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Dillian Whyte will remain an underdog against Tyson Fury, as the heavyweight stars are locked in for a WBC title bout on April 23. After several banters and verbal altercations, the fight is finally stored in, and Whyte will apparently enter the biggest showdown of his career.

A win over the unbeaten Tyson Fury will make him a world champion, which shall be an unexpected scene in the entire sporting community. That said, former Brit champion, Johnny Nelson, seems to have picked up some positivity in Dillian Whyte’s approach.

While Tyson Fury offered verbal assault on Whyte a few weeks back, ‘The Body Snatcher’ didn’t respond. Nelson appeared to prefer Whyte’s idea and talked about it in a chat with the Boxing Social.

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He said, “I think Dillian Whyte is thinking right. I don’t have to do anything. You have got to fight me. So, I have signed a contract four hours before the deadline. And what? He has not said much about the fight.”

“Tyson Fury has now taken himself off. I think I saw the other day, where he said, I am done. You won’t hear from me for the next eight weeks while I train for this fight. So, now it’s just down to business.”

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Well, all the talk is done and Tyson Fury has claimed to take himself away from social media for the next few weeks. Having KO-ed Deontay Wilder in his latest outing, ‘The Gypsy King’ will come across another eminent Knockout artist in Dillian Whyte next. That said, we are in for a classic heavyweight showdown, arguably one of the best in recent years.

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Dillian Whyte has to be different against Tyson Fury?

Whyte has lost twice as a professional and both times via stoppage. So, it leaves enough blueprint for Tyson Fury to craft his own success plans. Meanwhile, Dillian Whyte can be optimistic about knocking down Tyson Fury as Deontay Wilder has already done it multiple times across three fights.

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The WBC champion, Tyson Fury, has been punished a few times in the ring, but he always found ways to win. Therefore, Dillian Whyte cannot rely on a few successful moments, which he looks likely to gain in the fight. ‘The Body Snatcher’ will stand shorter than Tyson Fury, which will be another setback on his side. However, all these factors will also turn the fight to before interesting, validating several potential outcomes of the scrap.

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