetkin. He was scheduled to face Otto Wallin but withdrew from the late October bout due to injury.

Wilder, meanwhile, has retained his No. 1 ranking with the WBC despite being knocked out by Fury in each of his last two fights. The American has yet to announce his next fight and has hinted at retirement, but a shot at reclaiming his title could appeal to the 36-year-old.

Fury would be tempted to walk away from his WBC title defence if he had a chance of facing WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk next year. The undefeated Ukrainian is set to face Anthony Joshua in a rematch, but ‘AJ’ has revealed that he could step aside to allow Usyk and Fury to meet in an undisputed world title fight.

If Usyk's rematch with Joshua goes ahead as planned, Fury could be left defending his Ring Magazine and lineal titles against the likes of Joseph Parker or Andy Ruiz Jr next March while he waits for his shot.

That could leave Whyte and Wilder free to face each other for the WBC title as the top two ranked contenders in the division.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=entnewsntp

[Master]

Frank Warren reveals there are four possible opponents for Tyson Fury’s next fight – but one of them isn’t Dillian Whyte due to disagreement over split of fight purse

Promoter Frank Warren Tyson Fury’s next fight won’t be against Dillian Whyte due to contention over the split of the fight purse.

The WBC have ordered a fight between Fury and Whyte, however, a number of issues mean that that fight will not happen anytime soon.

This is mainly due to disagreements about the split of the fight purse, with Fury’s camp said to be wanting 80-20 and Whyte and Eddie Hearn pushing for a split closer to 55-45.

Warren does not expect it to be resolved any time soon and is looking to find another opponent for Fury to fight first.

“I’m pretty confident one of those shows [in March] will feature [Fury],” Warren, Fury’s promoter, told iFL TV.

“He won’t be defending his WBC title, there is a problem there, not of his making or our making.

“The WBC and Dillian Whyte are in arbitration and that hearing is not set to be heard until March. We can’t negotiate.

“It’s all very well Eddie Hearn saying this nonsense about negotiating, how can you negotiate when the WBC hasn’t said what the splits are?

“In his mind, he thinks he’s getting 45 percent, in our mind, it’s 20 percent based on the previous purses that were lodged under WBC regulations. They won’t determine what the percentages are until after the arbitration.

“That doesn’t mean the fight will take place in April. We have to negotiate, book a venue, and that could go until June.

“So, Tyson will fight, but not for the WBC title.”

Warren added: “He can’t be inactive because of the problems caused by this arbitration between the WBC and Whyte.”

Warren didn’t name any of the possible opponents who could face Fury, but did say that there are four currently under consideration.

“We have got to sort out an opponent first before we can move further forward,” he continued.

“I‘m not going to go into that because we have got to get things done first.

“But we are working quite hard on it and there are about four in the frame, and we will make a decision on that, subject to their availability too.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...n-eddie-hearn/

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Tyson Fury's promoter names Andy Ruiz Jr or Robert Helenius as next likely opponent


Tyson Fury is likely to face either Andy Ruiz Jr or Robert Helenius in a non-title bout after his fight with Dillian Whyte fell through.

WBC heavyweight champion Fury was ordered to face Whyte next, but the mandatory challenger's ongoing arbitration case meant the fight was called off.

Fury's promoter Bob Arum has since revealed the WBC will allow Fury to compete in a non-title bout next and keep hold of his belt.

And Arum said if Fury fights Helenius it will take place in the UK, but if Ruiz is his opponent it will take place in the US.

"Frank Warren and I are looking for another opponent to do Fury's fight in Manchester or Las Vegas, depending on who the opponent is," he told iFL TV.

"So we're looking at Andy Ruiz as a possibility, he's available. This big Finnish kid, who looked very good on the Fury vs Wilder 3 card, Helenius.

"Those are the two principal guys. I guess if it's Helenius we do it in the UK and if it was Ruiz, we do the fight in Las Vegas.

"Fury has endured himself so much to the American fanbase, this Christmas I was up in Aspen and everyone was talking about Tyson Fury and what a character is."

Ruiz is mostly known for handing Anthony Joshua a shock loss in 2019 to win the unified heavyweight titles.

'The Destroyer' was unprepared in his rematch with Joshua and lost the titles just six months after winning them.

Six-foot seven-inch giant Helenius impressed on the undercard of Fury's trilogy with Deontay Wilder in October, stopping Adam Kownacki for the second time.

And Arum said the location of Fury's next fight will ultimately be decided by Covid-19 restrictions.

"I'd love to do his next fight in the United States, Frank wants to do a fight for him in the UK and I'm all in with that," he continued.

