Tom Aspinall's associate claims Alex Pereira previously declined fight offer

Phil de Fries, a training partner of Tom Aspinall, stated that Alex Pereira had previously turned down an opportunity to face Aspinall. De Fries believes Aspinall would be better than Ciryl Gane as an opponent for Pereira and that it would be an excellent fight for Tom. The post raises the question of which heavyweight presents a more difficult stylistic challenge for Pereira. Details on when this offer was made or the specific circumstances were not provided in the statement.