Tyson Fury has revealed his game plan to beat Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium.
‘The Gypsy King’ will defend his second and final WBC heavyweight title on a night that Fury has chosen to give up boxing.
Speaking to former two-division world champion Carl Frampton for BT Sport, Fury seemed quite happy to discuss what he would do at the first bell.
“Straight off the block, straight to the middle of the ring, pushing him straight back. Land the big, heavy artillery from round one and he sees how long he can withstand it without getting hit back.”
Fury added that he believes Whyte is tailored for him as an opponent.
“If I could create an opponent. He will be six feet three, he will be 17-18 years late and he will be like Dillian Whyte. Slow, looking for a big punch. He’s a bit like Samuel Peter. Similar in style and we all know what went wrong with them, they come unboxing pretty comfortably and if they really want to, they’re knocked down like you’ve seen with Povetkin. “
Whyte’s absence at the recent fight launch press conference may have angered promoter Frank Warren but it’s not a concern for Fury, who has held the event on his own with showy style. his usual.
“It’s almost as if he’s looking forward to being beaten,” Fury said of Whyte.
Like many parts that build into a great battle, the skirmish story can feature different stories of what happened between each fighter. Fury and Whyte fought each other years ago but the champion shot down any claims that his next opponent abandoned him during their long time in the ring.
Fury said: “I hit Dillian Whyte many times, and every time I used him as a punching bag.”
“There was a time when he couldn’t defend himself and there was a time when he had to be stopped and my cousin Hughie had to hit him instead. When Hughie was about 18 years old, he once hit him. All these stories have knocked me out 25 times in controversy, it’s very hard for anyone to believe all that rubbish.
Fury’s revelation that he will retire after April 23 has been met with skepticism for a number of quarters. Stories of boxer retirement are often met with such attitudes because history teaches us that the sport is difficult to let go of. Fury insists it will be the last fight of his career and that he has no reason to continue.
“I’ve done everything I need to do now,” he said. “I have made more money than I could spend in a million lives. I have nothing more to do. Opening it at the capital stadium, 100,000 people. I’ve been in this game for 14 years and I’ve been punched in the face for the past year too. I had a long, difficult career and I finally got out of it.
“The only thing I can achieve is money. So after this fight with no sound at all (beep) I’ll make over 100 million. If I can spend like that then I don’t deserve it anymore. I know Mike Tyson spent half a billion and Holyfield 400 million, but I don’t live their flashy lifestyle. I live in Morecambe, Lancashire. It’s cheap there. I don’t have a big habit when I gamble tons of money or things that I have invested in. I can never spend the money I have. I started at Morecambe and I’ve stayed there all these years.
“I have six children at home and a wife. When is enough, enough? Why should I be one of those people who went too long and got injured or just had one too much fight and blew it all up. For what? A few more questions. I want to retire on top. Unprecedented heavyweight champion of the world. I want to make a Netflix documentary; I want to make a Hollywood movie. I want to raise my children, I want to be a good husband and father and a good son. Most importantly, I just want to be happy.”
