Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte | BT PPV - 23 April 2022

[maverick23]

Frank opening the presser by grilling Whyte. And he’s telling the truth.

I listened to Frank’s interview with Boxingsocial - he’s raging. Couldn’t answer a straight question that had anything to do with the fight.

Contractually Whyte probably doesn’t have to do the press conference so why should he? It’s not like Warren or Fury have done him any favours in the past and he’s probably still pissed off with Frank singing after he was wiped out by Povetkin.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Frank opening the presser by grilling Whyte. And he’s telling the truth.

I listened to Frank’s interview with Boxingsocial - he’s raging. Couldn’t answer a straight question that had anything to do with the fight.

Contractually Whyte probably doesn’t have to do the press conference so why should he? It’s not like Warren or Fury have done him any favours in the past and he’s probably still pissed off with Frank singing after he was wiped out by Povetkin.

Fair enough, but Whyte doesn't hold back when he's dissing Frank either..

Contractually no.. They should have seen it coming. They probably should have put it in the contracts. Fury will probably go over to US and do a presser there as well with Bob Arum.

According to Frank, they agreed in writing about the request for a private jet for Whyte, but then Whyte started demanding more.

Frank's not wrong though, Whyte is getting more than Usyk got vs. AJ, more than Ruiz got vs. AJ, more than 8x more than what Fury got against Klit, and more than what AJ got when he fought Martin..

TBH, I've never been a fan of Whyte and I always want to see him get sparked.. Nothing personal, but he grates on me, always has.

[Blueprint]

Not a fan of the St George dog whistles and coded language. Both fighters are British/English.

[jimmystone]

Tyson's purse is undoubtedly made up in large part from his share of PPV money. Every single person who doesn't buy hits Tyson in the pocket whereas it doesn't hurt Whyte one bit. Whether it makes any difference to the outcome of the fight or not we'll never know but it will hit Tyson's bank balance if Dillian continues to not participate in promotion.

[Wee Tommy]

Frank opening the presser by grilling Whyte. And he’s telling the truth.

I listened to Frank’s interview with Boxingsocial - he’s raging. Couldn’t answer a straight question that had anything to do with the fight.

Contractually Whyte probably doesn’t have to do the press conference so why should he? It’s not like Warren or Fury have done him any favours in the past and he’s probably still pissed off with Frank singing after he was wiped out by Povetkin.

Fair enough, but Whyte doesn't hold back when he's dissing Frank either..

Contractually no.. They should have seen it coming. They probably should have put it in the contracts. Fury will probably go over to US and do a presser there as well with Bob Arum.

According to Frank, they agreed in writing about the request for a private jet for Whyte, but then Whyte started demanding more.

Frank's not wrong though, Whyte is getting more than Usyk got vs. AJ, more than Ruiz got vs. AJ, more than 8x more than what Fury got against Klit, and more than what AJ got when he fought Martin..

TBH, I've never been a fan of Whyte and I always want to see him get sparked.. Nothing personal, but he grates on me, always has.

Agree, seeing Povetkin spark him was up there with Connor Mac getting kayod by Diaz!

[tony1234]

It's true what Fury said , it's his roadshow and like the days of Eubank's bum a month tour they come to see him, his entrance and the sing along afterwards. Whyte is just the sacrificial lamb this time and whether he turns up or not for a press conference it doesn't matter as long as Fury is coming out with his usual spiel selling the fight.
I don't doubt most if not all tickets will be sold tomorrow and the PPV's will be strong as it will be peak time viewing here.

[maverick23]

It's true what Fury said , it's his roadshow and like the days of Eubank's bum a month tour they come to see him, his entrance and the sing along afterwards. Whyte is just the sacrificial lamb this time and whether he turns up or not for a press conference it doesn't matter as long as Fury is coming out with his usual spiel selling the fight.
I don't doubt most if not all tickets will be sold tomorrow and the PPV's will be strong as it will be peak time viewing here.

You might be right and it may not affect tickets/PPVs but I think it probably will. They’re not going to have any of the head to head shows that Sky have pushed over the years.

Tyson may be big enough now to do it on his own, like AJ did with Parker/Povetkin but let’s see. I’ll be really interested to see how ticket sales go tomorrow. Strangely not one of my casual mates have suggested trying to get tickets. Loads were after Khan/Brook tickets in comparison.

[Ruthless-RKO]

It's true what Fury said , it's his roadshow and like the days of Eubank's bum a month tour they come to see him, his entrance and the sing along afterwards. Whyte is just the sacrificial lamb this time and whether he turns up or not for a press conference it doesn't matter as long as Fury is coming out with his usual spiel selling the fight.
I don't doubt most if not all tickets will be sold tomorrow and the PPV's will be strong as it will be peak time viewing here.

You might be right and it may not affect tickets/PPVs but I think it probably will. They’re not going to have any of the head to head shows that Sky have pushed over the years.

Tyson may be big enough now to do it on his own, like AJ did with Parker/Povetkin but let’s see. I’ll be really interested to see how ticket sales go tomorrow. Strangely not one of my casual mates have suggested trying to get tickets. Loads were after Khan/Brook tickets in comparison.

The casuals will be all over it.

[maverick23]

It's true what Fury said , it's his roadshow and like the days of Eubank's bum a month tour they come to see him, his entrance and the sing along afterwards. Whyte is just the sacrificial lamb this time and whether he turns up or not for a press conference it doesn't matter as long as Fury is coming out with his usual spiel selling the fight.
I don't doubt most if not all tickets will be sold tomorrow and the PPV's will be strong as it will be peak time viewing here.

