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Dillian Whyte has laughed off Deontay Wilder's demand for him to earn a WBC title shot by fighting Luis Ortiz, insisting the Cuban turned down an offer this year.
The British heavyweight is yet to receive a fight against the WBC champion, despite working his way into the No 1 spot in the WBC rankings, with Dominic Breazeale granted the next mandatory bout for Wilder, who will firstly make a voluntary defence against Tyson Fury on December 1.
Wilder told Whyte this week "You fight Luis Ortiz, I promise you, you have Deontay Wilder," but the Brixton man says 'King Kong' was not willing to face him in the summer.
"In my last two fights, I fought two former world champions, yet Wilder bleats that I have to fight Ortiz to be second placed mandatory," Whyte told Sky Sports. "Who's Ortiz's best win? A dreadful points win over Malik Scott? Who Chisora knocked out.
"I offered to fight Ortiz years ago, but he didn't want to know. He didn't even want to know this summer and asked for silly money coming off his knockout loss to Wilder, and made it clear that he wouldn't be ready for July 28, which was the date we had available. Funnily enough it didn't stop him fighting someone else on that day.
"Wilder wants me to jump through more hoops that he dictates before I can fight him, yet he fought journeyman Jason Gavern immediately before he fought for the world title."
"It was pure pantomime with those clowns prancing around the stage kissing and hugging each other," he said. "All that was missing was the crowd shouting 'he's behind you!' Even wrestling fans wouldn't buy that rubbish."
"He won the silver title, he's been No 1 for a long, long time, yet Dominic Breazeale is mandatory for the WBC title, so it's all a bit confusing.
The British heavyweight is yet to receive a fight against the WBC champion, despite working his way into the No 1 spot in the WBC rankings, with Dominic Breazeale granted the next mandatory bout for Wilder, who will firstly make a voluntary defence against Tyson Fury on December 1.
Wilder told Whyte this week "You fight Luis Ortiz, I promise you, you have Deontay Wilder," but the Brixton man says 'King Kong' was not willing to face him in the summer.
"In my last two fights, I fought two former world champions, yet Wilder bleats that I have to fight Ortiz to be second placed mandatory," Whyte told Sky Sports. "Who's Ortiz's best win? A dreadful points win over Malik Scott? Who Chisora knocked out.
"I offered to fight Ortiz years ago, but he didn't want to know. He didn't even want to know this summer and asked for silly money coming off his knockout loss to Wilder, and made it clear that he wouldn't be ready for July 28, which was the date we had available. Funnily enough it didn't stop him fighting someone else on that day.
"Wilder wants me to jump through more hoops that he dictates before I can fight him, yet he fought journeyman Jason Gavern immediately before he fought for the world title."
"It was pure pantomime with those clowns prancing around the stage kissing and hugging each other," he said. "All that was missing was the crowd shouting 'he's behind you!' Even wrestling fans wouldn't buy that rubbish."
"He won the silver title, he's been No 1 for a long, long time, yet Dominic Breazeale is mandatory for the WBC title, so it's all a bit confusing.
That's funny as hell bubba.
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