Whyte by KO. Kownacki's defense will see him collecting L's against the elite punchers of the division.
Can Whyte handle Kownacki's power? He's been down against Rivas, Parker, and Joshua. Also seems to take a long time to recover compared to other fighters.
Kownacki's power isn't that great though. The KOs of Artur and Washington were impressive but both have proved to be chinny. Martin and Arreola both went the distance while taking plenty of clean shots. Kownacki gets the stoppages by wearing his opponents down with constant aggression. If he can get Whyte to the later part of the fight he could stop Whyte as he tires, but I see whyte stopping Kownacki in the first half of the fight.
Whyte would demolish Kownacki It either happens quickly or slowly upto Kownacki Come forward get countered Be reserved... get broken down into a pulp
Kownacki is just not very good. A tubby try-hard, making good against the unskilled. Whyte may be chinny but Kownacki could not knock him out with a free hit. Whyte should win convincingly against such a plodder.
Kownacki has the better chin and throws more punches. Whyte would have nowhere to hide and would take a beating.
Whyte is a far more astute and worldly boxer than Kownacki. Whyte has a lot more in his arsenal in terms of punch variation. Kownacki doesn't have Rivas' chemically induced fortitude.
Whyte KO win 1st round. You can't be non existent defensively as Kownkacki is and go beyond several round with one of the hardest punchers in the divison no matter how good his chin is.
Whyte destroys Kownacki by brutal KO. Kownacki's best 2 opponents were an off the couch Martin and a shadow of Chris Arreola, and he barely got by those 2. Kownacki is a punching bag/highlight reel KO waiting to happen for the highest bidder.
Neither is Dullian "PED" Shyte. Are we forgetting that Shyte needed to be pumped full of PED'S to scrape a win vs a shot 45 year old Chisora in a fight he was losing?
A. Whyte never hide or shies away from a dust up B. He been hit harder and more frequently by bigger stronger guys Kownacki aint worth talking about after his crappy last fight performance