Dillian Whyte's close friend, Dean Whyte, has jumped to the defence of Tyson Fury for postponing his fight with Oleksandr Usyk, insisting no fighter would stick with the original date if they had suffered a similar cut.
The boxing world was all set for it's biggest heavyweight fight this century with Usyk and Fury going toe-to-toe in a blockbuster unification bout.
An agreement between the two camps took months of negotiations before a date was eventually finalised.
And both boxers were coming to the end of their respective training camps at the start of February when Fury was sensationally forced to pull out after suffering a huge cut above his eye during a sparring session.
The Gypsy King has faced heavy criticism since then with Usyk's camp aiming shots at the English boxer.
Tyson Fury faces a race against time for his cut to heal
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Usyk's manager, Egis Kilmas, branded Fury a "coward" and said the 35-year-old was "scared to lose" to the Ukrainian.
But Whyte, who's real name is Lemar Scott, has jumped to the defence of Fury by insisting there was nothing else the heavyweight champion could have done.
He also questioned whether the date of May 18 would be too soon for Fury's cut to recover.
When asked about Usyk manager's comments that Fury is "scared to lose" to the Ukrainian, Whyte told Pro Boxing Fans: "It's a mega fight.
"At the end of the day, that's a big, big cut.
"What is he meant to do? Is he meant to go in there and fight with such a disadvantage?
"Any fighter worth their weight in gold is going to pull out of that fight and try to heal as best as possible.
"I don't even think three months is enough to heal from such a cut.
"We'll see what happens to Tyson Fury.
"It had to be cut off because that was a huge cut and there's nothing more than can be said.
"Anyone who wants to complain about it can f***ing do one."
Egis Kilmas called Tyson Fury a coward
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Whyte's comments questioning whether the May 18 date would go ahead as planned due to the severity of Fury's cut come after Usyk's former trainer James Ali Bashir also raised his own concerns.
“From what I saw, it is going to take that cut six to seven months to heal," he said.
“It seems like it is one of those cuts that needs to be stitched on the inside and on the outside to get the best result of healing.
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“May, that’s cutting it short, that is hurrying it up.
“I can see that cut re-opening if they go in May.
“I would push the fight back to June or July to be sure."
