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

[Wales]

If it’s pointless shouting and promos you want WWE is still around

If it’s a fight, stick to boxing

Whyte will make a scrap of it

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Jared Anderson pulls out of his clash with Christian Hammer on the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte undercard after suffering an injury in training... as the Gypsy King's sparring partner admits he has paid the price for rushing his camp

Anderson revealed the news on Instagram and admitted he has paid the price for rushing his training camp in the lead-up to his encounter with Hammer.

'To all my fans and supporters, I would like to personally apologise because I will no longer be able to fight on the Fury vs. Whyte undercard due to injury,' he wrote.

'I rushed this camp, and now I have to go into hiding. I will be back ten times stronger. Yours truly, The Real Big Baby.'

Anderson was recruited as a sparring partner for Fury before the latter's second and third encounters with Deontay Wilder, which he prevailed in by stoppage on both occasions.

[Wales]

Whyte is showing little character and sportsmanship skipping the promotion.

Dillian Whyte got low-balled by Team Fury.

Dillian Whyte will receive a fixed purse of $7.4m (£5.5m), coupled with an opportunity to earn an additional $4.1million bonus (£3.1m) if he wins the fight.

Whyte reportedly got £1m against Joshua, £1m against Parker, £1m against Chisora

Hey… Let’s have it right, team Fury may be rinsing him on paper, but he’s still set for £5.5m if he loses and £8.6m If he wins.

That khabib got like £2m in the UFC flat rate and pre Fury Wilder was making what? 1.5m ? 2m? Per fight on average

£5.5m is banging money for Whyte

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Referee and Judges

Only the ref will be from UK, the judges are all over.

Mark Lyson, from Liverpool, UK will be the referee. It will be T he first time he has taken charge of a world heavyweight title fight.

The three judges will be:

Guido Cavalleri, from Italy
Robert Tapper, from Canada
Juan Carlos Pelayo, from Mexico.

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Undercard Press Release

On the same day that undercard was unveiled for Tyson Fury's WBC heavyweight championship of the world collision with challenger Dillian Whyte on Saturday, April 23, it was confirmed that 4,000 additional tickets now set to go on sale at midday tomorrow from Ticketmaster making Fury-Whyte the record-breaking sporting event to be held at Wembley Stadium connected by EE.

The supporting cast at the national stadium is headed up by a return to the ring for the British junior lightweight champion, Anthony “The Apache” Cacace.

Cacace (19-1, 7 KOs) stepping up in class after making a successful first defense of his title against Lyon Woodstock in August of last year. The Belfast native will fight for the vacant WBO International title in a 10-rounder against Colombia native Jonathan Romero (34-1, 19 KOs), a former IBF junior featherweight world champion.

In a 12-round domestic duel where fireworks are guaranteed, the vacant WBC Silver featherweight title will be on the line when Tyson Fury comrade Isaac Lowe (23-1-3, 6 KOs) takes on undefeated Liverpool native Nick Ball (14-0, 7 KOs).

The winner of this prestigious belt will be catapulted into the WBC world rankings.

Ladbroke Grove’s young heavyweight star David Adeleye (8-0, 7 KOs) will clock up his ninth fight and his second eight-rounder as a professional against Stockport's Chris Healey as he closes in on title contention.

The unbeaten Tommy Fury (7-0, 4 KOs) will continue his light heavyweight journey over six rounds with a step-up fight against Polish veteran Daniel Bocianski (10-1, 2 KOs).

Live coverage on BT Sport Box Office will begin at 6pm

Before the pay-per-view telecast begins, Top-Rank signed Irish Olympian Kurt Walker (1-0, 1 KO) will compete in a four-round featherweight bout against an opponent to be named.

allegedly, who is promoting the show in association with Bob Arum's Top Rank, said: "I am delighted to finally be able to reveal what will be a competitive undercard in support of the big one that we have all been waiting for.