You might be right and it may not affect tickets/PPVs but I think it probably will. They’re not going to have any of the head to head shows that Sky have pushed over the years.

Tyson may be big enough now to do it on his own, like AJ did with Parker/Povetkin but let’s see. I’ll be really interested to see how ticket sales go tomorrow. Strangely not one of my casual mates have suggested trying to get tickets. Loads were after Khan/Brook tickets in comparison.

The casuals will be all over it.

I’m sure lots will be but the casuals were all over Khan/Brook too and I think Adam Smith said himself it didn’t get close to 1m buys.

[Ruthless-RKO]

You might be right and it may not affect tickets/PPVs but I think it probably will. They’re not going to have any of the head to head shows that Sky have pushed over the years.

Tyson may be big enough now to do it on his own, like AJ did with Parker/Povetkin but let’s see. I’ll be really interested to see how ticket sales go tomorrow. Strangely not one of my casual mates have suggested trying to get tickets. Loads were after Khan/Brook tickets in comparison.

The casuals will be all over it.

I’m sure lots will be but the casuals were all over Khan/Brook too and I think Adam Smith said himself it didn’t get close to 1m buys.

Ben said it did around AJ figures..
Who to believe.

[TheLeprechaun]

I think this will bomb. Fury is not a draw and they are going to find that out the hard way.

[maverick23]

The casuals will be all over it.

I’m sure lots will be but the casuals were all over Khan/Brook too and I think Adam Smith said himself it didn’t get close to 1m buys.

Ben said it did around AJ figures..
Who to believe.

There’s a lot of range in AJ’s PPV numbers. Klitschko/Parker/Ruiz 2 did well over a million. His last 2 fights have reportedly been softer and more like what he did against Martin/Molina.

[maverick23]

I think this will bomb. Fury is not a draw and they are going to find that out the hard way.

We’ll find out. Frank’s saying 1.5m buys on BT and Bob’s saying 300k buys in the US. Frank also said they’re going for the U.K. attendance record and are anticipating over 90,000.

[maverick23]

Just listened to an interview with Joe Parker today - he said they don’t have Andy Lee or Sugar Hill in camp with them at the moment. They’re both experienced guys and you can do a lot remotely but it’s a bit strange given we’re 7 weeks or so out.

[TheLeprechaun]

I think this will bomb. Fury is not a draw and they are going to find that out the hard way.

We’ll find out. Frank’s saying 1.5m buys on BT and Bob’s saying 300k buys in the US. Frank also said they’re going for the U.K. attendance record and are anticipating over 90,000.

I really don't see that happening.

[jimmystone]

Just listened to an interview with Joe Parker today - he said they don’t have Andy Lee or Sugar Hill in camp with them at the moment. They’re both experienced guys and you can do a lot remotely but it’s a bit strange given we’re 7 weeks or so out.

Wonder if they are paid by the week rather than a percentage? Tyson is very careful/tight.

[dookus]

Just listened to an interview with Joe Parker today - he said they don’t have Andy Lee or Sugar Hill in camp with them at the moment. They’re both experienced guys and you can do a lot remotely but it’s a bit strange given we’re 7 weeks or so out.

Bizarre

[maverick23]

Just listened to an interview with Joe Parker today - he said they don’t have Andy Lee or Sugar Hill in camp with them at the moment. They’re both experienced guys and you can do a lot remotely but it’s a bit strange given we’re 7 weeks or so out.

Wonder if they are paid by the week rather than a percentage? Tyson is very careful/tight.

Not sure. Sugar Hill is due over end of this week/early next.

[maverick23]

Tyson’s now come out and said he’s retiring after this fight. Strange thing to say the day before tickets go on sale .

[Ruthless-RKO]

Tyson’s now come out and said he’s retiring after this fight. Strange thing to say the day before tickets go on sale .

Strategy to sell tickets to his final fight??

[maverick23]

Tyson’s now come out and said he’s retiring after this fight. Strange thing to say the day before tickets go on sale .

Strategy to sell tickets to his final fight??

Of course.

Never a good sign having a fighter talk about retiring. However Tyson’s done it so much I’d worry more if he didn’t mention it.

[TheLeprechaun]

No chance he retires. Mayweather was the first to use this as a way to get more buys. I don't think Fury is a draw at all. While he tries to be unpredictable, he's totally predicable about it. You know he's going to do some try-hard thing to get attention. It's boring. None of my casual mates have expressed any interest in going to the fight. Although that might have changed if Whyte turned up and they had some verbals/physicals

[maverick23]

No chance he retires. Mayweather was the first to use this as a way to get more buys. I don't think Fury is a draw at all. While he tries to be unpredictable, he's totally predicable about it. You know he's going to do some try-hard thing to get attention. It's boring. None of my casual mates have expressed any interest in going to the fight. Although that might have changed if Whyte turned up and they had some verbals/physicals

We’ll find out tomorrow how much of a draw he is I guess.

[Grilling Machine]

Tyson’s now come out and said he’s retiring after this fight. Strange thing to say the day before tickets go on sale .

Now we've seen the full strength of Usyk's character, I'm sure AJ and Fury'd be delighted if he vacates.

For AJ that means not having to roll the dice uphill again, and for Fury, the chance to retire a fight earlier. Let's see what Whyte can do.

[tonyevs]

... Tyson is very careful/tight.

Yep - we can see that by the dodgy knock off Versace he wears

It's a real shame that at the last hurdle Usyk will likely not box again - or if by some miracle he gets through Kyiv; that he is ever the same.