Whyte hungry for another crack at WBC champ Fury after 'push' claim

Dillian Whyte has called for a rematch with Tyson Fury — despite the WBC heavyweight champion claiming he would retire after retaining his title at Wembley on Saturday.

Fury, 33, maintained his unbeaten record by knocking his fellow Brit out in the sixth round in front of a packed crowd of 94,000.

After the fight, the champion again reiterated his intention to hang up his gloves. 

But Whyte, who did not feel the referee should have stopped the bout after he was floored, is hungry for another shot at the Gypsy King. 

He told Sky Sports: "I was buzzed but obviously I was trying to regather my senses and he proper pushed me and I fell over and hit my head on the canvas, which is illegal.

"This isn't wrestling, this is boxing. I should have been allowed extra time to recover and then carried on fighting.

"I got caught, no doubt about it. I got caught by a good shot. I went for the left uppercut, he went for the right uppercut. 

"He's a bit taller than me, so obviously he landed his at range. I was hurt, I was trying to get my senses together and he full on, two-handed pushed me. It wasn't like a one-armed thing.

"He said he would retire. I hope he doesn't because I want another go."

Asked what Fury had said to him after the fight, Whyte revealed: "He said 'you're a good fighter, a true warrior, you're going to be a world champion'. I'm not a sore loser. You win some, you lose some, this is life.

"I showed up and I fought and I gave as many problems as he gave me. It wasn't as if it was a one-way street.

"I'm not one of those guys that want to go out on a loss or a bad performance. 

"I'm still young enough, I've still got a lot left in me. I still feel strong, I'm still getting better. I fought the best in the world and wasn't outclassed.

"He's a bit taller than me, the range is a bit tricky obviously and with the style, it's hard for guys to prepare for him because he's awkward in the way he fights.

"Had I got beat up for four or five rounds and got completely outclassed it may have been time to call it a day.

"But I wasn't outclassed and it's not a long, hard road back because I showed the level I am.

"We obviously sold 90-something thousand tickets together, it's not him or me alone. 

"I had the value going in before, I'd had loads of pay-per-view fights before and good fights. I'm still here, I'm still good enough, so one fight and I'm back."