"I genuinely believe that as soon as Anthony Cacace gathers some momentum in his career, he has got what it takes to win a world title and securing the WBO International belt will put him firmly on track. But he is up against a dangerous and experienced opponent in Jonathan Romero and will need to be at his very best on the night.

"I am so looking forward to seeing our man Nick Ball get the chance to really announce himself on the big stage against Tyson's sidekick, Isaac Lowe, and it should be a cracking fight. The WBC Silver title on the line will propel the winner right into the world mix at featherweight.

"Big David Adeleye, a regular sparring partner for Tyson, will add the heavyweight theme of the night and will relish the big stage.

"I am delighted that Tommy Fury will get to share some of the spotlight with his big brother after missing out on his big fight last year through illness. If Tommy keeps on winning and continues to shine, his big opportunities will soon follow.

"I would also like to welcome Kurt Walker, the Irish Olympian signed to Top Rank, onto the card."

WEMBLEY CAPACITY INCREASE FOR TYSON'S BIG NIGHT

In addition to the undercard unveiling, it has been confirmed that Fury-Whyte will now be witnessed in person by 94,000 fans following the granting of an additional 4,000 tickets by the local authority.

Brent Council has now approved a further 4,000 tickets to be available as coach packages which go on sale at noon on Wednesday, 6th April exclusively from Ticketmaster.

The 90,000 would have already been a record attendance for boxing but, such was the demand, Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank, along with our hosts Wembley Stadium, sought permission from Brent Council to increase capacity to the biggest seen at a sports event at the national stadium since it was rebuilt in 2007.

An original 85,000 tickets were snapped up in a matter of three hours after going on sale, followed a week later by the initial additional 5,000 tickets also sold in conjunction with coach travel.

Hall of Fame promoter allegedly, who is staging the event in association with Top Rank, commented: "I am delighted we are now able to provide four thousand extra tickets for fans to watch the biggest boxing event staged in this country. I know this in no way gets near to meeting the huge demand, but we were determined to have as many fans as possible attend Tyson Fury's big homecoming fight.

"I would like to extend my thanks to Brent Council for making this possible, along with our event partners at Wembley Stadium, and on April 23 Wembley and the borough of Brent will be beamed across the world."

[Finkel]

Can I just be the first to say WTF

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Can I just be the first to say WTF

We can’t have been expecting a really good undercard giving the purse bid amount.

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[Finkel]

Can I just be the first to say WTF

We can’t have been expecting a really good undercard giving the purse bid amount.

No, not "really good," but I expected something better than a Lowe-Ball co-main.. It's a great opportunity for Fury's friends and family though.

I might get up for the Adeleye fight, but it looks like I'll be watching Fury v Whyte by myself now

[Ruthless-RKO]

Can I just be the first to say WTF

We can’t have been expecting a really good undercard giving the purse bid amount.

No, not "really good," but I expected something better than a Lowe-Ball co-main.. It's a great opportunity for Fury's friends and family though.

I might get up for the Adeleye fight, but it looks like I'll be watching Fury v Whyte by myself now

The card is all about family and friends..

[Enlightened-One]

I'll probably watch a few episodes of the final season of Better Call Saul on Netflix, instead of the bouts appearing undercard of the Fury-Whyte fight.

[CMCanavessi]

Damn, I wanted to see some heavyweight prospect action in the undercard.

[JxhDel.]

Always in for Tyson and Dillian is a dog, but Isaac Lowe and Tommy Fury are not going to convince me into buying this...

[pound per pound]

Whyte man be the best man Furt fought as Wlad was 39, and Wilder was hyped yet floored him 4 times

He's cherry picked the rest of his opponents, The 37th ranked Walllin tore his face apart, and before that he was flooed twice by an old & blown up crusier and a tier two Russian. He lost the first Mcdermott fight, period, Whyte can win, not that he impressive but unlike the other jokers he's soild and young enough.

Fury's mouth has him over rated. Calling Whyte via TKO in 8!

