SMART MONEY ON WHYTE

America will keep him and the Bronze Bomber engaged in a return fight. Even if Wilder defends his WBC crown, it will be back to talks which have failed before. Joshua added of Wilder: ‘I don’t want to wait until December, for him to finish his fight, have his rest and then start negotiating. I’ll start training in early January, and negotiations take a long time. If Wilder’s not serious, there are other people. When he’s ready, we’re ready.’ As for Fury, in heated exchanges on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday, Hearn’s father Barry warned the Gypsy King’s promoter Frank Warren there was no chance of a 50-50 purse split with Joshua. Whisper it for the moment, but it could be all Whyte on the night.