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Tyson Fury’s ex-opponent Otto Wallin calls to be Anthony Joshua’s return opponent instead of Dillian Whyte

Published on November 02, 2022 at 02:41 PM

OTTO WALLIN insists he is a better opponent for Anthony Joshua’s return fight than Dillian Whyte.

Joshua, 33, is taking a break from boxing to mentally recover following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 35.

Otto Wallin insisted he is a better opponent for Anthony Joshua to fight than Dillian Whyte
Anthony Joshua is taking a break to mentally recover from losses to Oleksandr Usyk

His promoter Eddie Hearn has named Wallin along with Whyte as potential opponents for his client to face upon his comeback.

The Swede twice boxed and lost to Joshua in the amateurs and gave Tyson Fury, 34, an almighty scare in their 2019 bout.

Fury was left needing 47 STITCHES after Wallin inflicted a huge cut on the Gypsy King’s eyebrow.

And with Whyte, 34, having already been knocked out by AJ in 2015, Wallin, 31, believes he stands out above the British contender.

He told Rekatochklart: “I think it’s positive that my name is being mentioned but I would like to be the frontrunner.

“I think Whyte is a good style for Joshua, he knocked him out last time, I don’t think much has changed.

“A guy like Usyk is a terrible style for him because Joshua struggles with good boxers and I’m a good boxer and I’m a southpaw so I think I can give Joshua a better fight.

“I’ve proved myself with Fury, I gave him a really tough fight and he handled Whyte much easier than me.

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“Judging from that I think I’m a much better fight for Joshua and we fought twice in the amateurs, I lost close decisions in fights that could have gone either way and we’ve sparred before, so we know each other pretty well.

“He knows that I’m a good fighter and I know that he’s a good fighter.

“I think that fight makes a lot of sense especially given that I have a good following in England thanks to the Fury fight and the problems I gave him.

“So, I think people would respect that fight.”

Tyson Fury beat Otto Wallin in 2019
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