JAKARTA - Dillian Whyte believes that Tyson Fury's real name is actually Luke. He said the heavyweight champion changed it to "make himself sound louder" like Mike Tyson.
Fury is top of the heavyweight division as the WBC champion, while Whyte will take on Alexander Povetkin this weekend. The winner will be Fury's mandatory challenger, although the Gypsy King is expected to take on fellow champion Anthony Joshua instead.
Fury and AJ are believed to have signed contracts for the two fights, although the place and date are unknown.
Whyte knows that getting his revenge on Povetkin this weekend will bring him back if Fury and Joshua's fight fails.
In the past, Whyte has been critical of Fury. The boxer nicknamed the Body Snatcher was involved in a war of words and claimed that Fury's real name was not Tyson.
“My real name is Dillian. I know his real name is Luke, "Whyte once told The Sun.
“He turned him into Tyson to make himself sound louder. People can browse the internet and see for themselves. In boxing, Tyson's name sells a lot better than Luke, "he continued.
Fury was born three months premature and weighed only 1 pound. At that time, doctors told him, Fury's chances of survival were very slim.
Fury's father, John, previously said: “Weighs only a pound. The doctor said he might not make it (alive), he was very weak.
"I said to all the doctors he would not be small, I said he would be nearly 7 feet, 20 stones, the next world heavyweight champion.
"I thought, 'There is only one name that suits him, he is fighting so hard to become a living person in this world.'
“Mike Tyson was the best in the world at that time. Tyson Luke Fury - that's his name. "
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