What next for Dillian The Villain?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by namnitodf, Dec 26, 2023.


  1. BrokerNYC

    BrokerNYC Dubai Full Member

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    Dillian was an overachiever and promoted well.

    The fact that he thought he was the A-side v Fury always got me, doing no media for the Fury fight & getting popped for the third time was the final nail in his career
     
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  2. namnitodf

    namnitodf New Member Full Member

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    I think he really let himself down with how he handled himself in they Fury build up. Everyone wanted to see a Gloves are Off, and we didn't get it (Dillian's biggest offering to the event). Never the A-side and I still can't get over Frank old man-ing that pettifogger Benz on Talksport. Showed the delusion and incompetence of Team Whyte

    But we need to give the drug test treatment to everyone. I'll never understand how Fury tested positive after the Hammer fight, and was allowed to fight Klitschko before consequence. How was it not pulled up until after the fight?
     
  3. davidmcallister

    davidmcallister Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I enjoyed Dillian throughout his career, he did very well for the amount of talent he had and imo he over achieved as a fighter. I do think that in his last few fights he really is showing signs he is very much on the decline and hope he doesn't continue for too much longer, its not like he has a great defence and isn't easy to hit so every fight will mean he takes full blooded punches.
     
  4. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Miller can come back after popping for a whole pharmacies worth of drugs, then Whyte can come back too most likely. It wouldn't surprise me if he ends up on the next Saudi HW card.
     
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  5. davidmcallister

    davidmcallister Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I believe he will end up on one of them, he still has a decent name and will be used to try showcase another heavyweight they may be trying to build or manoeuvre into a title shot.
     
  6. ash234

    ash234 Ash Full Member

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    Whyte was probably one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Sky/Matchroom era. He reinvented himself well after the AJ defeat where he’d played villain throughout. Had a few decent wins, probably did over 1m PPV buys as the headliner and sold the O2 out a few times. Good work.

    Should be banned for life now though.
     
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  7. Bob Flaps

    Bob Flaps Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thick end of 2 million if you include the Joshua fight, the rest you could argue he was the A side. Fair play to him but I trust he's gone this time.
     
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  8. namnitodf

    namnitodf New Member Full Member

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    Whyte vs Rivas did just shy of 300k PPV buys - really is unbelievable. Also cleared 500k in both the Parker and Delboy rematch PPVs . British boxing really was riding a high wave of interest from the casual fan. Be interesting to see how many buys Day of Reckoning did.
     
  9. Heisenberg

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    I see Dillian and Lamar settling down now in a Brixton based lovenest raising little yardie bad boys
     
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  10. ZiggyBowie

    ZiggyBowie Active Member Full Member

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    Did Whyte really think he was the A side versus Fury??? I don’t ever recall seeing or hearing anything about that.
     
  11. BrokerNYC

    BrokerNYC Dubai Full Member

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    He did, he mentioned it in interviews and conversations on Sky, also Dean Whyte mentioned it in interviews too.