{"id":1067449,"date":"2022-04-26T13:01:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/26\/dillian-whyte-accuse-fury-of-illegal-push-requests-for-rematch\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T13:01:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:01:54","slug":"dillian-whyte-accuse-fury-of-illegal-push-requests-for-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/26\/dillian-whyte-accuse-fury-of-illegal-push-requests-for-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillian Whyte accuse Fury of &#8220;illegal push&#8221;, requests for rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image_2022-04-26_091239196-696x392.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dillian Whyte claims he was &#8216;illegally pushed&#8217; by Tyson Fury before their fight was stopped<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dillian Whyte has accused Tyson Fury of winning their bout through \u2018illegal\u2019 means.<\/p>\n<p>He claims the Gypsy King pushed him over, causing his head to slam against the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>The WBC champion retained his title in emphatic fashion at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, delivering a stunning uppercut in the sixth round that ended a contest he had dominated throughout.<\/p>\n<p>But Whyte believes the knockout should not have been allowed to stand and felt he had ridden the initial punch only for Fury to push him to the floor with considerable force.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Sports on Monday, Whyte said: \u2018When the uppercut landed I was buzzed but obviously I was trying to regather my senses and then he proper full-on pushed me and I fell over and hit my head on the canvas, which is illegal. This ain\u2019t wrestling, this is boxing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But as usual they let Fury do what he wants and get away with it. I should have been allowed extra time to recover and then carried on fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He pushed me and then he even went to the referee and said, \u201cOh, don\u2019t let the fight carry on.\u201d What? It was like\u2026 the referee ain\u2019t doing his job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Okay, I got caught, no doubt about that, a good shot. I went for the left uppercut, he went for the right uppercut, he\u2019s a bit taller than me, so obviously he landed his at range.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SEI_100364782.jpg\" alt=\"Dillian Whyte says Tyson Fury knockout was an 'illegal' push and demands rematch\" class=\"wp-image-16526938\"\/><figcaption>Fury announced his intention to retire after KO\u2019ing Whyte (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I was hurt obviously, but I didn\u2019t go straight down. I was hurt, I was trying to get my senses together, and then he full-on, two-handed pushed me. It wasn\u2019t like a one-arm thing, he full-on pushed me and I fell over and hit my head.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Terrible job from the referee there but it is what it is. I should have had time to recover, time to go back to my corner, but Tyson Fury gets away with a lot of things.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He says he\u2019s going to retire, I hope he doesn\u2019t retire because I want another go.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A livid  Dillian Whyte later took to Twitter to express his frustration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"R8A38AhXs0I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Intro on Adom TV (26-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8A38AhXs0I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dillian Whyte claims he was &#8216;illegally pushed&#8217; by Tyson Fury before their fight was stopped Dillian Whyte has accused Tyson Fury of winning their bout through \u2018illegal\u2019 means. He claims the Gypsy King pushed him over, causing his head to slam against the canvas. 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