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Dmtriy Salita gives Dillian Whyte 'no chance' against Tyson Fury

Dmtriy Salita gives Dillian Whyte 'no chance' against Tyson FuryGettyImages
Tyson Fury defends his WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte on April 23rd.

There's less than three weeks to go until Tyson Fury defends his WBC world heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte at a sold-out Wembley Stadium. 

As the fight inches closer, experts and fans are beginning to give their predictions for the all-British showdown, one of those being former world title challenger Dmitry Salita. 

Speaking to Vegas Insider, Salita believes Fury is tough to beat with his current training team in his corner. 

"Tyson Fury and trainer Sugar Hill's mentality, style and philosophy are very much in sync. They complete each other. They match, they make each other whole. I think Tyson is almost unbeatable with Sugar in his corner," Salita said. 

“Dillian Whyte's trainer Harold Knight is one of the most unheralded and one of the biggest secrets in the sport of boxing, a great guy with a great boxing mind and I have a lot of respect for him. He came on the team before the Povetkin rematch but the difference in skills and talent between Fury and Whyte is so wide that I don’t think anyone can help him.

“Harold has added and will add to Dillian Whyte's preparations, but Sugar and Tyson come together like a puzzle, a perfect circle."

When it came to giving a predicition for the contest, Salita can only see the WBC world heavyweight title fight going one way. 

"I'm sorry to say this but I give Dillian Whyte no chance," Salita predicted. 

"The fight will go as long as Tyson Fury wants it to go, as long as he wants it to go. Tyson has fought at a higher level, he's at the peak of his career - I don't think Dillian Whyte is at his peak, I think he's over the hill.

"Even if he was at his peak he could not mess with Tyson. Dillian is a solid, world-class heavyweight, it's an exciting fight for British boxing, but Tyson Fury is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.”

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