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Much has been made about Dillian Whyte not helping promote his challenge of Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title on April 23. He didn't appear at the introductory press conference as he was training in Portugal and wanted supreme focus for the fight he's been longing for as the interim WBC champion and top contender.
Whyte broke his silence on Tuesday with a message on social media and then appeared on Zoom conference call Thursday. To Whyte, it's part of the sport but he wants everyone to remember this fight wouldn't be doing as well in terms of selling tickets at Wembley Stadium without his name alongside Fury's.
“This is business,” Whyte said during his session. “This is not the Tyson Fury show. Everyone is saying, Tyson Fury this, Tyson Fury that. He didn’t sell out any of the fights with Deontay Wilder. That’s a fact. The fights were never sold out. This is not the Tyson Fury show. This fight sold out because of me and Tyson Fury.
“So, while they’re messing around and trying to play games, you can control only what you can control. I can control my actions. Not what Fury does, not what Frank Warren does. That’s the simple fact of the matter. This boxing game, people only hear one side of the story. Tyson Fury likes to stand up and shout but they’re not telling the whole story. It’s very hard to clap with one hand. You need two hands to clap.”
Whyte broke his silence on Tuesday with a message on social media and then appeared on Zoom conference call Thursday. To Whyte, it's part of the sport but he wants everyone to remember this fight wouldn't be doing as well in terms of selling tickets at Wembley Stadium without his name alongside Fury's.
“This is business,” Whyte said during his session. “This is not the Tyson Fury show. Everyone is saying, Tyson Fury this, Tyson Fury that. He didn’t sell out any of the fights with Deontay Wilder. That’s a fact. The fights were never sold out. This is not the Tyson Fury show. This fight sold out because of me and Tyson Fury.
“Tyson Fury fought Deontay Wilder, this big superstar and none of those fights sold out. It’s not just the Tyson Fury show. It’s the Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte show. We’re both in the show together. Things need to be done correctly.”
When the fight was announced at the end of January, Whyte waited until the last minute to formally sign the contract to make it official and then went silent until this week. In Whyte's mind, his job is to show up and attempt to win the heavyweight championship.
“So, while they’re messing around and trying to play games, you can control only what you can control. I can control my actions. Not what Fury does, not what Frank Warren does. That’s the simple fact of the matter. This boxing game, people only hear one side of the story. Tyson Fury likes to stand up and shout but they’re not telling the whole story. It’s very hard to clap with one hand. You need two hands to clap.”