Responding to people saying Dillian Whyte "doesn't deserve" a shot.

Let him have it

Be good to get rid of him

 

Not again... I thought a line had been drawn under this, and pretty much people were at peace with Fury v Whyte.
Not the case?

 

Yes he absolutely deserves it after all this time. I dislike that he appears to have sidestepped Wallin (after signing to fight him FFS) and the fact he got to drag Povetkin back into a rematch in a fight which was an eliminator leaves a sour taste in my mouth, but boxing's had a ton of less deserving challengers over the years so when everything's weighed up it's really not crime of the century if he gets a shot.

He'll make a good fight of it against Fury, and I suspect will do a lot better than many people think. The irrational dislike/hatred of Whyte is clouding a lot of people's judgements and souring them on what's likely to be a pretty good fight.

 

I don't consider him a hot commodity but hell I wasn't even talking down Leapai's shot since he pulled an upset to get it. So, sure as hell am not going to talk Whyte's shot down, all things considered.

 

I'm honestly starting think this place is one of the last bastions of anti-Whyte sentiment. And even then I doubt this thread is going to take off. Even the Youtube comments sections are on board with Whyte v Fury, and that includes the LDBC.

 

He deserves a shot.
He doesn't deserve to be "mandatory", but then again most mandatories don't deserve it.

 

I have no problem with Whyte getting a shot but can we not forget a couple of things..

Whyte refused a WBC final eliminator against Luis Ortiz, Ortiz went on to fight Wilder.

Whyte also refused an opportunity to fight AJ for 3 major belts because he wanted more money


So Whyte has had opportunities to fight for world titles, let's not pretend he has been completely frozen out and he is some kind of hard done by victim of boxing politics.

 

hahaha you joker. It wasn't a final eliminator.

Okay, @Vegan Beast , I was wrong, you were right. There are still those pushing this

 

It wasn't? Really? What was it then?

 

Whyte got KO'd at home by a shot 41 year old Povetkin so he should go to the back of the que. His wins over Chisora x2 and Parker required the favour of officials and Rivas could have easily been an NC. His best non-controversial wins are Helenius, Wach and Allen, 0 KO's, 0 KD's. He's since cheated and ducked Fury opponent Wallin; a fighter he no doubt derided as a bum back in 2019. He turned down various eliminators and a title shot against AJ in 2019; he's been given chances but hasn't taken them.

Ruiz smashed title holder AJ in 7 rather than getting smashed by prospect AJ in 7 and Whyte recently called out an even older and more worn version of Arreola than the one Ruiz beat in his last fight, so I'd argue Ruiz should have priority over Whyte. Joyce has beaten Jennings, Dubois and Takam with 2 KO's: better wins than Whyte's best three and he's undefeated. Sanchez and Hunter are also credible opponents. They should all be offered a shot before Whyte.

 

It was to be the second mandatory after Breazeale. But when pushed the WBC wouldn't guarantee a shot at the title if Whyte won. Therefore it's an eliminator.
Whyte had already won an eliminator in 2016. So why would he sign for another eliminator?
The actual final eliminator they should have been ordered was between Breazeale and Whyte:
Chisora v Whyte (2016) = eliminator
Breazeale v Molina (2017) = eliminator
therefore...
but the WBC reneged on this

 

Whyte and Matchroom have made a lot of PPV money while he's been 'waiting' for a shot at a world title. To be fair, he's fought some decent opponents and given us some good fights marketed along the lines of 'Even though he's in line for a shot at the title he'll still take on anyone'.

When he steps into the ring with a world champion (probably Fury) we'll see that the delay worked financially for both him and his promoter...