Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte does not believe former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will stay inactive until December.
Back in 2015, Joshua stopped Whyte in the seventh round of their grudge match.
Earlier this month, Joshua won a twelve round unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London. It was Joshua’s first win since 2020.
The British star was expected to return in the summer, with Whyte as the frontrunner to face him in a rematch.
But, Joshua recently took to social media and for unknown reasons revealed that he’s not going to fight until the month of December.
Whyte does not believe him.
“That’s a lie. Joshua ain’t gonna wait until December to fight. If he’s not injured, why would he wait until December to fight? Joshua just thinks he’s some sort of mystery man nowadays. He thinks he’s f——- Martin Luther King or something, you know,” Whyte told IFL TV.
“Noone believes it. Anyone that believes that is an idiot. Why would he not fight until December when he can potentially get three fights this year?”
As to why Joshua would announce a long delay to his next fight, Whyte feels that Joshua is looking to create some type of speculation regarding his next ring outing.
“He’s just trying to create some sort of mystery. He’s a strange guy. He’s just doing some strange stuff, man. He’s definitely going to fight before December, 100 percent,” Whyte said.
Joshua was expected to have three fights in 2023, but now his future is up in the air if he intends to delay his next bout until the end of the year. Joshua has only had a single fight in 2020, 2021 and 2022.