Whyte: Anthony Joshua rematch talks are ‘just nothing’

Dillian Whyte has questioned whether Anthony Joshua is “serious” about a heavyweight rematch as he revealed that negotiations…

Dillian Whyte has questioned whether Anthony Joshua is “serious” about a heavyweight rematch as he revealed that negotiations do not “seem real”.

The Brixton man has hoped to finalise a second professional fight against Joshua, reigniting a burning rivalry that stretches back to the amateur ranks, but there has been no progress in discussions between the two fighters.

Talks previously broke down for a Wembley rematch in 2019, with Joshua instead targeting his US debut, which ended in defeat against Andy Ruiz Jr.

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“It’s a big fight, it’s eight weeks away and there’s no communication, nothing,” Whyte told Sky Sports. “Just nothing. Nothing at all. They’re just wasting time messing about.

“It just doesn’t seem real. They’re trying to put me in the same position they did a few years ago, saying: ‘Oh, we’re trying to make the Joshua fight.’

“These big fights take time. There’s lots of things that go on, there’s lots of small print and this team want that and that team want this. There’s a lot of things that go on. It takes a long time to make these big fights.”

But Whyte still hopes that the Joshua fight can be made in the next few months.