Otto Wallin, Tyson Fury's exponent, calls Anthony Joshua his return opponent and not Dillian Whyte

OTTO WALLIN has insisted he is a better opponent for Anthony Joshua to fight in his return than Dillian Whyte.

Joshua, 33, is taking a break from boxing to mentally recover following consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 35.

And his promoter Eddie Hearn has named Wallin along with Whyte as potential names to face upon his comeback.

The Swede twice boxed and lost to Joshua in the amateurs and pushed Tyson Fury, 34, all the way in their 2019 bout.

And with Whyte, 34, having already been knocked out by AJ in 2015, Wallin, 31, believes he stands out above the British contender.

He Rekatochklart: “I think it’s positive that my name is being mentioned but I would like to be the frontrunner.

“I think Whyte is a good style for Joshua, he knocked him out last time, I don’t think much has changed.

“A guy like Usyk is a terrible style for him because Joshua struggles with good boxers and I’m a good boxer and I’m a southpaw so I think I can give Joshua a better fight.

“I’ve proved myself with Fury, I gave him a really tough fight and he handled Whyte much easier than me.

“Judging from that I think I’m a much better fight for Joshua and we fought twice in the amateurs, I lost close decisions in fights that could have gone either way and we’ve sparred before, so we know each other pretty well.

“He knows that I’m a good fighter and I know that he’s a good fighter.

“I think that fight makes a lot of sense especially given that I have a good following in England thanks to the Fury fight and the problems I gave him.

“So, I think people would respect that fight.”