DILLIAN WHYTE needs to question Eddie Hearn on his failure to land him a long-overdue world title shot, according to rival promoter Frank Warren.
The Body Snatcher is rapidly approaching 1000 days as the WBC’s No1 ranked challenger but remains miles off a crack at the gold.
Dillian Whyte has taken legal action against the WBCCredit: Reuters
Ex-champ Deontay Wilder has a rematch with Tyson Fury in the pipeline and then Hearn has agreed the 50-50 split for Fury and Anthony Joshua to decide an undisputed heavyweight king over two fights.
And Warren has told the Brixton ace to take a close look at Fury’s incredible comeback and ask Hearn some serious questions.
The Hall of Fame matchmaker said: “You can see why he’s upset. He doesn’t feel he’s been looked after.
“At this point, Dillian must be wondering if he’s ever going to get a world title shot over there. If Dillian was with me, he would have fought for a world title by now.
“I had Tyson Fury fighting for a world title within six months of signing with him, we kept him nice and active and then got him the Wilder fight.
“Look what’s happened since, Tyson is an absolute global superstar on the verge of the biggest contract in boxing history.”
When Whyte, 32, outpointed Robert Helenius in October 2017 for the WBC’s silver title he believed he had earned a crack at Wilder.
But the WBC let Fury jump the queue to get stiffed with a controversial draw in December 2018 and then win the belt emphatically last February.
Whyte, who has now put the process in the hands of his lawyers, also held a high ranking with the WBO sanctioning body but they have made Oleksandr Usyk mandatory challenger to AJ because he moved up from cruiserweight with their title.
Warren added: “It’s incredible what’s happened with him really.
“He was ranked number one with the WBO for God knows how long, ranked number one with the WBC and he’s just not got the fights.
“If I were him, I’d be asking the question; ‘Why hasn’t my promoter been able to get me those fights?’
Frank Warren said Dillian Whyte should be questioning his promoter
“He’s on about suing the WBC, but they don’t seem to be the problem.
“It’s remarkable, really. I can’t think of another British fighter who’s been left out to dry as much as him. He was in the same stable as the WBO Champion and still couldn’t get a shot.
“You can see why he’s upset. He doesn’t feel he’s been looked after. At this point, Dillian must be wondering if he’s ever going to get a world title shot over there.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
