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Whyte-Chisora’s raw rivalry
- Updated: December 6, 2016
Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora will finally settle their feud on Saturday night and the heavyweight rivals have revealed the harsh truth about each other…
The two Londoners have already lost their composure when they went head to head on ‘The Gloves Are Off’ and will cross paths again this week ahead of their British title battle, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Before they clashed in front of the cameras, we asked Chisora and Whyte to reveal the reasons for their bitter rivalry.
How long have you known each other?
WHYTE: Seven years I think I’ve known him for. He was on top of his game, British champion, and I was just some random street kid at the gym, learning how to use my hands better for kick boxing. He was a bit ‘I’m the man at first’, but after the sparring that changed.
CHISORA: He’s changed a little bit. When I first met him he was a nice guy, hang out with him, spar with him, and that was it.
Did you think a future fight was inevitable?
WHYTE: Every heavyweight I meet I think, I’ll probably end up fighting them one day. If he’s above me, I want to fight them.
CHISORA: He’s upset because I said Anthony Joshua was going to knock him out in the first round and then he got upset about that. I went to see him in the dressing room, he started talking c**p and I walked away. I saw a video posted saying I ran away from his dressing room. I done an interview and it started from there and went …