I think Whyte will beat Itauma…

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  1. Ice8Cold

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

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    Can you actually read? I'm being serious.

    Talking about takes you said that Itauma would beat Usyk...
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    This guy called it
     
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  3. African Cobra

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    Put your hands up.
     
  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    you're the last person who should be mocking anyone on here for failed predictions.
     
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  5. BCS8

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    Wow OP was on the money. Itauma really struggled :rolleyes:
     
  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lol didn't age well, but we all get predictions wrong, none of us are 100% right all the time, if your right more than half the time your doing well.

    I get the doubters over Itauma, I'm not fully sold on him yet simply because there still unanswered questions regarding his chin, stamina, ability to deal with adversity.

    His skills set is perhaps the most complete of anyone not named Usyk or Fury but he has genuine one punch KO power to go with them. That's clear to anyone who knows what they are looking for. He's more than just speed and power, his footwork and movement is good, he knows how to counter which is a skill even some top heavyweights haven't learned yet, technically good too. He seems to be able to fight on the back foot too, not just a forward only heavyweight to be effective like Dubois or Hrgovic, he seems to have a really well rounded overall skill set, the potential his scarily high.

    But can he fight on the inside or negate a fighter who is able to consistently get on the inside against him? Does he know how to tie an opponent up when needed too? How does he respond when hurt? Does he freeze like a Bruno or fall asleep like Whyte when tapped on the chin?
     
  7. Tankatron

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    This aged like warm Soya milk......
     
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  8. Ice8Cold

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  9. Tankatron

    Tankatron Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Unfortunately, Povetkin beat the last bit of chin resistance out of Whyte with that KO of the year uppercut.
     
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  10. Ice8Cold

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    There are defo a lot of unanswered questions about Itauma such as the ones you said, but he answered the biggest one of all in terms of beating a standard of opposition.

    Going from a good journeyman to a seasoned vet is no small feat.
     
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  11. African Cobra

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    Bugger off.
     
  12. African Cobra

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    Well done. You are a man and a G!
     
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  13. African Cobra

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    You are a big man and a a G!
     
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  14. DaRealJT

    DaRealJT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No one gets predictions right all the time, and Moses will soon be met with tough tests, but it was pretty obvious that shot chinny Dillian Whyte wasn't the man to pose those questions
     
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  15. Pizstol

    Pizstol New Member banned Full Member

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    Nobody expected Dillian to fold like superman on laundry day.