Brixton’s Dillian Whyte is absolutely charged up to face his American rival Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight grudge fight either before or after his rescheduled match with Alexander Povetkin.
“I would love to smash Deontay Wilder’s face in,” Whyte told Sky Sports. “It’s one of those fights where I would be very charged up. I would go out in the first round and just get going after him.
“It is frustrating, but it’s still a big name. He’s one of the top guys and I would love to fight him.
“He has to be serious. We offered him six, seven million dollars once and he turned it down when he was making one million dollars to fight Luis Ortiz.
“How serious is he?”
Even though Whyte became a mandatory challenger, he was denied to fight with Wilder. The latter even lost his heavyweight belt to Tyson Fury in a rematch in February.
So, Wilder is still locked in a dispute over a third fight with Fury whereas Whyte still wants to avenge his loss to Povetkin.
“When people mention Deontay Wilder’s name to me, I just get stressed,” said Whyte. “It’s crazy, because once again someone else wants to fight me.
“Parker didn’t want to fight me when he had the title. I tried to fight him, no. Lucas Browne, I tried to fight him, no. All of these guys.
“Deontay Wilder, I tried to fight him when he was champion. No. Now they’ve all lost, they want to fight me after.
“Luis Ortiz, I tried to fight Luis Ortiz three or four times. No. Povetkin, I tried to fight him three or four times before. No.
“But when they’re in a bad position, they want to fight me now because it’s a win-win for them. If they lose, they get paid well, if they win, they’re back in the frame. These guys have got no respect.”
Whyte also went on to reveal that Wilder and Povetkin are on his five-man shortlist whom he is absolutely determined to fight before his career ends.
“In my mindset, there’s only five fights for me,” said Whyte. “If I get those five fights, then I’m happy to call it a day, to be honest. I don’t want any of these guys to retire.
“It depends on what these guys are doing. I might have to do more, but if I get the five fights I want.
“Those fights should be Povetkin, Luis Ortiz, Wilder, Fury, Joshua. Fight those guys then I’ve fought everyone I can fight.
“Even now, Povektin keeps delaying it, saying he’s sick. I’m like, ‘Okay, that’s fine, I want you to be at your best when I fight you’.
“Have as much time as you want, let me fight Luis Ortiz in February, and then I’ll fight you later in the year.”