[DrDuke]

Whyte man be the best man Furt fought as Wlad was 39, and Wilder was hyped yet floored him 4 times

He's cherry picked the rest of his opponents, The 37th ranked Walllin tore his face apart, and before that he was flooed twice by an old & blown up crusier and a tier two Russian. He lost the first Mcdermott fight, period, Whyte can win, not that he impressive but unlike the other jokers he's soild and young enough.

Fury's mouth has him over rated. Calling Whyte via TKO in 8!

How can someone bring McDermott and Cunningham as arguments against current Fury? Whyte had troubles in barely every fight during recent years. He definitely can trouble Wilder, but he can be caught by Deontay easily.

[HomicideHenry]

Whyte man be the best man Furt fought as Wlad was 39, and Wilder was hyped yet floored him 4 times

He's cherry picked the rest of his opponents, The 37th ranked Walllin tore his face apart, and before that he was flooed twice by an old & blown up crusier and a tier two Russian. He lost the first Mcdermott fight, period, Whyte can win, not that he impressive but unlike the other jokers he's soild and young enough.

Fury's mouth has him over rated. Calling Whyte via TKO in 8!

How can someone bring McDermott and Cunningham as arguments against current Fury? Whyte had troubles in barely every fight during recent years. He definitely can trouble Wilder, but he can be caught by Deontay easily.

Such logic has always reminded me of the boxing comedy film THE GREAT WHITE HYPE where Terry Conklin beat James Roper in the amateurs, and suddenly he was rated in the top ten despite having no professional fights. "I was seventeen man! I'd kill Howdy Doody now!"

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[pound per pound]

He’ll probably retire after he loses.

He may retire after the loss to Whyte.

[Enlightened-One]

If Dillian Whyte received the 45% purse split he was supposed to have been entitled to, due to him being the WBC’s interim titleholder, he would have received $16.6m instead of a $7.4m payday.

Even at 30%, Dillian would have received $3.7m more than his actual purse.

So it appears that Queensberry Promotions are celebrating Dillian Whyte’s birthday, using the money they deprived him of, yet they still moan about him not doing his part to promote the bout.

I’m kind of torn, because part of me wants to see Tyson Fury beat Dillian Whyte, because I respect ‘The Gypsy King’, but another part of me wants to see him lose, due to me disliking Fṛḁռk Wḁṛṛȅռ.

Fṛḁռk Wḁṛṛȅռ complains about Dillian Whyte's reluctance to promote a PPV event with one of the worst undercards to a world heavyweight title contest we've witnessed within the last decade.

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If Dillian Whyte received the 45% purse split he was supposed to have been entitled to, due to him being the WBC’s interim titleholder, he would have received $16.6m instead of a $7.4m payday.

Even at 30%, Dillian would have received $3.7m more than his actual purse.

So it appears that Queensberry Promotions are celebrating Dillian Whyte’s birthday, using the money they deprived him of, yet they still moan about him not doing his part to promote the bout.

I’m kind of torn, because part of me wants to see Tyson Fury beat Dillian Whyte, because I respect ‘The Gypsy King’, but another part of me wants to see him lose, due to me disliking Fṛḁռk Wḁṛṛȅռ.

Fṛḁռk Wḁṛṛȅռ complains about Dillian Whyte's reluctance to promote a PPV event with one of the worst undercards to a world heavyweight title contest we've witnessed within the last decade.

Gotta say it’s pretty funny though. Frank knows the more he talks about Whyte and the contracts etc, the more publicity it gets. I don’t think the casuals give a fvck tbh.

Yet us ‘hardcores’ are going on about it every day.

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[Finkel]

Ouch, $70 to watch one fight on TV

[tiny_acres]

Ouch, $70 to watch one fight on TV

Illegal streaming is what I intend to do on this one. I figure with such a craptastic card it's either they rob me or I rob them

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Well it did sel didn’t if

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