Tonight we have the latest installment in a year of great boxing so far as Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte face off in Wembley Stadium. In a month of super power boxing, last week we had the chance to witness Errol Spence Jr. lay claim to another welterweight belt, can Fury follow up with a world class performance of his own?
Date: April 23 | Location: Wembley Stadium — London | Start time: 2 pm E.T
Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte is a very interesting matchup stylistically, because unlike the 6’7 plodding banger he fought 3 times in a row (Deontay Wilder in case you’ve been living under a rock since 2019), Dillian Whyte is more of a “boxers boxer”. With a more fundamentally sound style of fighting, Fury’s game plan will have to consist of more than just “avoid the big right cross, jab and smother him”, for multiple reasons. With knockout power and an iron will, Whyte has faced and beaten some of the best the division has to offer, with wins over the always game Derrick Chisora as well as a revenge win over former title challenger Alexander Povetkin.
To add some heat to the fire, apparently Whyte and Fury are former sparring partners. This adds a new dimension to the battle, because that familiarity takes away some of the natural advantages Fury generally holds over his opponents. He’s a freak of nature, and watching tape is one thing, but finding a 6 foot 9 260-280 pound man to spar with is a tough ask in any boxing gym. The 6’4 Whyte however has that experience and as a result we should expect him to be surprisingly able to keep up with Fury and possibly telegraph some of Fury’s movement patterns. He will also be more prepared for the wrap up/dirty boxing rabbit punches Fury is famous for. However this familiarity obviously works on Fury’s end as well. With his massive height and reach advantage coming into tonight’s fight expect Fury to keep the hard hitting Whyte at bay with that signature stiff jab. Fury is a ring general through and through, don’t expect to see him in many uncomfortable situations. Fury is just so technically sound and powerful.
| Favorite | Underdog | Weight Class |
| Tyson Fury (c) -575 | Dillian Whyte +425 | WBC Heavyweight Title |
| Ekow Essuman -1400 | Darren Tetley +800 | Welterweight |
| Isaac Low -135 | Nick Ball +115 | Featherweight |
| David Adeleye -6000 | Chris Healey +1700 | Heavyweight |
| Tommy Fury -3000 | Daniel Bocianski +1300 | Light Heavyweight |
Prediction:
Tim: In terms of how I see this fight playing out I predict Tyson Fury takes this one. I’m not one for round specific predictions but expect the finish to come in the latter stages of the bout, round 8 and on. Tyson has advantages in almost every area in terms of height, reach, speed, probably strength although that’s the one contestable metric, and ring experience. He’s taken the Falcon Punch like right hand of Deontay Wilder, which is definitely something to note as on the other side we’ve seen Dillian Whyte knocked out by both Anthony Joshua and Povetkin (mentioned previously). Fury has also defeated the jab and grab tactical pure boxing the legendary Wladimir Klitchshko. Expect another master class full of Fury from the Gypsy King Saturday night. Fury by late round KO
Joe: The Gypsy King is the best heavyweight in the last twenty years and I haven’t seen anyone present or upcoming that can take his seat at the table, this includes Dillian Whyte. While I think that the impact and atmosphere is something that would have been better suited for Joshua/Fury this is a mandatory and is being treated as a major UK event. While the theatrics are good for the sport and it feels like you should expect the expected. It would take a severe miscalculation from Fury or a wildly unseen gameplan from Whyte’s camp for this to go the distance. Expect Fury to overpower and outclass Whyte until about the 9th round. Fury by KO