David Haye has instructed Anthony Joshua to steer clear of a ring meeting with Tyson Fury and rematch Dillian Whyte instead.
Joshua laboured to a points victory over Jermaine Franklin in his heavyweight comeback fight at London's O2 arena on Saturday night as he looked to regain momentum. Many expected 'AJ' to blast the American out of the ring, but the contender was rugged and resilient which saw him reach the final bell.
After the fight Joshua was urged to call out Fury by the raucous home crowd and he obliged, insisting that he was open to negotiations for a showdown with the WBC title on the line. However former world champion Haye believes a second meeting with Whyte would be a better next step given his performance on home turf.
