lol My brain isn't fogged up by adulation, though. I know what I saw. Decent head movement, but not consistently. Failure to read Whyte's triggers and reacting after the punch was thrown more often than not. A brave tough man, following his opponent round the ring with slow feet and almost zero ability to cut off the ring.
Who you got for that fight? I reckon Rivas mauls Takam, just like in the film Logan where Wolvering faces his younger self except Rivas is a stronger Takam.
He is definitely top 10, no question imo, at this stage. Rivas age, hunger and fitness, and now his renewed experience give him an edge over fighters like Povetkin and Ortiz. Usyk would have to work very hard to beat Rivas, but to be honest.. Whyte kept Rivas at bay with his power, and Rivas was kept honest, but slowly continued to keep walking Dillian down. And Whyte hits ****ing hard from every angle, and shot. Usyk won't be able to deal anywhere near as much damage... and thus he would be mobile for a while but Rivas would eventually show little respect for his power and walk Usyk down completey before stopping him. And when I say show no respect to Usyk's power... I mean Rivas will still keep his guard and wits about him, he just won't give two shits about what's firing back. No one out there at the moment could damage Rivas the way Whyte did, and this proves to me that Rivas is the real deal in terms of durability. Whyte landed disgusting body shot in the same place 50 times!!!!!!!! I have no idea how the eff Rivas didn't quit, but he will be in pain this morning.
Miller does not hit harder than Rivas, that is a lie, and going off any previous data on Miller is also a lie as he was shown to have three different PEDs in his system. So I suggest you work with reliable information. Besides, Miller is 300 pounds, Rivas is 240, pound for pound Miller is a ***** compared to Rivas, and I back Rivas to beat Miller any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Just wait and see how Rivas does in his next fight, he just needs to recover properly after all that damage from Whyte.
So he’s top 10 with zero wins over top 10 contenders? His best win was a come from behind at the last minute victory over Jennings. All he has proved is that he is durable and has a punch, but when he had Whyte reeling he went into a shell and basically never threw another meaningful punch. Only Whyte could damage him? Really? Not Wilder? Not AJ or Ruiz? Wow, what ah Ironman.
Sometimes it is not how you win, but how you lose. And we learnt this lesson, at least I did, from when Whyte lost to AJ. And four years ago I knew Whyte would be in the position that he is in RIGHT NOW. I saw it back then when he lost to AJ. And I am seeing it now with Rivas, he might not go as far as Whyte, but he has all the right ingredients to beat top ten contenders and you will see in his next fight how dangerous he is. Whyte was counted out in many fights where he looked mediocre against mediocre opponents, and then when he steps up to serious competition, we see a lot more... Rivas went into a shell because the man was taking serious punishment, coupled with a long jab striking back at him, Rivas began to hesitate in getting in, and finding a way in against a prolfici jab artist... I've been saying since DAY 1 Dillians Jab is underrated.... he knows EXACTLY how the jab should be used, and he has been using it since the AJ fight... and it's only got stronger with each fight. Only Whyte could damage Rivas, the way Whyte did: Wilder has one shot, one trick pony AJ has a resonable selection of shots, but doesn't go to the body like Whyte Ruiz again is a head hunter mostly, but doesn't hit as hard as Whyte on his variety of shots. Whyte has the Jab which he uses very well, better than Wilder, AJ, Ruiz. Whyte has the right cross which almost TKOd granite Chisora in the 1st round of the rematch Whyte has devastating body shots that he is an expert with Whyte has his trademark left hook WHICH DIDN'T EVEN LAND and he won the fight without it... and still hurt a tough, durable guy in Rivas.
Of course he's juiced to the gills, but fact is Miller is a lot bigger and hits harder. You are kissing Whyte's butt too hard by making Rivas out to be a beast.
I had Whyte winning by 3 rounds but surprisingly it ended up being Rivas who was administering more pain, the way Whyte started to react to his feints was very telling, not to mention the knockdown. Let's not forget Rivas had a razor close fight with Hubeaux a year ago so a close point win over him is hardly impressive. As a big Whyte fan I'm a bit disappointed.
Rivas was skilled, but one dimensionally so. Dillian Whyte was just a bit too versatile and clever for him. (never though I'd say that about whyte).
He took punishment the whole fight. He went into a shell AFTER he knocked Whyte down and had a chance to win by knockout. Just stopped throwing punches. Maybe he lacks killer instinct. Chisora loses good too. But he doesn’t beat top fighters.
I agree with this. Whyte was smart with the different ways he executed his jab. Rivas seemed to be executing the same game plan over and over. To be fair, it nearly worked for him in the ninth but overall Whyte showed more variation to his work.
Chisora ain't as disciplined or focused as Rivas and Whyte, who are cut from a different cloth. We'll see where Rivas ends up, I stand by my assessment that he can beat top ten guys, and definitely top 15.
Is that so? Is that what I did when I hyped Dillian when he lost to AJ? I spit the truth, and the truth hurts. I'm giving Rivas credit and respect because he is a champion in my eyes with how he fought. Stay humble, and give people credit. Show some intelligence and maturity.
Rivas is good. I thought he did enough to win the fight by 1 point actually. I'd rate him above the likes of Jarrell Miller definitely.
