Tuesday 6 December 2016 12:01, UK
Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora will finally settle their feud on Saturday night and the heavyweight rivals have revealed the harsh truth about each other...
The two Londoners have already lost their composure when they went head to head on 'The Gloves Are Off' and will cross paths again this week ahead of their British title battle, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Before they clashed in front of the cameras, we asked Chisora and Whyte to reveal the reasons for their bitter rivalry.
WHYTE: Seven years I think I've known him for. He was on top of his game, British champion, and I was just some random street kid at the gym, learning how to use my hands better for kick boxing. He was a bit 'I'm the man' at first, but after the sparring that changed.
CHISORA: He's changed a little bit. When I first met him he was a nice guy, hang out with him, spar with him, and that was it.
WHYTE: Every heavyweight I meet I think, I'll probably end up fighting them one day. If he's above me, I want to fight them.
CHISORA: He's upset because I said Anthony Joshua was going to knock him out in the first round and then he got upset about that. I went to see him in the dressing room, he started talking c**p and I walked away. I saw a video posted saying I ran away from his dressing room. I done an interview and it started from there and went on.
WHYTE: I'm younger, more ambitious, I'm stronger and I'm actually a better fighter than him. He's got a decent engine, he will try and push the fight, but I've got much better punch selection than him. I'm a better boxer than him and a better fighter as well.
CHISORA: I've done more rounds. I've got more experience. I understand the game better than he does and I hit much harder than him.
WHYTE: Vitali Klitschko and Robert Helenius are his two best performances I would say. Vitali is the man, but that was also a 40-something old man at the time.
CHISORA: Maybe AJ I think. When he got hit with some serious power shots, he didn't go down, which was good.
WHYTE: Of course there will be. When you share the ring, or the cage, or a field with a man, at the end of it you automatically have respect. Someone would have to do something pretty bad for you to still hate them at the end of the fight.
CHISORA: The guy has got my respect. I respect the guy as a man, but come fight night, I just want to fight.
The fight is going to end with me victorious and him on the canvas.
WHYTE: I'm going to win. I'm going to try and knock him out, I want to knock him out, but if I'm going to pick up a points decision or a late stoppage then I don't care. I definitely want to put him away though. I want to finish off the year with a big bang.
CHISORA: The fight is going to end with me victorious and him on the canvas.
WHYTE: It depends. If he gets knocked out in one or two rounds, which is possible, then he will have to think about his career. If it's a good fight and it goes to points or he's stopped late then he can carry on. He can mount a comeback or become a European-level journeyman.
If he gets knocked out in one or two rounds, which is possible, then he will have to think about his career.
CHISORA: I don't know if he can build himself back up, because it takes character to come back from a defeat. I've lost six times and I've kept on coming back. If he could, why not.
WHYTE: He's got respect in the game. The guys he fought at the time he fought them. He's always shown a bit of heart and a bit of character. He's a bit unpredictable. People will have to make their mind up.
CHISORA: Because of Anthony Joshua, that's it.
WHYTE: He's a bully, that's it. He's a big bully and you have to stand up to bullies. You stand up to them and they fold.
CHISORA: Ugly, ugly and punchy.
Watch Dillian Whyte v Dereck Chisora on the undercard of Joshua v Molina, on December 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book the event on your Sky remote or online here.
