Derek Chisora accuses Dana White of 'operating like a slave trader' in shocking rant

Derek Chisora has accused Dana White of "operating like a slave trader" in a shocking rant at the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua press conference.

The presser and first ever face-off between the pair of British heavyweights took place on Wednesday in London, with White not present because he had the UFC Contender Series.

He was booed by fans in attendance when his name was mentioned by Turki Alalshikh, following a back and forth saga with Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn about whether he was contractually allowed to be involved.

Derek Chisora makes wild 'slave trader' about Dana White's promoting

In an interview with talkSPORT, Joshua has even threatened to walk away from the fight if White does get back involved.

He stated: "My loyalty is with Eddie, so whatever he wants to do. If he wants to pull the plug, I'll be right there tugging that plug with him."

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But White has been slammed by another British boxing heavyweight, with Chisora making a wild claim about he works has a promoter.

Chisora, who fought Fury three times, told Fight Hub TV: "Dana White, he's not my cup of tea, to be honest with you because the way he operates - he operates like a slave owner. Fighters want to fight on his platform, he tells them, 'You're not good enough for me, so go away.' What's a fighter gonna do? What's he gonna do after that? That's not right. His way of operating is just bullish and I don't like it."

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Hearn has been adamant that White was not in any way involved in the promoting of the superfight and he couldn't help but smile when the Zuffa Boxing chief's name was jeered.

However, Fury very much welcomes White's involvement and claimed that he and Joshua had the same clause that he could not have a role in the fight.

Fury claims he had that very detail taken out of his contract as he was not opposed to it and called White a "good businessman and a good guy".

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In a new interview, Fury gave further context to why he rates White so highly as he claimed the UFC supremo was the reason he was allowed back into the United States.

Fury had visa issues for four years and was blocked entering the US. Eventually, he was allowed back into the country and attended the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

Speaking to the Ring Magazine, Fury confirmed that White was responsible for putting the issue on President Donald Trump's radar.

Fury said: "It all got done through Dana, on Donald Trump's table and Donald Trump just went, 'Bang, Tyson's a great guy, come on in!'. And that's how it works. That's how G's go, they make s*** happen."