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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Whyte weighed 17st 9lb in his last fight, a knockout win over Alexander Povetkin, 42, in their rematch.
But Fury, 33, scaled over two stone more than that when he finished off Deontay Wilder, 36, in round 11 of their trilogy bout in October.
It means matching the Gypsy King’s strength and power is another one of several vital aspects for Whyte.
SE: “The strength and conditioning side of it is very important and it all ties in.
“Because with Dillian, he just trains and trains and trains. If it was down to him, he’d be training all day everyday.
“That’s where it’s really important to monitor everything that he’s doing, whether it’s the amount of rounds he’s doing in the ring or on the conditioning side of things.
“With that, clearly he’s doing weights, he’s very strong, but you can’t go too far one way because it’s all well and good being strong with the weights but can you move?”
Dillian Whyte weighing in for his last fightCredit: /Dave Thompson#3/ Matchroom Boxing
NUTRITION
Whyte is partnered with Vow Nutrition, who send him any supplements needed in camp.
They are also all certificated by Informed Sports – who ensure everything is batch tested and clean of any and all banned substances.
Whyte himself was given a two-year suspension in 2012 for unknowingly taking a banned substance – and Vow Nutrition are on board to avoid any repeat mistakes.
SE: “It’s one of those, if you don’t have the support around you or you’re just not aware then if you go to Tesco or Sainsburys, you’d assume everything in there is fine.
Dillian Whyte training for his fight against Tyson FuryCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
“Well, actually that’s not the case and stuff in any random shop could be on the banned list.
“You wouldn’t think it, you’d always assume to take a banned substance you’d have to go to somewhere really grotty or something quite sinister.
“But that’s not the case, you can get banned substances in anything and just not realise.
“And when I say “banned substance” I don’t mean always steroids, sometimes you can take too much of one thing, you’ve gone over the limit and it becomes banned.
“Or a pre-workout for instance, a lot of pre-workouts have stuff added to them which are banned, it can be quite a complex field.”
Dillian Whyte pictured training in 2020Credit: Mark Robinson
DIET
Another key part of Whyte’s camp is keeping the engine running – but the amount of fuel can depend on what kind of day he is having.
SE: “Each session may need more carbohydrates than the other. It depends, some days he might have carbs and others it could be less.
“We know where Dillian’s ideal weight is, so there’s limits and that can change depending on who the opponent is, style of the fight.
“But the main thing is from the nutrition side is that Dillian is not feeling tired and always feeling refulled to give everything in each session.”
Dillian Whyte hitting pads with coach Xavier Miller in 2020Credit: Mark Robinson
Whyte remained almost radio silent until the final two weeks, opting against a press conference or any other media appearances.
It came after the challenger revealed ongoing issues were yet to be resolved from his point of view.
There were fears Whyte would even no-show with promoter Frank Warren claiming to have a replacement opponent on standby.
But according to camp manager Evans, Whyte was working away behind-the-scenes, as fight-hungry as ever.
SE: “The thing with Dillian is he’s so focussed.
Simon Evans pictured with Dillian Whyte
“Whether there’s 1,000 people in the gym watching him train or there’s no one, he’s so driven internally that it won’t actually make much difference.
“Don’t get me wrong, not having that media attention – not necessarily with him – but it allows the team to focus more on Dillian.
“From that point of view, it has its benefits but the media doesn’t really make much difference to us, we all know our jobs and the end goal.
“We’re all professional, we’re not going to sit and do an interview rather than train – we’ll respect you guys, but you can wait!
“But, it just highlights that the priority is just to get the right result and Dillian is on the same wavelength.
“Nothing will get in the way of being able to perform at your best that night.”
Dillian Whyte with boxing coach Harold KnightCredit: Instagram @haroldshadowknight
