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In a recent interview published on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube page, Whyte insisted that his big-picture plan is to eventually get back into title contention and avenge himself against Manchester’s Fury.
“You know, I want to get back into title contention and obviously get a rematch with Fury at some point,” Whyte said.
In the immediate aftermath to his fight with Fury, who claimed his win with a well-timed uppercut, Whyte took issue with the way the fight was refereed at the end. Whyte pointed to how Fury “pushed” him after landing the uppercut, and that it was the push that dropped him to the canvas, which in turn caused his head to ricochet from the mat. But slow-motion replays seemed to contradict Whyte’s contention. Whyte also had issue with what he felt was the referee’s quick stoppage.
In the interview, Whyte reiterated his previous complaints and also revealed that he sustained a ligament injury to his foot after the knockdown to Fury.
“I got hit with a good shot,” Whyte said. “It’s boxing, you get hurt. I’ve been down in fights before and gotten back up. He hit me with a good shot, pushed me over, and when he pushed me over I ended up f---ing twisting two ligaments in my foot, which obviously I had to take some time off. That’s why I haven’t fought since.
After all the shit that he talked about Wilder being delusional, he turned out to be just as bad in the same position.