Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has urged Dillian Whyte to “unload everything” on Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
Whyte, 34, is the mandatory challenger for Fury’s WBC title and preparing to take part in his first world championship bout.
The Londoner, whose two professional defeats came against Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin, is the underdog heading into the highly-anticipated heavyweight clash.
And Hearn feels he needs to pressurise Fury from the first bell if he is to pull off the upset in front of 94,000 people in the capital.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “Dillian Whyte can win this fight by knockout. I think he will lose most rounds, to be honest with you, because I think Tyson is very difficult to win rounds against.
“But if Tyson gets sloppy, if Tyson gets hurt...if Dillian can disrupt the rhythm like Anthony [Joshua] did not do against [Oleksandr] Usyk, cut him off in the ring, and when he touches those ropes, unload everything... It does not matter - belly, shoulders, neck, side of the head - anywhere you can hit him, because Tyson is very, very difficult to hit.
“Both men have been inactive but the inactivity for Dillian is slightly worrying and he has got to get into the fight early. You do not want to be six rounds in and be four or five rounds down in a fight like that because Tyson will coast from there.
“Dillian is very fit, very strong and this is his chance. He is not the type of guy to go in there and let him pass it by so I expect him to give everything on Saturday.”
Fury has not been beaten since turning pro in 2008, with the only blemish on his record coming in a controversial draw against Deontay Wilder in 2018. The Brit then went on to avenge that result with two stoppage wins over Wilder.
Meanwhile, Whyte has refused to engage in any pre-fight media duties including the opening press conference and Tuesday’s media workout.
However, he is expected to fly over from Portugal and come face-to-face with Fury before their showdown at the weekend.
