Dillian Whyte makes Eddie Hearn emotions clear after receiving Joshua contract

Dillian Whyte has made his ideas clear after receiving a contract provide to struggle Anthony Joshua. ‘AJ’ is eyeing a return to the boxing ring in August forward of a possible showdown in opposition to Deontay Wilder being scheduled for December.

Promoter Eddie Hearn had beforehand confirmed that a suggestion was made to Whyte for a rematch of their 2015 bout, through which Joshua emerged victorious by knockout. However, Hearn steered that Whyte had priced himself out of negotiations.

In response, Whyte said final week that he was keen to face the previous world champion however had heard nothing additional since receiving the preliminary provide. Hearn emphasised the significance of reaching an settlement rapidly, however Whyte has indicated that the negotiations have encountered some complexities.

“Well, we had a contract, the contract’s with my lawyer and my lawyers have gone back to him (Hearn). But there’s a lot of things that have been said publicly that are not happening when we’re negotiating,” Whyte advised talkSPORT.

“It’s like this – (Hearn) said, ‘We’re gonna send a simple contract,’ and then they sent a very complicated contract with a lot of hoops and a lot of hooks to hook me in.”

“I just want a simple contract, simple fight, winner moves on and has a big fight in Saudi Arabia. This fight for me is about the opportunity, it’s not about the money, that’s why I’m taking the fight for the money they’ve offered me.”

“But now they’re trying to put a rematch clause in there that ties me up for a year and messes everything up, I’m not interested in that.”

Rematch clauses have been a recurring side for Joshua’s staff in recent times, as seen within the two-fight collection with Oleksandr Usyk. Meanwhile, stories recommend that Joshua is in talks with Wilder for a struggle in Saudi Arabia, doubtlessly alongside Tyson Fury and Usyk.

Nonetheless, Whyte is set to earn his place in these discussions by means of his efficiency. “Obviously, the big carrot and the big prize is to fight Deontay Wilder in December in Saudi Arabia,” admitted Whyte. “I would love to fight Joshua, beat him, then go on and fight Wilder and beat him.”

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