Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the Brixton fighter’s US debut, Dillian Whyte, who will face Malcolm Tann on the undercard of the junior welterweight bout between Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo, openly admitted to chasing a title fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder.

The 29-year-old fighter said: "It's good to make some noise Stateside because we are trying to make some noise to get the Deontay Wilder fight. It's good to come here, put on a show, hopefully get the KO and go home."

Not only did he admit to wanting to fight Wilder, he also analysed all his heavyweight rivals, briefly discussing Wilder, Joseph Parker, Tony Bellew, Dereck Chisora, and, of course, Anthony Joshua.

Some he had compliments for, others, well, he didn't.

On Deontay Wilder, Whyte said: “A good fighter. He's tall, rangy and carries power, but I believe I will knock him out. I think he can't take a punch.

“My tactics? I would bring pressure. You need to stay defensively tight, lots of head movement, and keep on applying that pressure.”

And well said too.

The 6’ 7’’ Bronze Bomber is known for easy knockouts, famously finishing the career of Olympian Audley Harrison in 70 seconds. It is not clear if his chin or fighting style could withstand the powerful, scrappy Whyte. 

On WBO Champion Joseph Parker, Whyte said:  “He's a decent fighter with good hand speed, but Parker has no defence and no real power.

“Joseph Parker is open to a right hand and a left hook all day long. The problem with Joseph Parker, he throws quick hands, and then he leaves his head in the middle all the time.

“All you've got to do is let him get off and then throw a one-two just before Parker lets his hands go again. You will catch him in the middle.”

On former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Tony Bellew, he said: “I would just go out there and beat the heck out of him.

"He's not a true heavyweight, he's a small guy who just got lucky that he was fighting an ageing David Haye who was carrying all sorts of problems. You could see from the start of the fight that David was struggling to cut the ring off.

“Tony Bellew is not even a cruiserweight, he's a light-heavyweight. I would just walk him down, apply pressure, and land big bombs. He does not have the power at all to bother me whatsoever.”

Pretty accurate given Bellew had to pile on a stone in order to even face Haye, who tore his Achilles tendon midway through their fight. 

On long-term rival Dereck Chisora, Whyte commented: “He's a bum. This time I would use my footwork better, be a lot sharper, and a lot more patient. I will stop him in the first six rounds.

“I could have done a lot of things better - it was my first 12-rounder. I lack a bit of experience, so I'm learning every day on the job and in all these fights. I've had 28 fights, amateur and professional, I've been in boxing eight years, but every fight I get better and I learn from.

“Next time, I know what this donkey is all about now, and I'll knock him out 100 per cent.”

There’s certainly no love lost between the two after Whyte beat the 33-year-old London fighter in an all out war last December.

On Anthony Joshua, Whyte said: “Listen, he's a good fighter, a strong fighter, but all I've got to do is be patient, keep applying pressure, keep the fight close and I know he will make mistakes.

“I've just got to land the punches that I believe I can land. I landed them in the first fight, the left hook and the right hand, and body shots. Just keep hammering him and keep the pressure up.”

“He's always open for that left hook when he throws his right hand and Klitschko showed he's open for a good right hand also. I learned a few things on the Klitschko fight as well as me fighting him.”

“If I dropped him the way that Klitschko dropped him, there is no way that fight would have lasted, no way.”

An optimistic, but not unrealistic analysis.

A Joshua rematch would actually be the third time the two faced off against one another. In 2009, while both were still obscure amateurs, Whyte beat Joshua by way of decision.

Joshua redeemed himself with a 2015 TKO against Whyte, who nevertheless gave Joshua the first truly challenging fight of the Watford fighter's professional career.