Whyte: American, British Fans Would Love To See Me Knock Wilder Out!

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte was a bit surprised when former champion Deontay Wilder named him as a potential future opponent.

For at least two years, Whyte was chasing after Wilder for a WBC title shot.

But the 'Bronze Bomber' had little to no interest in facing Whyte in the ring.

This past February, Wilder lost his WBC strap when he suffered the first defeat of his pro career when he was stopped by Tyson Fury in seven rounds.

At the moment, Wilder is engaged in a legal tug of war to enforce his rematch clause with Fury.

Fury believes the rematch clause has expired, while Wilder and his handlers strongly feel the agreement is still legally valid.

The two sides are in mediation to resolve the matter.

Back in August, Whyte was knocked out by Alexander Povetkin in five rounds. A rematch was scheduled for November 21, but it was postponed a few weeks ago when Povetkin came down with COVID-19.

Whyte, who still regards Wilder as a coward, would be open to the idea of finally facing him in the ring.

“Tyson Fury is not fighting him, so who else can he make any money from? Deontay Wilder is not a big draw at all. Even when he was heavyweight champion, he could not sell out venues and I think he's only ever had a couple of fights on pay-per-view. All he does is run around and talk sh--," Whyte said to Sky Sports.

"He's a coward,” Whyte roared. “Now he's got nothing at all to lose, basically. When I was the challenger, I went through hell trying to get him to man up to fight me, and he wouldn't fight me, so I'm going to chase the world title. It's a good fight, a fight that I'm interested in, but he needs to dance to my tune.

"I want to beat the guy up, to be honest with you. Personally, I don't like him. I think he's a bad ambassador for the sport. I'm sure the British people and the American fans would love to see me knock him out. It's going to be war. I'm just there to knock him out.”