Whyte was quick to dismiss claims he was faking his injury to delay the fight, claiming he had spent “six times as much” as Wallin on his training camp for the bout which was set to take place on October 31.
“People are saying I pulled out because of whatever reason,” he said. “If that was the case, why would I have four sparring partners here? I would’ve pulled out three weeks ago or whenever the [WBC] ruling was.
“I have the guys here, my whole team’s here. We suffered the injury, I wanted to fight. You’ve got professional people on your team, people who use their brain. I use my balls and my muscle.
“These guys are the brain guys – the surgeons and the doctors – and they told me, ‘If you fight, you’re gonna risk your career.'”