Dillian Whyte tells Johnny Fisher he'd finish him in a few rounds

Former heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte liked what he saw on Saturday night when Johnny Fisher outpointed Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.

What he liked the most, in Fisher, was a potential opponent he feels confident he would beat.

Whyte, at his peak, operated at a significantly higher level than Fisher, on recent evidence, is unlikely to ever reach. But now 38 and inactive since being stopped in one round by Moses Itauma 13 months ago, Whyte might now be deemed a risk worth taking by the 15-1 (12 KOs) Fisher and his team.

"I knock Johnny Fisher out,” Whyte, 31-4 (21 KOs), told Sky Sports.

“It's heavyweight boxing, anything can happen. I could get caught high on the head like I did last time out, but I'll knock Johnny Fisher out.

"I'll be surprised if it goes past three or four rounds. I'm an ageing dog but I still have all of my teeth."

Fisher, while making his debut for Zuffa Boxing, didn’t impress against Pirotton. Though he won, old concerns about his stamina, and all-round skillset, were again uttered in the aftermath by observers.

In the build-up to the fight, Fisher expressed a desire to take on Whyte, who has only lost to Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Alexander Povetkin and Itauma.

"[Fisher] is a bit erratic and he's open in lots of areas but he's dangerous," said Whyte. "He's swinging big punches, a big man, and he hits hard so yeah, I think it would be an exciting fight while it lasts."