"Tyson I think prefers to do his next fight in Manchester, but I really think that we're gonna have to take a look at the whole situation, the pandemic is the big actor here.

"If it continues, I know [the UK] has shut down all [boxing] in the month of January, and that continue into February and March.

"If that looks like it's going to happen, I think we're not gonna shut down in the United States, particularly not Nevada which has a big tourist economy.

"We're just pressing everybody to get vaccinated so I'll be talking to Frank and Tyson later this week and we'll figure out what we're gonna be doing."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...cid=entnewsntp

[Master]

WHYTE OFF Tyson Fury told by WBC he IS allowed to skip Dillian Whyte mandatory after ‘greedy’ rival demands £7.5MILLION for fight

TYSON FURY has permission to ditch 'greedy' Dillian Whyte after his rival allegedly demanded £7.5million for their potential showdown.

The 33-year-old Brixton Body Snatcher is the mandatory challenger for the Gypsy King’s WBC heavyweight world title.

But he is locked in arbitration with the Mexico-based sanctioning body over his cut of their potential mega-money purse.

And Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum claims WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman has told them to forget Whyte for now and focus on two alternative opponents for March 2022.

The Top Rank legend told IFL: “They want $10million (£7.5m) but we want to guarantee them $5.5m (£4.1m) plus a percentage.

“But they said ‘you have to start at eight figures, you have to start at ten million’.

“They are being very greedy, especially in the age of the pandemic where you don’t really know how many fans or what gate you are going to get.

“We spoke to Mauricio Sulaiman at the WBC and he said ‘it breaks my heart but go and find another opponent, fight without the WBC title - we will not take it away from you'.

“Dillian Whyte’s people should come to the table and make the deal to fight Tyson Fury but that is not likely to happen.

“It looks like they are going to play out the arbitration and Frank Warren (Fury’s UK promoter) and I are going to find another opponent".

British fight fans will be gutted at the news, especially after the British Boxing Board of Control took the decision to cancel all January bouts to help beat covid-19.

Whyte fans especially will be floored by the news after he missed out on a 2019 shot at Anthony Joshua’s three world titles over another fight-deal disagreement.

Team AJ insist Whyte refused a £5million offer to face Joshua at Wembley after the undisputed Deontay Wilder decider fell through.

But Whyte reckons it was a dummy offer and the plan was always to go to America to fight Jarrell Miller, whose idiotic doping bust then gifted the chance to Andy Ruiz Jr.

FURY VS HELENIUS MOST LIKELY

Mexican slugger Ruiz is now the man Arum believes Fury will face, if any new UK lockdown rules mean he has to go to Las Vegas to fight again in the Spring.

But, if coronavirus restrictions allow, Warren wants to host a UK homecoming for the 6ft 9in icon, likely against fellow giant Robert Helenius.

SunSport understands Ruiz - backed by US boxing powerhouse Al Haymon and PBC - is unlikely to take the Fury fight without the WBC world title on the line.

Leaving a bout with 37-year-old Finnish Viking Helenius the most likely outcome.

The 6ft 7in veteran will be familiar to English fans after getting a disgraceful home decision over Derek Chisora in Helsinki in 2011 and being outpointed by Whyte in 2017.

But he has rebuilt his reputation and record with three consecutive stoppage wins, the most recent on the undercard of Fury’s magnificent trilogy triumph over Wilder in October.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17166...yte-mandatory/

[Master]

Dillian Whyte could be forced to accept just 20 per cent purse split to face Tyson Fury – despite ‘Gypsy King’ wanting to face Andy Ruiz or Robert Helenius

Tyson Fury is set to take home 80% of the purse split against Dillian Whyte if the pair cannot agree to a WBC heavyweight title fight before their set deadline.

Fury failed to tempt rival Anthony Joshua into a step-aside deal which would have seen him face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed championship in early 2022/

Instead, ‘The Gypsy King’ was mandated to defend his title against Whyte as he enters the final fight of his lucrative Top Rank contract.

Should both parties fail to strike a deal by January 11, the fight will go to purse bids and then it becomes a case of which broadcaster and promotional team are willing to pay the most to put the fight on.

As reported by The Daily Star, Whyte and his team would be encouraged to secure a deal before then as he would be forced to accept just 20% of the split.

It effectively brings to an end Fury’s plans to fight either Andy Ruiz Jr or Robert Helenius in a non-title fight, with the 33-year-old prepared to not defend his green and gold strap amid uncertainty around Whyte’s situation.

The ‘Bodysnatcher’ was set to be called by the WBC as mandatory challenger as far back as October, but ongoing legal arbitration had delayed this.

Whyte earned £4million from his victory against Alexander Povetkin in March 2021, with Fury banking £20m from his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder.

