Whyte reacts to Fury and Joshua wins, and makes interesting prediction for mega-fight

Fury and Joshua beat Mariusz Wach and Kristian Prenga respectively in supposed warm-up bouts before they finally go head-to-head later this year, albeit no official announcement has been made. 

Whyte knows these two fighters after facing both inside the ring, and spoke to Sky Sports about the performances from two of Britain's slowly fading heavyweights. 

Fury vs. Wach was a sparring session  

The Polish veteran Wach posed little to no threat for Fury, who used this fight to continue building his in-ring fitness. 

Fury did manage to stop Wach in the seventh round, but for Whyte, he saw this as a sparring session, not a real fight. 

"For me it wasn’t so much the fight or the win, Fury just wanted to get another camp in because he’s been out for a long time," Whyte said.

"It was more the camp and getting the body ready for war again; the fight was more like a sparring session to be honest."

Joshua came back too early 

When it came to Joshua's second knockout win over Albania's Prenga, Whyte was concerned as to whether 'AJ' had returned to the ring prematurely. 

Saturday's fight was Joshua's first since being involved in a tragic car accident at the end of last year, and there are concerns as to whether he is mentally fit to box at the highest level. 

"I think he’s come back a little too early, I think he needs a little more time to get over certain things mentally and physically," Whyte continued. 

"He needs more time, but the boxing world and promoters, and boxing fans have not got time to wait."

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Joshua defeats Prenga in dramatic triumph

Watch: 'AJ' survives double knockdown to destroy Albanian

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The fact Joshua was knocked down twice in the opening round has led to claims of his punch resistance being non-existent, but Whyte is unsure whether these claims have any form of substance. 

"I don’t know, he looks good, he looks strong, he looks physically well, but it’s very hard to say if his punch resistance is gone because Prenga might not be the best boxer in the world, but he can punch.

"In boxing, anybody can get knocked down. I've been knocked down multiple times in different fights.

"It's kind of hard to say if his punch resistance is gone, you know, I think it's more mental than punch resistance."

Whyte makes Fury vs. Joshua prediction

Then came the inevitable question about making a prediction for the showdown between Fury and Joshua. 

Whyte decided to stay on the fence and not name an outright winner, but did reveal the best method of victory for each fighter. 

"It’s hard to say, boxing pugilists will pick Tyson Fury, and the hardcore boxing fan will pick Anthony Joshua because AJ’s got power, and Tyson Fury does not have the power and his feet have slowed down.

"I’ll say Fury on points, and AJ by stoppage." 

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