HAVING sparred against Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, Fabio Wardley knows a thing or two about heavy hitters.
However, he reckons none of them hit harder than Dillian Whyte.
Whyte is the only one of the quartet not to have won a heavyweight world title outright – holding the interim WBC title twice between 2019 and 2022 – but according Wardley, he packs the heaviest punch.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Wardley lifted the lid on his sparring sessions against some of the best boxers in the heavyweight division.
He said: “To date, I’ve ticked most of them off now.
“I’ve done Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte, Oleksandr Usyk, Filip Hrgovic, Derek Chisora.
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“All the big names and top ten guys, I’ve ticked them all off, which is something I’m quite happy with and I’m thankful to them for giving me that opportunity.
“I’ve done more rounds with some than others.
“Like with Joshua I’ve only done maybe ten rounds in total, whereas with Hrgovic I spent about a month in Miami with him training and when you spend more time with someone there’s more opportunity for them to land some sweeter shots.
“But, the single time I’ve been hit the hardest is Dillian Whyte I think when he’s caught me with that quick check left hook a few times and it catches you by surprise.”
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15-0-0 star Wardley has been guided in his pro career by Whyte, who has been his manager since 2018.
Wardley’s next bout is pencilled in for Saturday on the undercard for the clash between Joshua and Jermaine Franklin.
The 28-year-old Ipswich fighter will be facing off with Michael Polite Coffie for the WBA Continental title.
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