"I'd rather chase the fight with Joshua": Fury's victim does not consider Usyk a serious opponent

Former WBC "interim" world champion Dillian Whyte has said that Ukrainian WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is not a serious opponent.

"I want to see how my compatriot succeeds. Belts [now] went to Ukraine. Usyk is a great boxer, but he has everything from a personality point of view. Figo, because in reality he does not sell fights."

"Now he has a lot of respect, because he beat Joshua, but even despite the defeats, formally Anthony is still a bigger bump than Usyk. So if it makes sense, I'd rather chase a fight with him than with Usyk."

On November 26, Dillian will fight in London with the undefeated American boxer Jermaine Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs). At the same time, White has already expressed his desire to hold fights with four other boxers, including Usyk.

Dillian has lost two of his last three fights. In April, White lost to Tyson Fury by TKO in the sixth round for the WBC heavyweight title.