Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte stops Ebenezer Tetteh in seven rounds to continue his march towards one last payday

[Roberto Vasquez]

I was gonna say Whyte should just retire but then I remembered that hes one of those guys who is always on the cusp of being given a big payday fight, Del Boy style. If it wasnt for that I dont really see the point in him carrying on tbh. He isnt every well liked, he isnt an especially big draw and he wasnt truly elite even in his prime. Hes also very likely to get brutally KTFO again at some point if he sticks around.

Because you are thinking entirely in terms of success and payment and health. As usual failing to understand that fighters actually enjoy fighting. Whyte was def top-5 or 6 at some point in his career. He also had Wilder making all sorts of excuses (literally an A4 pieces of paper's worth) as to why he wouldn't fight Whyte. That's a big achievement.

[TMLT87]

Because you are thinking entirely in terms of success and payment and health. As usual failing to understand that fighters actually enjoy fighting. Whyte was def top-5 or 6 at some point in his career. He also had Wilder making all sorts of excuses (literally an A4 pieces of paper's worth) as to why he wouldn't fight Whyte. That's a big achievement.

He was top 5-6 at certain points yeah, but he was never good enough to get to the top and always had a bit of third wheel gatekeeper to the elites vibe.

I get that some guys just struggle to walk away, it is what it is. But looking at it logically, hes reaching a point where the risk isnt worth the reward anymore. Hes probably not even a top 5 guy in the UK now never mind the world.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Dillian Whyte in my opinion, has been a burnt out fighter since his first fight against Alexandre Povetkin I. That loss definitively inflicted a critical level of damage upon him, which he has been attempting to recover from ever since. Dillian Whyte immediately avenged his loss to Povetkin II, and this was the last fight were? I think people within the boxing community rated him as a World level fighter.

Looking back in retrospect it was mostly Tyson Fury's hardcore fans, which rated Dillian Whyte as a World level fighter 'Mainly due to the fact, that Tyson Fury's resume wins predominately consists of domestic to European level fighters. Outside of Wladimir Kiltschko and Deontay Wilder'.

I would personally rate Dillian Whyte at is absolute best, as maybe a high end European level fighter 'Borderline World level'.

Anthony Joshua overall beat the best version of Dillian Whyte 'Whyte vs Joshua, functioned as a more fluid and flexible fighter. His movement was also markedly more coordinated. It was only after this fight, Whyte then became more of a static fighter. I also believe all the new training concepts he was incorporating into his fight preparation negatively affected his biomechanics, and the distinct style which he fought with during the early stages of is career. Too much non-functional muscle mass, and just in general Dillian Whyte's overall conditioning did not really seem like a fighters conditioning'.

Note: This is the issue, which modern day fighters can sometimes encounter 'When they embrace too much of modern science training methods, without really understanding their own physiques and how fighters should be specifically trained'.

Because people need to understand? Boxing as a sport for centuries through empirical observation, evidence and application. The sport and participants created a fundamental way to condition fighters, and we call those practices old school training methodologies. Boxing History systematically has proven, that those old school training methodologies will condition fighters to a solid level. They are the fundamental exercises, and movements which you must master and in my opinion continue to maintain throughout your career. It is the fundamental skills of any athletic sport, which over the long terms support longevity'.

To conclude: Whyte did not appear to be in great condition vs Tetteh, but? I personally would not expect a fighter with the character traits of Dillian Whyte, to be in supreme condition for the level of fights he is competing in at this stage of his career 'Whyte is the type of fighter that needs a formidable or more dangerous challenge put in front of him, in order for him to prepare with more intensity and increased work ethic'.

There are still some solid fights, which make sense for Dillian Whyte out there 'I think fights against Joe Joyce, and Derek Chisora III. Would be interesting match ups, and fights which are actually very good match making for all the fighters involved'.

I would not make Dillian Whyte the favourite right now, to beat ether Joe Joyce or Derek Chisora III 'Whyte in comparison to those fighters, has been fighting nowhere near their level. That is why in reality? Those fights are most likely the biggest fights he can be involved in which make complete sense as a whole boxing event. They are all from the same boxing generation, and at similar stages of their careers' etc.

[James]

He is now just a gatekeeper.

[DougalDylan]

Looked washed and finished agianst any top heavyweight but he would still beat easily Wilder in that shape. Drag Wilder out it would prove why Wilder ducked him all those years,

[TMLT87]

Looked washed and finished agianst any top heavyweight but he would still beat easily Wilder in that shape. Drag Wilder out it would prove why Wilder ducked him all those years,

I dont rate Wilder all that highly but I think theres a very serious risk of Whyte being brutally put to sleep in that fight. Hes just not quick enough or durable enough. He might have given it a better shot in the mid 2010s but even then it would have been a dangerous fight.

[PBR Streetgang]

I thought it was a fun fight. These medium-sized Gibraltar shows have been entertaining over the last few years. Tetteh was brave to keep coming forward, walking through the Whyte onslaught and throwing even when he was totally gassed. Whyte was obviously a level above and delivered some serious punishment. Not every fight has to be world class, elite level. There are plenty of brave brawlers to enjoy as well. And DAZN put on a decent production for a low-level, almost irrelevant, fight card.

I think Gibraltar was where they held the Whyte/Povetkin rematch and that was a decent card with a nice atmosphere. I enjoy smaller cards at interesting venues (I even enjoyed the Covid cards in Hearn's back garden)....however with that being said...

It says something that Whyte performed the way he did against a guy that Dubois blasted out in a round. Dillian is a shell of himself at this stage of his career. I wouldn't mind seeing him and Del Boy run it back for a third fight although I'd prefer both of them to retire.

[pollywog]

He's pooh without the drugs!

[Roberto Vasquez]

He was top 5-6 at certain points yeah, but he was never good enough to get to the top and always had a bit of third wheel gatekeeper to the elites vibe.

I get that some guys just struggle to walk away, it is what it is. But looking at it logically, hes reaching a point where the risk isnt worth the reward anymore. Hes probably not even a top 5 guy in the UK now never mind the world.

We don't know if WHyte has lost it yet. I would say the Tetteh fight showed he had it - a lot of fight in him and smarts too and he landed a huge number of punches. What else is a boxer meant to do?? Tetteh is clearly tough. Some boxers would have folded with half that number of punches. When Fury went the distance with Pianeta - no one said he should retire (again)

[TMLT87]

When Fury went the distance with Pianeta - no one said he should retire (again)

That was a bit different though. If Fury performed like that against Pianeta NOW people would absolutely be calling for him to retire. That was a guy just turning 30 who was always considered to have much more potential than Whyte anyway.