Deontay Wilder is a coward, Andy Ruiz Jr should be ashamed of himself and I WILL knock Anthony Joshua out – Dillian Whyte on heavyweight rivals
Dillian Whyte is back and ready to shake up the heavyweight division once more.
Having been cleared of any wrongdoing by UK Anti-Doping over an adverse finding in a drugs test, the 31-year-old made his return to the ring on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia.
Whyte was not at his best on Saturday night as he suffered a nasty eye injury but was victorious, as he secured a unanimous decision win over Mariusz Wach.
Now the Brit is eyeing the world title shot he craves and wants the biggest fights in 2020 against the likes of Joshua, Ruiz Jr, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
Whyte certainly believes he can be top of the heavyweight pile, seeing weaknesses he can exploit against all of his rivals.
Speaking to , this is what he had to say about the rest of the heavyweight division...
On Deontay Wilder
"Coward. Chicken. Yellow-livered hill-billy.
"It would be a tough fight because he is quite agile with awkward movement. I would expect a tough fight but I believe I can knock Wilder out.
"People might laugh but I believe I can get to him, and knock him out.
"It wouldn't be a fight where I would jab my way in. I'd run at him in the first round and start brawling and, if I get chinned, then so be it."
On Anthony Joshua
"Two-time heavyweight world champion. What can I say? I'd love a third fight with him because the score is 1-1.
"I can beat him. He is open to the left hook and I've got the best left hook in the business. I believe I can knock him out, and I believe I will."
On Tyson Fury
"I don't know what to say about Tyson Fury. He's a smart businessman - he came back and fought two nobodies, talked his way into the Wilder fight and did alright, and made a lot of money by fighting in WWE.
"He's awkward and a big guy but I believe I could beat him. You've got to target Fury's body, and pressure him. When Otto Wallin pressured him it caused a lot of problems."
On Andy Ruiz Jr
"Have you seen Star Wars? He is Jabba The Hutt.
"He should be ashamed of himself. I don't understand - these guys work so hard to get to a place, then get there, then fall off the edge of a cliff.
"People might say I came in out of shape as well. But that's a different story, I wasn't the unified heavyweight champion of the world!
"If Ruiz Jr wants it, he can get it, because he's now a big player in the game. I'd go to Mexico to fight him."
On Alexander Povetkin
"I would definitely love that to be my next fight, 100 per cent.
"He's tough, he's got fast hands. He's an Olympic gold medallist, a former world champion.
"It's another great experience fight for me because I'm still inexperienced. I would love this as my next fight in March.
"We would trade. Povetkin is a very good fighter because he does little things with his sharp hands. There wouldn't be any running or moving - we're two guys who would be trading until one of us get decked!"