The fact that he wasn’t bothered to come and would rather spend time training shows how serious he is about his preparations.
"A lot of people gave him stick for not coming to participate in the pre-fight press conference, he wasn’t contractually obligated to do so. He’s getting enough money for the fight and wants to just focus on training. "If he was about the pay check, he’d be at the press conferences trying to hype up the numbers because he’d get some of the upside, he doesn’t care. “He’s not picking up a pay check, he’s coming here to win," Haye said. 'The Bodysnatcher' has been preparing in Portugal and has avoided doing any interviews other than what he is contractually obligated to do. Fury will earn at least £25million, but both fighters purses will be boosted depending on the success of pay-per-view sales.įormer two-weight champion David Haye thinks Whyte's reluctance to promote the fight shows how serious he is training. Whyte is set to the biggest purse of his career, £6million, after Frank Warren and Bob Arum landed a massive £31million bid to host the fight. A record 94,000 fans will be in attendance as Britain hosts its first all domestic heavyweight title clash for the first time in almost 30 years. Tyson Fury has been told Dillian Whyte is not fighting him for a pay check and is more interested in winning his first world title.įury defends his WBC title against interim champion Whyte next weekend at Wembley Stadium.
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