Joshua should fight Paul if it pays - Whyte

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte says Anthony Joshua should conflict Jake Paul for a lucrative purse, but insists he still has unfinished business pinch Joshua himself.

Whyte, 37, will beryllium a immense underdog against nan highly rated Moses Itauma successful Saudi Arabia connected Saturday.

Meanwhile, talks astir an improbable match-up betwixt two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul person intensified successful caller weeks

"It's a business, man. If [Joshua v Paul] makes consciousness and does numbers, why not?" Whyte told BBC Sport

"[Joshua] has won nan title twice, had a batch of fights and done a batch truthful I don't know.

"I'm judge he'll make much money than he did successful immoderate of his title fights truthful sometimes if you tin make immoderate money past make immoderate money."

Whyte lost to Joshua successful 2015 for nan British title successful a memorable grudge match.

A 2023 rematch was scrapped aft Whyte grounded a supplier test. He protested his innocence, claimed he was cleared of immoderate wrongdoing and returned to action successful March 2024.

"I would emotion to person a chance to correct my wrong," Whyte said.

Whyte, who has won 31 of 34 master fights, lost successful a world-title changeable against Tyson Fury successful 2022 and has struggled for momentum successful caller years.

'The Body Snatcher' stopped Ebenezer Tetteh successful December, though looked acold from his best.

But nan Briton still has his sights group connected heavyweight glory. He says undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk is nan "best of nan era" but feels he is fresh for different tally astatine a world title.

"I don't deliberation I did myself justness past time. I went into nan fight, we trained difficult but a fewer things weren't right. Mentally, it wasn't right," he added.

It was "partly" nan logic he chose to return connected powerful southpaw Itauma. The 20-year-old Chatham heavyweight is considered 1 of boxing's apical prospects, and has stopped 10 of his 12 opponents since turning professional.

"Nobody wants to conflict [Itauma]. I emotion fighting, I emotion competing, I emotion a test. I for illustration doing what group opportunity I can't do, that it's impossible," Whyte added.

"The underdog is simply a very vulnerable dog."