Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte predictions and free boxing betting tips

Free boxing tips, best bets and analysis for the all-British heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte from Wembley on Saturday.

Where to watch

BT Sport Box Office, approx 10pm Saturday

Best bet

Both fighters to be knocked down
1pt 5-1 Betfair, Paddy Power

Tale of the tape

Big-fight preview

Wembley Stadium is braced for 94,000 fans as it plays host to an all-British blockbuster heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte on Saturday night.

Fury has been busy establishing himself as the big-hitting division's star turn in a trilogy of bouts against Deontay Wilder and the Gypsy King has certainly dazzled.

The Morecambe man is yet to taste defeat in his 32-fight professional career, and while it may be a stretch to think the Bodysnatcher can end that unbeaten run on Saturday night, quotes of 1-5 about a Fury victory do look a little skinny.

The Gypsy king won plenty of plaudits for the way he adapted his style in his latest pair of bouts against Wilder. Fury used his movement and skill to dance around the Bronze Bomber in their first clash back in 2018, but he then stood and traded in his following brace of stoppage victories over the American.

Fury came in at the heaviest weight of his career at 277lbs in his most recent bout and used his size to nullify Wilder.

However, it's almost taken for granted that those tactics were by design and that overlooks the possibility that Fury's less-than-perfect lifestyle between bouts may have taken its toll.

Fury has come in only 12lbs lighter this time around, at just shy of 265lbs, and that’s still a fair bulk to manoeuvre around the ring.

The Gypsy King is 33, those fights against Wilder were successful but gruelling, and there was also a tough 12-round contest against Otto Wallin in between.

It's no certainty that Fury can just revert back to the box-and-move tactics and if he has to meet Whyte in the middle of the ring, there could be fireworks.

The Brixton banger doesn't carry the devastating one-punch power of Wilder, but he is a better inside fighter than the American, he is a solid body puncher and generally a superior boxer.

Fury was knocked down four times in his trilogy against the Bronze Bomber, he was also on the canvas earlier in his career against Steve Cunningham and Neven Pajkic and he may have to show his powers of recovery again to hold on to his WBC world title.

Whyte may have to play second-best in terms of boxing ability, but the Brixton banger has shown he has the engine for a 12-round battle against the likes of Joseph Parker and Dereck Chisora.

The problem for the Bodysnatcher is his plodding footwork can often make him an easy target to hit. That was evident in both of his bouts against Chishora and when Whyte was knocked out by Alexander Povetkin in 2020.

This bout is likely to be a ding-dong battle contested in a white-hot Wembley atmosphere and backing both fighters to hit the canvas at 5-1 looks a knockout bet.

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