At the first press conference of the fight between Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs), the Jamaican was absent. ‘Gypsy King’ had to do an unusual confrontation, where he only posed alone in front of the cameras.
Fury did not miss the opportunity and lashed out at Whyte. “One word: Coward! He’s a bitch. He’s going to get knocked out and he knows it. He should be here promoting the fight,” Fury said. “That’s my opinion, and I think it’s tough luck for him and his family and his legacy going forward.”
I thought he would have come here to be a part of big-time boxing. He’s never been involved in a fight of this magnitude and likely won’t be ever again.
If you thought @DillianWhyte missing today's presser would stop @Tyson_Fury from having a face-off…
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) March 1, 2022
Tyson Fury marks the date for his retirement
Fury said he will retire from boxing after his heavyweight clash with Dillian Whyte next month.
Whyte has been virtually silent on social media since promoter Frank Warren won the rights to the fight at a January purse bid with a record $41,025,000. He waited until last Monday’s deadline to sign the contract, as he wanted to participate in the potential of pay-per-view sales.
Prior to his retirement announcement, Fury was expected to face the winner of the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk later this year.
Frilly-in (Frillian) Whyte Knickers @DillianWhyte pic.twitter.com/CDSY1vWJ2x
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) March 1, 2022
However, ‘Gypsy King’ said he will hang up his gloves to spend time with his wife Paris and six kids
This is the final fight of my career, I’m retiring after this. $150million in the bank, healthy, young, I’m gonna buy a massive yacht abroad. I’m retiring, I’m out, this is my final fight, I’m done,”, he added.
Whyte turned down an offer to fly to London by private jet on Tuesday and officially unveil his clash with WBC champion Fury, having been left incensed with his 20 per cent cut of the fight purse.
