{"id":530344,"date":"2026-04-14T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/530344\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:32:09","slug":"dillian-whyte-backs-anthony-joshua-to-stop-deontay-wilder-but-warns-on-timing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/530344\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillian Whyte Backs Anthony Joshua To Stop Deontay Wilder But Warns On Timing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Whyte pointed to Wilder as the natural opponent following Joshua\u2019s December win, describing it as the fight that \u201cmakes sense\u201d from both a sporting and commercial standpoint, while backing Joshua to win if it happens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love it, but no one\u2019s mentioned it to me, and I don\u2019t know about it. And AJ is probably most likely looking to fight Deontay Wilder now. It\u2019s the fight that makes sense,\u201d said Whyte to Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf AJ fights Wilder, he will sell, and he will knock Wilder out, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Whyte questioned whether Joshua should be stepping into a high-risk fight so soon, especially with a separate clash against Tyson Fury still expected later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tyson Fury fight, run that fight and see what his mind is, see his mentality. They\u2019ve been through a lot lately. I personally think he\u2019s getting back in the ring too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concern, Whyte explained, is not about ability but Joshua\u2019s mental state after the car accident that resulted in the deaths of two close friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he needs some more time to digest and break down what\u2019s happening. Because what\u2019s happening to him is a heavy loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think, if you\u2019re in a car crash with two random strangers and they die, it will be heavy. Imagine your best friends, your family, it\u2019s a heavy loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fight with Wilder would likely draw major attention, but it would also test Joshua at a time Whyte believes he may still be dealing with more than just boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Olly Campbell is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whyte pointed to Wilder as the natural opponent following Joshua\u2019s December win, describing it as the fight that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-530344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}