Heavyweight fighter (over 90.7 kg) from Croatia Alen Babich (11-0, 10 KOs) gave
interview for the British media.
In a conversation with a reporter, the Croatian slugger spoke about a possible rematch between the former unified British champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) and his compatriot Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs). Babich also expressed his opinion about possible fights between the unified champion from Ukraine Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), the WBC title holder Briton Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and the “interim” WBO champion from Britain Joe Joyce ( 15-0, 14 KOs).
There is a lot of talk about a rematch between Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua this year. What are your thoughts? If we see them together in the ring, it’s like a turning point for both of them. Because whoever wins can try to get back to the top, whoever loses can be the end of ambition.
– Yes, Dillian has such an attitude for every next fight. He always said, “For me, it’s do or die.” He said the same thing to his last fight against Franklin: “If I don’t win, it’s all over with me.” I know he has that attitude, and it’s a very dangerous attitude. If you have cornered an animal, it will bite. Dillian Whyte can bite. He’s a ticking bomb for anyone. If you approach him from the wrong side, you will be upset. [смеётся].
I feel like this fight will be like this – Joshua will box and Dillian will be in the corner. And Dillian will snap back. I don’t think we’ve seen the real Dillian in the last few fights. I do not consider them his best performances. He can still keep that to himself and wait for a fighter like Joshua who is also a great fighter. A very good fight. I think they have the perfect time in their careers to meet in the ring.
– After the third Fury-Chisora fight, we saw something like a triple battle of looks between Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Tyson said that if for some reason he didn’t face Alexander, he would face Joe Joyce. You sparred with Tyson and Joe. If we see this, it will be an amazing fight. Do you think Joyce will surpass Fury?
– Crazy fight. I think Tyson is cool. He really is. He is one of my favorite personalities. He is real. I was in his camp for one month. He was good to me and gave me everything. He is a real person. I think Joe Joyce is not the same personality as Tyson Fury, not even close. But Joe Joyce, in my opinion, is now even more dangerous. Tyson Fury is more worn out. He himself said that his hands hurt, his elbows and everything else hurts. Him f **** c. These are his words. I think Joe Joyce is like a Juggernaut. He doesn’t feel pain. As I. He doesn’t feel pain and just keeps going. I don’t think it’s smart for Tyson Fury to fight him. I think this is the hardest fight that Tyson can get in the whole world. But never write off Tyson Fury. Don’t forget that he’s a champion, he’s a real champion and everything. And it’s not just that. He’ll call me about sparring and this camp. It shows how seriously he wants this job. We worked hard, we did 6-8 rounds. We did four sparring sessions a week. Nobody does that. I respect and love it. I got out of that when you spar every day.
I think, yes, Tyson will beat Usyk. I think Tyson is the only one who can beat Usyk because he is very uncomfortable and very big. He’s got the judges on his side because he’s a champion and everything. But I think that Joyce will be the most difficult fight for Tyson. I think Joyce will also beat Usyk. I think these are the two best guys in the heavyweight division right now.