DILLIAN WHYTE’S lawyer has thrown doubt over whether his fight with Tyson Fury will go ahead.
Whyte, 33, is set to take on The Gypsy King for the WBC heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on April 23.
Whyte did not attend the first press conference for the fight
Fury and Whyte have exchanged verbals during the build-up
But the challenger’s representative Jeffrey Benz has now opened up about the struggles they have had negotiating with Fury’s team.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “We haven’t spoken to Frank [Warren] or George [Warren] for a month.
“I had a total of a three-minute conversation with Frank, he called me. Everything we’ve asked for is normal, standard, commercial; it’s not outlandish or outrageous.
“[Their behaviour is] like nothing I’ve ever seen. We don’t have a single ticket for Dillian, his entourage, his mum or anybody else.
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“Contrary to what [Frank] Warren said, we didn’t ask for complimentary tickets equal to the total number of ringside seats; we asked for 25 ringside seats. It’s normal, it’s what we give to Dillian’s opponents.
“We have been given nothing. We’ve asked for credentials for his security team and video team. They’ve given us the bare minimum.
“We spent weeks asking them to tell us the size of the ring. Imagine if Crystal Palace travel to Chelsea and they don’t know the size of the pitch?
“It’s been stupid games, it was like pulling tooth and nail. [They’re] trying to stack the deck in favour of Fury.”
Earlier this month, Benz explained why Whyte decided against attending the first pre-fight press conference – which Fury ended up doing alone.
Benz said: “Dillian Whyte would have been more than happy to attend the ticket launch event but was not able to reach agreement with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions on even his very basic requirements which are normal in the sport of boxing.
“But they didn’t even given us notice of where and when this one-sided shindig will occur. It really is incredible.
“We are dealing with dinosaurs here. They bid $41m for a fight but are all over the place. They haven’t even met Dillian’s basic requirements which are entirely usual and nothing out of the ordinary.”
Meanwhile, Fury’s camp was thrown into chaos on Friday after his main sparring partner Jared Anderson pulled out.
The American contender, also due to feature on the Wembley undercard, announced on Instagram he was injured.
Anderson, 22, posted: “To all my fans and supporters, I would like to personally apologise because I will no longer be able to fight on the Fury vs. Whyte undercard due to injury.
“I rushed this camp, and now I have to go into hiding. I will be back ten times stronger. Yours truly, The Real Big Baby.”
