More Unsettling News from Whyte vs Rivas Regarding Whytes Gloves

Russ Anber, a member of the Rivas team and the CEO of Rival had some unsettling things to say about the glove selection process for their Interim Title fight on Saturday. Yes, more controversy.

Per Russ Anber:

"To be honest, I can't begin to express our disappointment with everything that happened.

"The double standards started when we brought an extra pair of gloves to the glove selection meeting and were told we couldn’t bring that pair of gloves in. We asked why not and were told it was because they had to be brought in by the promoter.

"Well, our promoter Yvon Michel was in the room with us. What difference does it really make who’s physically carrying the gloves, the promoter or someone else to give to the promoter? That’s semantics!

"Anyway, we ended up not being allowed to submit these additional gloves. Thankfully, we didn’t end up needing them but it was an example of what was to come.

"On fight night, about a half hour before we were set to go into the ring, the Whyte camp suddenly told us they were not wearing the gloves that they selected at the glove selection meeting.

"Not the number one pair that they selected and not the number two pair either, but another brand of gloves that weren’t even on the table at the glove selection.

"Of course, we protested and said, ‘what was the point of having the glove selection meeting if you’re going to wear whatever you want?’ At that meeting Dillian’s representative Mark Tibbs had chosen the two sets of gloves and signed them off.

"No one said at the rules meeting, ‘oh by the way, if on the night you want to switch gloves you can.’

"To make matters worse, not only was Dillian allowed to wear these new gloves, but he was already gloved up and we weren’t even allowed to inspect them.

"Bear in mind, his camp inspected our gloves – they knew what we were wearing. In contrast we had no idea what they were using because they were allowed to pick whatever glove they wanted, tape it up and put it on.

"Even after we reluctantly agreed to let them make the change we still weren’t allowed to see the gloves.

"It's insane and created the impression that something was going on, that there was something being hidden.

"I mean, if those were the gloves they were going to use all along why not select them and bring them to the glove selection meeting?

If it was a late change for some reason that was needed on the night, why not allow us the courtesy of inspecting the gloves as you do at a glove selection meeting?

"What was going on? I don't get it.

"We saw Dillian’s hands wrapped but not the gloves being put on. We couldn't examine the gloves and when we protested we were told ‘too bad’ by the Board officials – effectively they said they weren’t going to make him take his gloves off, they're on already, the fight’s about to start.

"Well, it takes 90 seconds at most to put on or take off a pair of gloves. So why not allow us the courtesy of being able to see the gloves?

"All that happened was everything ended up being shrouded in controversy and didn’t look transparent.

"We filed our protest before we even went into the ring. And can you blame us? I mean, can you imagine if the boot was on the other foot – and such a situation occurred, say, for a British fighter fighting an American in America? For Callum Smith or for Anthony Joshua? There would have been hell to pay and rightfully so.
"When Vasiliy Lomachenko – whose corner I was working - fought Anthony Crolla earlier this year, Joe Gallagher made sure that Lomachenko’s gloves were weighed by the California Athletic Commission.

"And he was right to do so, he was allowed and entitled to do that. I say that as someone who was working for the opposing fighter.

"Quite simply, we should have been allowed to weigh the gloves and inspect the gloves, and we were not.

 

Dillian Whyte is a disgusting scumbag!

Like I have always said; Sky, Matchroom, Eddie Hearn and the rest of that corrupt mob of crooks do not ever deserve a penny, nickle or a dime of our money. Boycott their PPV's.

 

Whyte was shook at the prospect of losing to Rivas. Rematch is in order.

 

Where to start...

 

Sour grapes, take the loss and move on snowflakes

 

It's shameful that British boxing is being run by crooks who have no intention of playing fair with visiting fighters.
Traditionally, us Brits have always prided ourselves on fair play.

I thought Rivas deserved to win the fight anyway but it was razor close.

 

I doubt the situation is any better in the States. But at least they have the professionalism not to make massive cockups like this.

 

If I'm Ruiz, I do everything I can to not fight in the UK.

In fact, if I'm anyone not British I do anything I can not to fight in the UK. We've had bias refs, stoppages and judges here for a long time now and it isn't getting better any time soon.

 

Poor Rivas boo hoo!!!! Lets all cry

How do you think Whyte felt after having both his number one and number two selection glives taken away from him and used for someone else but Whyte is a professional he didnt cry about it it was a last second replacement no time to weigh anything

Rivas luckily got to use his number one selection

Grow the **** up guys

 

The exact same can be said about America.

It's not right but it's boxing

 

What's that now?

 

I think the UK is worse now when you consider just how many fights there are here compared to the US

 

I did notice whyte had some pretty tiny looking gloves on that night compared to rivas’s

 

I don't think that's the reason it's worse, I think the fact he failed the test on Wednesday and the fight carried on

 

Complaining about the wearing of undisclosed gloves and the apparent use of PEDs are not 'sour grapes'. They are reasonable points to raise, which have been done so with the minimum of hyperbole by the Rivas camp. And 'snowflakes'.... c'mon. Only people with absolutely nothing to contribute resort to such meaningless, turgid and vanilla stock retorts. Bland AF....