02-23-2022, 10:42 AM
Whyte signs just before deadline
WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte made WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury wait, but in the end he signed the contract to fight Fury just hours before the deadline. Whyte objected to the 80/20 split in Fury’s favor, but after a record $42 million purse bid he stood to lose an $8 million payday if he didn’t ink the deal. Fury-Whyte is expected to take place April 23 at the massive Wembley Stadium in London.
“Oh my God!,” said Fury in a statement. “Dillian Whyte has signed his contract for $8 million, what a surprise. What an absolute idiot. Should this even be a talking point? The man has signed for the biggest payday ever in his life.
He sarcastically added, “Oh my God! My head hurts from all the mind games that Dillian Whyte’s been playing on me. Oh my God! I’m so sore. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. My training camp’s a mess.”
“I’m going to bust Dillian Whyte like a water balloon,” Fury concluded.
WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte made WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury wait, but in the end he signed the contract to fight Fury just hours before the deadline. Whyte objected to the 80/20 split in Fury’s favor, but after a record $42 million purse bid he stood to lose an $8 million payday if he didn’t ink the deal. Fury-Whyte is expected to take place April 23 at the massive Wembley Stadium in London.
“Oh my God!,” said Fury in a statement. “Dillian Whyte has signed his contract for $8 million, what a surprise. What an absolute idiot. Should this even be a talking point? The man has signed for the biggest payday ever in his life.
He sarcastically added, “Oh my God! My head hurts from all the mind games that Dillian Whyte’s been playing on me. Oh my God! I’m so sore. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. My training camp’s a mess.”
“I’m going to bust Dillian Whyte like a water balloon,” Fury concluded.