We shouldn't be really surprised if Whyte beats Itauma

[Boxing 112]

As long as Itauma can throw an uppercut he'll be fine

Might be the best 4 combo gif ive seen

[NihonJim]

So are we going to give Itauma any credit if he wins?

[SouthpawRight]

So are we going to give Itauma any credit if he wins?

Dillian is the heavyweight Yarde

came up short against the best of the division

swapped wins and losses with an obscure good opponent

[NihonJim]

Dillian is the heavyweight Yarde

came up short against the best of the division

swapped wins and losses with an obscure good opponent

Yeah but all I've heard this week is how Dillian might well beat Itauma and Itauma is over hyped etc so are those same people going to turn around and say it was a good win if Itauma wins?

Silly question really.

[TMLT87]

Whyte can fight, he is cery experienced, he was top 5 years ago.

This was 5 years ago almost to the day

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[JakeTheBoxer]

So are we going to give Itauma any credit if he wins?

It is the first real test for Ituama.

People here laugh at Whyte, but Whyte will be top Itauma`s opponent so far.

People here act like Itauma is some killer who has stopped many top 10 guys.

[PRINCEKOOL]

The issue with Dillian Whyte is? His durability is in my opinion, by far too easily breached. He has nowhere near the level of durability of Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury. Even at his peak, just take a look at all of his loses? They are all brutal knockouts, the type of loses which fighters very rarely comeback from''.

Note: Anthony Joshua very similar to Lennox Lewis 'Has actually fought the highest individual number of power punchers, and gifted offensive fighters in this era out of all top level heavyweight fighters'.

Joshua's only knockout loss was vs Dubois 'And even still in that fight, he was continually climbing back up off the canvas. Even when the referee counted Joshua out for the count of 10. He was still fighting and scrambling to get back to his feet. And that is against Daniel Dubois who is a highly regarded power puncher, it took Dubois 5 rounds to get a severely hurt and concussed Anthony Joshua out of the fight'.

So, I think Dillian Whyte's best tactics are to pressure Moses Ituama heavy in the opening rounds and try and destabilize his composure. 'And I also suspect that Ituama's endurance is not super great. I have been watching his fights, and especially the fights which have progressed a few rounds. Ituama's fundamental endurance does not look very good in my opinion. I am detecting signs that, he is the type of fighter that no matter how hard he trains? His endurance is going to be a difficult attribute to improve'.

If Dillian Whyte is invulnerable to Itauma's power 'Then as this fights turns into a potentially distance battle. I actually give Whyte a big chance of winning the fight'.

To conclude: Moses Itauma is definitively a talented fighter 'But I don't think he is on the level of Mike Tyson. We have seen fighters such as Anthony Joshua, David Price and David Haye in the rookie stages of their professional careers. Beat better fighters than Moses Ituama is, also in brutal fashion. Those fighters especially Joshua and Haye, skill for skill in my opinion were considerably better fighters than Moses Ituama'.

All the hype being thrown at Moses Ituama is just the actual sport of boxing 'Pining and yearning for another Super Star fighter. This seems to happen a lot in modern day sport; the media has a incentive to try the best to make the public believe? That all the athletes competing in present day are the greatest athletes of all-times'.

Even if Moses Ituama wins in impressive fashion 'What is the big deal? Masses of people were all criticising Anthony Joshua and his team for considering the trilogy fight with Dillian Whyte III as one of his comeback fights'.

This fight is a solid fight, but it is no big deal if Moses Ituama wins or even if he loses in my perspective etc.

[cace]

It is the first real test for Ituama.

People here laugh at Whyte, but Whyte will be top Itauma`s opponent so far.

People here act like Itauma is some killer who has stopped many top 10 guys.

i agree its hes first real test and he easily the best opponent itauma has faced
but i really think hes the real deal and will get whyte out of there fairly easily

[dan_cov]

I think Itauma is so fast & explosive it hides a lot of amateurish habits especially in his defence.
I am not sold on his defence, its very amateurish and he's limited there as of now but he has the youth, decent reflexes and agility to get away with it against such terrible opposition. Most seemed highly impressed with him vs Mike Balogun but I was more shocked for different reasons and a bit dumbfounded why Balogun (or any pro boxer with such experience) is sprinting face first and starting his attack from 3 mile out of range? I genuinely didn't see anything I wouldn't expect someone remotely competent of doing to a guy who fought more flawed and with less smarts than your average drunk in a bar. It may sound harsh but I have to say it how I see it & I felt it was more like a desperate attempt to get ktfo and make it look like you tried. I'm all for going out on your shield but it reeked of desperation. Chin up, rushing forward arms flailing all over the place, its something I'd expect from someone pulled out of the crowd.


As fast as Moses is, as much as we are in awe of his speed & I do favour him myself largely because of the speed (among other things) and see it as a big factor however its important we do not forget, timing beats speed.
I strongly suspect he'll not have much issue at all getting to Whyte which is why I favour him but Whyte can counter pretty well.