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Dillian Whyte Hits Back at Anthony Joshua for Failing to “Be a Man”

Published 06/04/2023, 7:00 AM EDT

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Anthony Joshua has got his redemption as he secured the win against Jermaine Franklin by a unanimous decision. This meant a great deal for him, especially after his couple of consecutive losses against the Ukrainian Heavyweight, Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua wants to stand on the pinnacle of the division again, and for that, he plans to fight thrice, before this year ends. And now, in a recent interview, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn revealed that ‘AJ’ wants to fight in August, as he wants the proposed Saudi Arabia event with Deontay Wilder to happen in December.

For that reason, Joshua’s team even rejected Tyson Fury‘s team for the September bout. So, Joshua has been getting many offers for his August fight, according to Hearn. And in the interview, Hearn also talked about how they’re planning to talk with Dillian Whyte for a rematch, and the potential could happen on August 12th in the O2 Arena. But ‘AJ’ contradicted him through his deleted Instagram posts and Whyte has also responded to his vile statements.

Anthony Joshua is oblivious to Dillian Whyte’s talks for his next bout

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Both boxers have gone against each other, once in 2015, in which Whyte lost by a seventh-round knockout. But the interesting thing is, Whyte is also coming off a win in his previous fight against Jermaine Franklin. Whyte even criticized Joshua-Franklin’s bout, calling it a ‘battle of fools’. Anyways, both of them have overcome the same obstacle and now, it’s time that the world gets to see these two warriors clash again with each other.

Joshua made an Instagram post where he denied any knowledge about the planning for the Whyte rematch, and as a jab to ‘The Body Snatcher’, he also quotes the famous rapper, Stormzy in his caption. ‘AJ’ wrote, “I don’t know about any talks to fight with Dillian Whyte. Everyday. AJ this AJ that AJ’s hairlines going way back but I’ll still f**k your girl go re tweet that.

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Now the last segment of the caption was inspired by one of Stormzy’s songs, WickedSkengMan 4. He also made another Post where he posted a video of the rapper, and in the caption he wrote, “AJ’s this, AJ’s that. AJ says: F**k off.” This was obviously not taken in good sense by Whyte and he made a Tweet with a screenshot of his Instagram Post. In that tweet, Whyte officially called him out, and told Joshua, “be a man you little b**ch“.

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Well, there’s a high chance that both fighters may be facing each other on the night of August 12th, if we take Hearn’s word for it. And now the animosity between Whyte and Joshua has sparked yet again, and now let’s see if Joshua can continue his legacy or if Whyte can redeem his devastating loss. What are your thoughts about this fight? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Chirag Radhyan

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Chirag Radhyan is a Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports. He has authored over 300 articles and loves to talk about the animosity between athletes, leading up to a fight. His coverage of the off-court drama between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury received widespread appreciation from readers.
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Brandon Gabriel