Carl Froch claims Dylian Whyte has a massive chance to beat Tyson Fury

‘There could be an upset on the cards’: Carl Froch claims Dylian Whyte has a ‘massive chance’ to beat Tyson Fury… but still tips ‘awkward’ Gypsy King to win heavyweight showdown

  • Tyson Fury takes on Dillian Whyte in an all-British blockbuster on Saturday night
  • The heavyweight giants will fight for the WBC belt in front of a sold out Wembley
  • Carl Froch is backing undefeated ‘The Gypsy King’ to win the title showdown
  • The former super-middleweight boxer does feel that Whyte could cause an upset

Carl Froch claims Dillian Whyte can cause an upset against Tyson Fury in their heavyweight title fight showdown at a sold-out Wembley Stadium this weekend.

Undefeated Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) is a heavy favourite to retain his WBC title on Saturday and the majority of boxing fanatics would expect nothing less than a win for the ‘Gypsy King’.

Former super-middleweight champion Froch, however, is backing Fury to come up trumps, although he feels that Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) has been waiting for this opportunity for so long, that we’re going to see the best of him.


Carl Froch claims Dillian Whyte (right) can cause an upset against Tyson Fury (left) in title fight

‘It’s a great fight. I think Dillian Whyte has a chance, but I’m picking Fury to win,’ said Carl Froch to iFL TV on Saturday’s Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte contest.

‘Fury is talk, awkward, rangy, light on his feet, and he’s got more experience at the level in terms of self-belief,’ continued Froch. ‘His fights with Deontay Wilder have really taken him to the next level.

‘I just think that it’s going to be difficult for Whyte to beat Fury, but he’s in the fight, Whyte is, and he has a massive chance. 

Froch (pictured) believes Whyte has a ‘massive chance’ but is backing Fury to win the fight

‘He’s a decent puncher, and he’ll have trained his best for this. Good preparation fights to build up for it.’

Whyte has waited patiently for his chance to fight for the WBC-belt, stating he was the mandatory challenger to Deontay Wilder as far back as 2018 only to see the former world champion take on Fury in what turned out to be a trilogy.

The 34-year-old heads into the fight after recently avenging his defeat against Alexander Povetkin, stopping the Russian in four rounds after being knocked out cold seven months earlier.

Whyte has waited patiently for his chance to fight for the WBC-belt, as far back as 2018

Whyte (right) recently avenged his defeat against Alexander Povetkin (left) in four rounds

Although, Froch insists Whyte will have to put in better performances than he did against Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker, who he fought prior to Povetkin. 

‘His fight with Chisora was a tough one for him, and his fight with [Joseph] Parker was tough,’ Froch added.

‘When you look at them performances against those level of fighters, you can’t put those performances as a winning performance against Fury.

‘But it’s on the night and you don’t know what’s gone off before the fight and how the camps been in the sparring and how his mindsets been.

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‘He’s been waiting for a long time for this. I think you’re going to see the best of Dillian Whyte. 

‘If you don’t see the best of Tyson Fury as well there could be an upset on the cards.’

The Gypsy King last fought on British soil in 2018, since starting and ending a historic rivalry with American Deontay Wilder. 

Following a controversial draw in their first encounter back in 2018, Fury then dethroned ‘The Bronze Bomber’ in 2020 before retaining his WBC belt in November last year. 

Fury (left) last fought on British soil in 2018, since starting and ending a rivalry with Deontay Wilder (right)

Froch, 44, feels Fury will just be too slick for his opponent Whyte and use his height advantage wisely.

‘I think Tyson Fury is going to be a little bit too slick and out of the way for him. That height and reach is a massive advantage in boxing.

‘I’ve got long arms, and when you can land your jab [it can be an advantage]. Tyson Fury has got that height and reach against everyone he fights. He makes it count and makes it pay.

Froch feels Fury (pictured) is going to be too slick for his opponent Whyte in the bout

‘I think he’ll be too awkward, too slick, and put out of the way of Whyte’s heavy blows.

‘But if Whyte backs him up, pins him on the roads in the corners, and stays in close, rolls inside and gets to him and starts landing hooks, who knows? It’s heavyweight boxing, and it’s a two-horse raise. When it’s two horses raising, anybody can win.

‘Something can happen, something can go wrong. Fury is definitely in my eyes the favorite. There’s no agenda or bias.

‘Fury made his debut on my undercard for a world title fight. We both signed with the same promoter early on.

‘We’re mates. I’ve known him for years, and I have massive respect for him.’




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