Dillian Whyte says he is "well up" for a fight against Johnny Fisher and has vowed to stop 'The Romford Bull' inside four rounds. The Brixton heavyweight was watching from ringside as Fisher battled to a majority-decision victory over Michael Pirotton at The Copper Box on Saturday night. Whyte is ready to return following his loss to Moses Itauma last August and has welcomed a verbal challenge from Fisher.
"Johnny Fisher has been calling me out for a while. I'm well up for that fight," Whyte told Sky Sports. "I knock Johnny Fisher out.
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." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Whyte, who holds wins over the likes of Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin, insists he would relish an explosive showdown with Fisher, who has 12 knockouts in his 15 victories. "He's 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." Asked about Fisher's biggest threat, Whyte added: "Big overhand rights really.
That's it really, but I've fought the best of my generation. The reason this fight attracts me is because it's dangerous. My last fight lasted a round so people could be thinking I'm washed up and finished now so let them run with that.
"I don't mind being a stepping stone because you need a stepping stone to step somewhere else. I was at home relaxing, they offered me out, so let's get it on." Sky Sports expert Johnny Nelson has warned that Whyte could be 'too much' for Fisher. "No he can't [keep having fights like that]," Nelson told Sky Sports.
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