Comments Thread For: Reign man? Moses Itauma shows no limits in TKO of Dillian Whyte

[brankobugarski]

He does not just blindly throw combinations, he has great punch selection and accuracy, with speed and power, which is a deadly combination. Does not rush or smother his opponents either, reminds me of a young Tyson. Also very calm and collected. Destroyed whyte then slowly turned around and walked off. Another day in the office. Lets hope he has a chin.

Very good summary. As I said it will take a fight with a top 5 heavyweight to truly test Moses. He is head and shoulders above the guys he has been fighting up to this point.

[Robi13]

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[Liondw]

A fight or two and then Usyk, if he's still around. He might be ready.

Mike Tyson still has the record as youngest champion amongst heavyweights, but yeah, this guy seems to be composed, powerful and he's southpaw. A nightmare for most opponents.

[champion4ever]

That was sad to see but Dillian is just a washed up fighter now. He’s been in too many ring battles.

His body has aged. His career is both finished, over and done. He needs to retire.

[harrys]

Parker, Kabayel and Wardley would feel they within inches of a shot at Usyk or a World Title shot but there are plenty of other Heavys out there.

Zhang,Dubios, Okolie,Hunter,Gassiev,Hrgovic,Adeleye,Riakaporhe,A jagba,Bakole,Huni,Hughie Fury,Vianello,Wallin.etc.

At only 20 years old there's heaps of time and some interesting build up fights for Itauma, that hopefully for his sake can earn him some good money along the way. By that time Usyk will be long retired and there will be a new era.

It would be interesting to see if a Hughie Fury type of style could take him into the second half of a fight. Itauma's skill and speed for a heavyweight is exciting the division.

[El_Mero]

’nobody has done that to whyte’

is this a joke?

Dude has been knocked out 3 times. By Joshua, Povetkin and Fury. Povetkin probably the one who KO’d him the worse. I personally don’t believe this win for Itauma proved anything. He’s certainly skilled as hell, fast, calculated and powerful. But we need to see him vs a Parker, Zhang or even Hrgovic before we can truly rate him.

1st round. NOBODY has done that. End of story

[El_Mero]

Lol you do realize the older you get the worse your chin gets right? Especially for boxers who were knocked out before. It is like saying wow Kevin McBride beat a old Mike Tyson so that must mean McBride was a good fighter.

Dillian is an active fighter is the difference. Tyson hadn't fought in a year and was way done at that piint

[Rockybigblower]

He was so uninterested he came into the ring in the best shape he has for 10 years. Great take.

Physically or mentally? Just because he lost a few pounds doesnt mean he's in great shape in terms of his boxing career. There is much more to preparing for a fight than sparring a few rounds and going on a diet. The "best shape of his career" got him knocked out in under 2 minutes. The truth is he had nothing to gain here but cash. He was never going to get another title fight. He was never going to revive his career. You are suffering from the Mike Tyson effect.

[Oracle01]

Physically or mentally? Just because he lost a few pounds doesnt mean he's in great shape in terms of his boxing career. There is much more to preparing for a fight than sparring a few rounds and going on a diet. The "best shape of his career" got him knocked out in under 2 minutes. The truth is he had nothing to gain here but cash. He was never going to get another title fight. He was never going to revive his career. You are suffering from the Mike Tyson effect.

You can't get into that shape if you lack mentality. Now please explain why he wouldn't have become a top contender again if he had defeated the hottest prospect in the division and maybe the sport?

[Dr Z]

Itamua who is an unusual mix of Eastern European and African showed good quickness and speed. He throws accurate punches. Good with the Jab and hook BUT.. I think his tale of the tape is a little happy. He's not that tall and does not have that good of reach as his tale of the tape suggests. His power level is hard to guage but it is good. Say about an 8 out of 10.

His heart, chin and stamina remain untested.

The chinny Whyte looked like he was in there for a pay day.

He needs to fight tougher journeyman heavyweights with say two loses on their resume or undefeated types of young heavies. Not glass jawed 37+ year olds. He is at least 2 years away from meeting a top 10 guy.

My .$02