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"At the end of the day, Viddal, who is he outside of boxing? He's not really anybody. He's got no global pulling power. He can't do any pay-per-views."
Riley, who is also unbeaten in nine fights, most recently having defeated Anees Taj last Friday by TKO in London, fired back, also to Sky Sports:
"If he doesn't want to fight, just say he doesn't want to fight. He's in a sticky position: he's chosen that side of things, getting paid extremely well. Just say you're that guy now, say you're a crossover boxer.
"That's it, that's all Tommy has to do. All he has to say is: 'You know what, I'm a crossover guy now, I don't really have any interest in the traditional path, I'm not looking to be a traditional pro boxer,' and I'll leave him alone.