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Over the course of time, the fans have witnessed some of the best rivalries of the sport in the heavyweight division. Nowadays, the rift between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte is emerging as one top-notch feud that has hooked in the fans already. Recently, the WBC interim champ, Dillian Whyte, launched a fiery verbal attack on ‘The Gypsy King’.

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Speaking to Behind the Gloves, he said, “I’m sick and tired of Tyson Fury talking s**t, and calling to the public, and checking to public and all that saying so again. He goes all at you, no they don’t like you, because you’re a f**kin idiot. It’s not because you’re ‘Gypsy’, no!”

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“They just don’t like you, because you’re an idiot and you talk s**t and do stupid stuff. That’s why people don’t like you.”

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Whyte has been looking for a world title fight for a long time. As he is the WBC interim belt holder, he is mandatory to the WBC champ, Tyson Fury. However, the latter is currently locked in for an October 9 fight with Deontay Wilder. Considering the situation, Whyte will have to wait for his shot towards the title.

Also, since he’s engaged in a rift with Fury, ‘The Body Snatcher’ would be keen on getting his hands on his rival.

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How can Dillian Whyte make his chances even more viable against Tyson Fury?

Whyte, in his last fight against Alexander Povetkin, showed why he’s one noteworthy name in the big men’s division. Despite that, it wasn’t enough for him to directly claim a shot towards Fury because of the current mess-up. That said, in order to stay in line for the title. Whyte will have to fight a few more times.

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Yet, it’ll be interesting to see if the Brit really fights someone or waits till Fury settles his scores with Wilder on October 9.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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