You only think that because you're a grade A mong with a reading age of 6... Let me spell this out for you. "I won't be as surprised as everyone else if Whyte wins" does not mean the same thing as "I'm picking Whyte". A couple of years ago I would've done - when one has declined plenty and the other improved, "not long" isn't posts from that far back.
The fact that 37 year old Whyte, [who at 32 was knocked out (5 years ago) by a 40 year old Povetkin, and knocked out by Fury with a single punch that didn't quite land flush] .. is seen as a step up for Ituama, just shows how severely untested he's been this far. Which is fine because he's only 20 years old.
Well, that is to be expected when the prospect has only fought 25 rounds total. Funniest thing is that Itauma was still in the amateurs when Fury KO´d Whyte.
Very simple question for you. Elaborate? If you can actually understand what that even means. Btw, didn't you say recently that Itauma and Dubois would both beat Usyk? And you're telling me I have no clue about boxing?
I personally very much strongly dislike backing fighters when they haven't proven so. They need to actually prove themselves. I mean if Itauma does win, its a serious name on his record that gives him credibility. And I think Whyte may have more left in the tank than it seems to the eye. Beating the likes of McKean, to Balogun - for me thats not enough to back someone over a seasoned vet like Whyte.
Whyte hasn't had a good win in years. He struggled badly to get rid of Ebeneezer not very good Tetteh !!!! He's shot to pieces. I'm expecting Itauma to dispatch him in brutal fashion.
Prime Whyte destroys Itauma right now, I assume. But Whyte looked really bad in the last few fights I have seen him in. A shell of himself. Prime (ped) Whyte would be among Parker, Kabayel and Dubois right now and would have been an actual challenge for fury when they fought. Right now I think If Whyte is really dedicated and comes in with a good gameplan he might pose some real problems to Itauma in the later rounds. Lay some traps and bully him into the ropes, test his defense. Prepare the left hook and he might ko itauma. Looking forward to a fight I can not predict at all. Might be very one sided or quite competitive. But I would be surprised if Itauma gets rid of Whyte in 2 rounds or something like that.
True - the only thing is Itauma hasn't had a win that'd qualify as good (by Whyte's standards)... Ever. At some point, what comes down will meet what's coming up - the only question is whether Whyte's shot enough and Itauma's developed enough for the youngster to take it. It looks like that time has probably come - just not definitely.
And they might be right... Or they might not. Look at Dubois - that loss to Joyce had lots of people writing him off prematurely. Equally, sometimes fighters have a bad loss young and never make it - and were probably never going to. Itauma's highly hyped for what he's achieved so far - but he is very young, so who knows how far he can go... There's lots of questions still to be answered (chin and stamina, especially).
Broadly, yes... Fighters do go downhill, and Whyte has done so quite a bit. Equally, I'm reluctant to ever jump two footed onto hype trains where guys are getting claimed at a level way beyond what they've proven. Maybe - we just don't know yet... And it's one of those where it's probably more about exposure to casuals, which Whyte brings, than about massively upping the quality of his resume - it does, but the asterisk will always be there for many when you beat a perceived shot fighter.
Nah, Whyte will get beaten up and knocked out, it's just a question of which round the knockout will happen...
Hopefully he can give him rds but the footspeed difference is glaring. There is a tendency to overrate fighters after good performances, over-expect from them. I remember when itauma became frustrated, being unable to stop a journeyman, had me wondering about the fuss. If Dillian is less shot than appears, thats great, one of the best parts of boxing is watching the nxt big thing tested, sure they have the skills but do they possess the intangibles?
Depends how bad Whyte looks If Whyte turns back the clocks and looks genuinely good (seems unlikely but if!) then it wouldn't necessarily mean much if Itauma can't beat him. If he looks shot to buggery and still wipes the floor with the youngster? Yea, I'd probably have overrated the kid. I'm not sure how likely either eventuality is, but it'll be fun to find out... It's hard to judge where one is in the way down and the other is on the way up