Dillian Whyte has been branded a "coward" and a "disgrace" by the man hoping to dethrone Anthony Joshua this summer. Kubrat Pulev was due to challenge for Joshua's three world titles on June 20 but the fight has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.
And the Bulgarian has taken advantage of the sporting hiatus to criticise Whyte who he claims ducked him - and Joshua. "Dillian Whyte is the biggest coward in the entire heavyweight division, he’s a disgrace to boxing," Pulev said. "He had three chances to fight for world titles and rejected them all.
One of them was against me for an IBF mandatory spot which Hughie Fury eventually took. "And why does he want a match with Anthony Joshua now when he had the golden opportunity to fight