I think Whyte will beat Itauma…

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Ice8Cold, Jul 21, 2025.


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  1. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Whyte has a glass jaw. Itauma will shatter that fragile mandible.
     
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  2. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't see what people are seeing in Itauma.........................Whyte is pretty much done I believe.
     
    northpaw, Jul 23, 2025
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  3. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Money and publicity takes you very far
     
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  4. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I get it - he's quick and he's knocking his opponents out almost without fail and early - that's always going to get attention...

    So he's got speed and good power.

    But without stamina and chin, that won't take a fighter all the way.

    He's nowhere near contender level yet - you can't make that claim without having fought a live gatekeeper yet.


    There's promise and potential there for sure - just plenty of unanswered questions, too.
     
    BubblesUK, Jul 23, 2025
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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    You'll see the proof on fight night when Itauma absolutely steamrolls Whyte
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 23, 2025
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  6. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    For the sake of boxing's future that would be great, but Whyte might be a step too far at age 20
     
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Nah id be surprised to see Whyte make it out of the first round
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 23, 2025
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  8. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Warren and Turki will pay Whyte to take a dive and elevate Itauma, hyping him against Usyk.
     
    OldSchoolBoxing, Jul 23, 2025
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Itauma is still a little green ,but I'll take over the decaying inactive Whyte
     
    Reinhardt, Jul 23, 2025
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  10. kirk

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    The fight prediction aside, the idea that Whyte hasnt taken much punishment seems like quite an odd view of it.

    Hes had multiple grueling fights, been rocked numerous times, dropped numerous times, and stopped numerous times. On top of his sparring wars, on top of being 37.

    I just dont see from what angle can be seen where Whyte hasnt taken much punishment.
     
    kirk, Jul 23, 2025
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  11. ChiefGego

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    I see some people say Usyk hasn't had much punishment, despite his training routine and 350+ amateur fights
     
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  12. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    I'm looking at it at a sense where Wach had literally lost 10 times in a long career prior to Itauma hence his punch resistance was gone.

    Whereas, Whyte has lost 3 fights. I'm not denying Whyte has taken some punishment but I think he still has a couple more good fights left in him personally and that he has some punch resistance left still.
     
    Ice8Cold, Jul 23, 2025
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  13. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he's shown more promise than say Richard Torrez and seems more steady than Jared, but at this point it simply doesn't mean much. Whyte is technically top 20 still (for some reason), so that will give him an accolade over a top 20 guy technically. But I don't think Whyte has much left and this is just a "name", I don't see it yet.........

    Steamrolling Whyte won't answer any questions for me at all TBH
     
    northpaw, Jul 24, 2025
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  14. lufcrazy

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    None at all. I agree.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 24, 2025
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  15. eat more offal

    eat more offal Active Member banned Full Member

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    lol the difference in punch resistance after Joshua hit Whyte with countless clean blows in 2015 was incredible. People have spoken about that fight as the moment Whyte's punch resistance took a significant step back... ten years ago, before all of the other punches.

    You have some terrible takes but this one has to be up there.

    Whyte hasn't taken much punishment.

    Jesus wept
     
    eat more offal, Jul 24, 2025
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