Is Dillian Whyte really better than the likes of Lou Savarese?

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That was quite late in his career and Whyte has been down more times than Grimsley if I can remember correctly. His KO ratio in the 90s was still pretty good and it's like saying Whyte couldn't stop chinny Helanius so his power isn't relevant. We'll it wouldn't be relevant here at least. 1 uppercut eventually lands and it's over.

    Look at the technical aspect too, Foreman would not be scared to fight with someone so sloppy with missiles seen from a mile away. Shannon Briggs would beat Whyte. Moorer would also be a decent favorite to me if Whyte almost lost to Rivas and Franklin, he had a great jab
     
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  2. Joeywill

    Joeywill Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ya lot of nostalgia on this forum
     
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  3. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Foreman and Moorer were special fighters. Can't compare any average Joe to ATGs
     
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  4. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whyte is much more proven than him, he beat Parker, Chisora and Rivas all in their primes, they’d all beat Savarese, so would Whyte, he’d bully Savarese.
     
  5. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Dill was done after that furious uppercut sasha proper softened that chin
     
  6. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Standby for Whyte-Chisora III.
     
  7. Hurrikeen

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    Shot as he may have been, that Povetkin punch was perfection. Pretty much sparks most. The questionable thing is whether someone allows someone to be in the position to take that in the first place..
     
  8. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't expect special fighters to lose Tommy Morrison and Axel Schulz, pretty clearly that version of Foreman was no longer special.
     
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    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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  10. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's probably a bit better, but they are the same level of fighter.

    Fighter A can be better than fighter B but both still be the same "level" of fighter.

    Another example of this at the world championship level is Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor. Both fighters were the same level, but Pavlik was ultimately better than Jermain