George Foreman Backs Fury: Whyte is Not The Athlete and Boxer That Fury Is

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman is backing Tyson Fury to retain his WBC world title in his mandatory showdown with Dillian Whyte.

Fury will collide with Whyte before a record crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium in London.

The ‘Gypsy King’ is coming off a dramatic knockout of Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight from last October in Las Vegas.

“The biggest question mark going into Saturday will be if Fury was as dedicated as he was for the last three Deontay Wilder fights. I think it’s a great heavyweight matchup. Tyson Fury is in that place where he has conquered everything, so it’s hard to stay motivated,” Foreman told FanSided.

“That is the worst thing in the world: getting in the ring and not knowing why you are there, but he has the ability, size, and strength to win it all with no problem. He just has to find the motivation to do it.”

Foreman was explained that Fury is just simply a much better fighter than Whyte, who is one fight removed from a brutal knockout loss at the hands of Alexander Povetkin.

“You get to that mountain top, and many of us don’t know what to do. He (Fury) has all of the physical abilities and the heart, so there is no reason he shouldn’t win, but things like mentioning retirement could be his biggest fault,” Foreman said.

“Every fight has to be ‘I have to win’ and having that young heart. He brought that young heart to the U.S, and he beat everybody. You lose that young tiger heart; you’ll lose the fight. I see him (Fury) winning this one because he has more ability than the other guy (Whyte). The other guy is not the athlete and boxer that Fury is. He is just not. I see him (Fury) winning the fight but on points, and if the guy (Whyte) gives him one break, he will knock him out.”