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Elliot Worsell talks to three trainers of varying styles to analyse and predict the outcome of Fury-whyte
AS with any great heavyweight fight, nobody can say with certainty what will happen when Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte finally share a ring and trade punches on April 23 at Wembley Stadium. They will both have their ideas and their strategies and indeed those watching at home will no doubt have their opinions, too. But this is boxing – élite-level boxing at that – and no one watching, nor competing, can predict with confidence what will happen this coming weekend.
Doing their best, for the sake of Boxing News, are three leading UK coaches whose opinions and experiences vary: Jamie Moore, the trainer of Jack Catterall and Chantelle Cameron; Joe
Gallagher, the trainer of Paul Butler and Natasha Jonas; and Tunde Ajayi, the trainer of Anthony Yarde. They do not claim to possess a crystal ball, nor any special kind of insight, but they are, like everyone else, intrigued to see what happens on Saturday night.
WHAT HAVE YOU MADE OF THE FIGHT’S UNUSUAL BUILD UP?
Moore: Last week I was thinking, ‘Is this even going to happen?’ We’ve heard hardly anything about it and yet it’s such a big fight. I hope it goes ahead and I hope it’s just a case of Dillian Whyte playing mind games and trying to get one on Fury because he knows the size of the task. Any small win is worth pursuing in that sense. Tyson’s very good at mind games and Dillian is trying to beat him at his own game.
Gallagher: If it doesn’t happen, there are going to be so many lawsuits in the next few months. It’ll be a shame really. But it just shows you that [Anthony] Joshua and Fury will never, ever happen. That’s gone now. After losing the purse bid for this one, Eddie should have said to Dillian, “Look, there’s your purse, get on with it. If you need anything, we’re here.” What shouldn’t have happened is that the fight’s build-up gets ruined.
It’s a good fight and it should be treated like one.
Ajayi: Dillian ain’t even talking to me, so I know he’s serious. In a weird way, it’s great promoting, too, because we’re all talking about it and wondering whether the fight is even