White: I don't think Joshua wants us to fight

“Nothing has come of these negotiations so far. I don't think Joshua really wants this fight." Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) about his possible rematch with Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs). AJ plans to return on August 12, and in theory, White could become his rival, but so far there has been no breakthrough in the negotiations.

“I want a real offer. All these negotiations do not seem serious and real. This is a big fight, eight weeks left until the deadline, and communication is almost non-existent. Nothing. They are just wasting time on some nonsense. Just in case, I still train and keep myself in shape. After losing in 2015, I'm ready for revenge. At the moment we have 1-1. I beat him in amateur boxing, he beat me in professional boxing, it's a draw, and I want nothing but revenge. I'm going to fight Joshua, I'll put pressure on him because it's a good way against him. I'm strong enough to knock him out," White continued.

“If Joshua is offered $50 million to fight Wilder, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t want to risk that fee fighting me. So I need to get the real deal from Joshua and Eddie Hearn. Maybe they're just using my name for promotion, and they'll pick a different, weaker opponent for August," White added.

Hearn himself recently stated that White demanded too much money for this rematch, and, most likely, AJ will fight another opponent on August 12. "I don't think we're going to get to the number that Dillian wants, with all due respect," Hearn told IFLTV.