The organisation’s rules state that a mandatory fight will be ordered on a purse split of 55/45 in Fury’s favour although the WBC can use their discretion to alter the percentages.

Whyte may now be forced to accept an offer from Fury’s team who were willing to give him a quarter of the purse and a share of the pay-per-view sales.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...bert-helenius/

[Master]

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte purse bids delayed for second time amid WBC row

Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte must wait until Friday to discover who will win the right to stage their world title fight.

Purse bids were due to be held tomorrow for Fury's second defence of his WBC heavyweight crown.

But they will now take place on Friday after they were postponed for a second time, leaving Fury in a race against time to arrange a fight for his targeted date of March 26.

"People keep talking about March dates - that's starting to look unrealistic for a fight of this magnitude," Whyte's promoter Eddie Hearn told the BBC.

"Either March, April, early May potentially. This is the window for the fight. Depends what happens this week.

"There are so many conversations going on behind the scenes right now. Something could turn at any moment."

Fury will earn 80 per cent of any purse, with Whyte contested his award through legal channels. Should a deal not be agreed this week, Fury could be granted permission to seek an alternative opponent.

And his promoter Bob Arum has revealed Manuel Charr has emerged as a possible challenger.

Arum told talkSPORT: “If Dillian Whyte is not gonna fight for whatever reason, obviously we’re not gonna keep Tyson Fury – not gonna make him pay the price of waiting.

“Fury wants to fight and wants to fight sooner rather than later. We can look around, get a good, decent opponent for him to fight if Whyte isn’t available. You’ve got guys like Robert Helenius and Manuel Charr.

“You just look at the rankings and pick a couple of guys from the rankings who would make decent opponents. I think unless an agreement is reached with Dillian Whyte, it [the purse bid] will go ahead sometime in the coming week.

"The WBC has decreed that Whyte will get 20 per cent of the purse bid and if the purse bid goes ahead, we’ll figure out what that 20 per cent comes to.

“I’m always optimistic that a deal gets done before the purse bid. I don’t think a purse bid does anybody any good. I think the parties should sit down, there’s plenty of money involved, and just work out a normal deal…

“Obviously there’s talks to try and settle the matter so it goes ahead without purse bids.”

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[Spicoli]

I couldn't find a round to give Whyte and got the impression he was only half committed and just happy to be there. When he came out southpaw it was obvious to even the partially conscious he had no game plan. But Fury was brilliant, moving well and picking his spots and when to close the gaps. Did what he wanted when he wanted to do it and closed the show impressively. But let's talk the 800lb gorillia in the room...the instant GOAT and era talk is just whack. It was Dillian Whyte. Until he meets and dusts off Usyk or AJ put the brakes on that stuff . Especially when the only thing he could go on about was "fighting" the mma fella and giving him ring center. And the Top rank media acted like Usyk and AJ don't even exist. Tyson says he's retired but it's more of a watch and wait for him. Before knowing how it all unfolds it's only fair to see IF and what comes of their rematch too. Fury will come ambling back around more so a Joshua *cough* win. They put 94k butts in seats at Wembley ffs and it's all the more case why even considering Dubai is asinine. Running on...Fury looked very impressive

[TitoFan]

I couldn't find a round to give Whyte and got the impression he was only half committed and just happy to be there. When he came out southpaw it was obvious to even the partially conscious he had no game plan. But Fury was brilliant, moving well and picking his spots and when to close the gaps. Did what he wanted when he wanted to do it and closed the show impressively. But let's talk the 800lb gorillia in the room...the instant GOAT and era talk is just whack. It was Dillian Whyte. Until he meets and dusts off Usyk or AJ put the brakes on that stuff . Especially when the only thing he could go on about was "fighting" the mma fella and giving him ring center. And the Top rank media acted like Usyk and AJ don't even exist. Tyson says he's retired but it's more of a watch and wait for him. Before knowing how it all unfolds it's only fair to see IF and what comes of their rematch too. Fury will come ambling back around more so a Joshua *cough* win. They put 94k butts in seats at Wembley ffs and it's all the more case why even considering Dubai is asinine. Running on...Fury looked very impressive

Yeah, I previously said Usyk had rendered a Fury-Joshua fight unnecessary. I've reconsidered, especially if Fury is going to be included in future ATG conversations. Yes, Joshua is damaged goods. But he's still someone the boxing world would love to face Fury. Tyson vs Usyk I'm not so sure about. This isn't a good matchup for Usyk, and the size would be too much of a hill to climb. Styles make fights, and I just don't think Fury-Usyk would be a crowd pleasing fight to the extent Fury-Joshua would.