Otto Wallin reveals the only way Dillian Whyte can beat Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury
Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin previewed the WBC heavyweight title clash between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte this weekend.
The southpaw spent 12 rounds inside the ring with Fury and nearly gave the 'Gypsy King' the first defeat of his career in 2019.
Seen as a warm-up fight ahead of his rematch clash against Deontay Wilder, Wallin caused Fury all sorts of trouble in the opening five rounds and one of his punches cut Fury's right eyelid.
It changed the dynamic of the fight and at one point, the cut was so deep it looked like the doctor would halt the contest.
However, Fury got through the storm and ended up winning on points. After the win, Fury was taken to hospital and required 47 stitches.
Judging by his own experiences, Wallin believes Whyte has to begin with the same intent.
"I think that anybody that steps in the ring always has a chance and (Dillian) Whyte is a strong guy and he punches pretty hard so a guy like that you can never underestimate," Wallin told The VegasInsider.
"He always has a chance, but to beat (Tyson) Fury he really needs to be aggressive and make it a fight, because he can't win a boxing match against him when they are at a distance and Fury is out just jabbing and outboxing him the whole night."
"So, he really needs to be aggressive and bring the fight to Fury, and I feel like he needs to target and hit the body a lot, cause that's a big target.
"Fury has good upper body - and head movement and a good defence. So, he should hit the body. And then when Fury gets close, don't let him tie you up and lean on you, cause that would tire you out and that was part of what he did with me."
"I think that Whyte needs to be very aggressive and stay on him."
Expect something different from Fury
Fury's move to SugarHill Steward has seen him become a more aggressive fighter, but according to Wallin, we could see a different type of Fury in the ring due to the skills Whyte has compared to Wilder.
"Yeah, because styles make fights. But at the same time, I think how the fight is gonna play out, is a lot up to Fury. I think that he could just outbox him and stay on the outside the whole night and probably win comfortably."
"But he has a new trainer that he's had for his two last Wilder fights, and he's been much more aggressive with this new trainer. And this trainer, SugarHill (Steward), comes from Detroit, and he's from the Kronk Gym, and they have a history of being very aggressive fighters and that's their style."
"Fury only tried that (being aggressive) with Wilder, and Wilder is much different from Whyte. Because Wilder, is tall and has very good power, but he doesn't have the best defence. And Fury really figured him out, so it's not a given that Fury could be so aggressive as with Wilder and knock him out."
"It doesn't mean that he can go and be aggressive with Whyte, because Whyte is different. He's heavier, he fights better on the inside."
