Whyte hasn't been turning up to the press conferences or promo events. Did Fury's camp really not put it into the contract that he has to do media duties to promote the fight? If they didn't you can't even be mad that he's shirking them because he's not getting paid from it because it's under Fury's promoter after they won the purse bid. It might be interesting if he completely goes AWOL until the fight. Fury's trying to play it off like he's scared but why bother turning up to a boring job when you're not going to get paid for the work?
Fury has been on the canvas when Cunningham caught him. He also hit the canvas a couple of times against Wilder too. If Fury gets hit with a powerful punch from Whyte, then he could hit the floor but will get up. What are the chances of Whyte getting up from the mandatory count if Fury knocks him down?
He might get up from the extra motivation of being given the chance for the belts, but I would think Fury puts him down a few times once he gets hurt. This will be one of those fights where I'm absolutely bricking it before, and during fight just because in any sensible world Fury should win this nine times out of ten, but you just know boxing loves to throw up some wild results now, and again which would ruin the idea of a Usyk or Joshua fight for the belts in the future.
Only saving grace is Whyte has visibly declined in recent years, and while he definitely does have power he leaves himself very open. We either get a super motivated Whyte who takes note of his defensive issues or we get a lazy Whyte who swings big, and ultimately if he doesn't connect gets knocked out himself.
Anything can happen in heavyweight boxing, that's what makes it so exciting. One punch can change everything. I think Whyte will probably come out swinging and try get an early KO. That would probably be his best bet because I don't think he will outbox Fury nor win on points.
Joshua just comes out a statement that he is
‘I’m rooting for Dillian [to beat Fury], even though I hate him’
This is very strange he should be neutral and if he is going to the side he should side with Fury so the mega fight will push through provided that he beat Usyk, the boxing community prefers Joshua and Fury battle it out with a belt at stake, not both of them without a title or only one with the title, so it will become a winner take all match.
He's just picking the lesser of two evils to him. Fury has been far more vocal in publicly slagging AJ off so he's not going to back him. It also adds a bit of fuel to the fire if they ever fight each other.