Tyson Luke Fury vs. Dillian Whyte & Isaac Lowe vs. Nick Ball + Ekow Essuman vs. Darren Tetley RBR.

Wilder all power—No basic boxing skills—Whyte threw more looping punches than Wilder but what did we really learn???

 

Think Hagler coming out orthodox vs. Leonard. Hagler's and Whyte's respective reasons were nuanced (Hagler wanted to prove he could outbox Leonard in Ray's own orthodox stance, Whyte saw Fury as a lefty in the open workout and tried to flip it on him), but both decisions were ultimately a result of their opponents getting in their heads.


Whyte was Whyte. He prepared hard and fought the best fight he could fight. It was never going to be enough.

 

I understand what your saying but please don't compare Hagler to Whyte that's a false equivelence. Whyte may have trained hard but he had no strategy for closing the distance which his team should have worked on as that would have been Fury's strategy to keep the fight at distance. As for Hagler he wasted the early rounds against SRL and I don''t disagree that there's an element of psychology in both instances but that's all they share. Hagler was an ATG Whyte is not.

 

I know it's harsh to say, but IMO Whyte was totally clueless tonight. Really clueless.

Fury set the pace and dynamics of the fight and Whyte was just the witless dance partner for the most part. He looked out of his depth when he really shouldn't have or didn't need too. Fury was the Pied Piper and Whyte just went with the tune.

Until he received the uppercut that is....the rest is now history. No more tarkin' ' bout that....Whyte's had his last Fright nite. Lol

Regarding the Usyk/ AJ re-match. I'm thinking the odds for AJ winning are now higher than before due to the obvious possible fact that Usyk could be mentally and physically under par for obvious reasons. Usyk didn't look great in recent footage when seen recently. He looked under weight and troubled.

Having said that Usyk is no fool and is a exceptional gifted fighter.

I'm gonna say he cuts the musturd again with AJ. I think by stoppage too. Just my opinion.

Another great fight to look forward too regardless. Make sure you keep the bar topped up mate.

 

That pretty much sums up the fight.

And regardless of what anyone thinks of Whyte, he's one of the five top HWs currently in the game.

Those waiting for the big Gypsy to get chinned will have to wait a bit longer.

 

I don't think you're being harsh mate just saying it the way it is. It was poor his team should have known they would need to close that distance but Whyte has never been a pressure fighter like Chisora who presses on the front foot.
As for Usyk I'd like him to beat Joshua and I think he will but it maybe more difficult this time as I think he will be fighting the judges as well.
Although saying that Joshua is vulnerable and could get knocked out thus taking it out of the judges hands.
I think we need to see unification fights at Heavy and Welterweight over the next 12 months otherwise it's not likely to happen.

 

Nobody likened Whyte to Hagler in terms of ability, man, calm down.

Dillian Whyte was Dillian Whyte. About the best Dillian Whyte he could be. If you were expecting something other than Dillian Whyte, I don't know what to tell you. I pointed out before the fight that applying educated pressure (any pressure) is not a strong suit for him at this level.

 

The second Chisora fight was a boxing masterclass & is still my favourite performance of his .. schooled from start to finish, Chisora was a broken mess at the end.. then for me its Wilder II & then Whyte... I know he pummelled Wilder but in terms of just a technical display that Chisora fight stands out for me

 

I am calm...
I've already said myself that Whyte is no good as a pressure fighter on the front foot but that's not my point. There was very little gameplan and he ended up looking worse than he is and flattering Tyson who did exactly what he needed to do.
You can't say that what we saw tonight was the best Dillian could do because that's nonsense. If you did a poll the vast majority would think he under performed and it was lacklustre. Tyson thought he was enough of a threat to actually be in decent shape and come in lighter which proves my point. If he was that much of a bum as you say Fury wouldn't have trained at all.

 

I'm not saying he's a bum, never have dismissed him as one (the term "bum", in its correct historical use, denotes a guy who comes to a fight happy/prepared to lose, a fighter who has no ambition or belief that he can win). I'm saying Fury made him look that ineffectual. If we'd put Whyte in with another guy who isn't Tyson Fury tonight, he's liable to have a lot more success.

 

I agree that he clearly didn't come to win. and that's maybe why Fury didn't bother with the trash talk as he knew his man was beat already.
Whyte didn't look like or act like a man who had a plan and was confident. which would also explain his radio silence during the run up.
He won't get another shot after that performance and he's been sparked by uppercuts every time. which is a clear gap in his style that others will surely take advantage of.

 

He's already been the undisputed champ after the Wlad fight.

 

Fury retiring is a safe bet now.

The entrance, performance and the KO.

 

Congrats to everyone predicting a one-sided schooling and stoppage. Bang on the money.

Whyte looked f***ing awful and toothless. Really expected him to do a bit better tonight. And whose stupid idea was it to go southpaw anyway? Should have stuck to what he was good at and just gone for it. Probably wouldn't have made a difference in the end but hey-ho.

Fury still da man. Bring on Usyk.

 

Yup, doesn't change my opinion of him vs the Feel Deal. Whyte and Usyk are just leagues apart.