Always said Wilder. Whyte is beaten by Joshua, Fury, Joyce, Wilder and Usyk, 100%. He'll probably retire now anyway.
Ko 1 Wilder Whyte ranks behind Fury, Wilder, Ruiz, Usyk, Ortiz, Joshua, Povetkin, and Parker for his own era, and firmly in all cases except Parker.
I think Ortiz and Ruiz V Whyte would be competitive fights. Would probably lean towards Whyte in both of those actually.
Fantasy outcomes aren't very meaningful. Ruiz won the championship and Ortiz performed admirably in two fights for the belt. Whyte got totally outclassed. And Whyte wouldn't have had a chance in hell against Ortiz from five years ago. He'd walk directly into a straight left or uppercut and never had the chin for it. That's why that fight didn't happen even though it was a WBC ordered stepping stone toward mandatory status. And Wallin, Chisora, and Cunningham outperformed Whyte so no pass given.
Whyte of tonight it's just going to lose. This is just a bad style fight for him. If he had his chin, maybe i would give him a decent chance, but right now he got none.
I've always believed that Wilder stops Whyte and Joshua. He is too quick for the former and has more dog in him than the latter.