Comments Thread For: Cornish Creamed As Joshua Moves To 12/12 Whyte Fight

[alexguiness]

That was only AJ's 14th fight, remember.

He's got Dillion Whyte next, and that should be a real fight.

It won't go four rounds, trust me.

Joshua won't be 'tested' until he has a world title around his waist.

Hearn will make sure of that.

[Roy Keane]

White tested positive for steroids and was suspended, why wouldn't he be the 'villain'?

You're hardly going to hype up a drug cheat when you've got a potential mega star in the other corner who is very likeable and popular.

Whyte got convicted for using Jack3D a work out supplement which was legal in the UK, its not a steroid......Also Joshua is a convicted drug dealer....

[No Tomorrow]

Pretty confident Whyte will beat Joshua.

[Jsmooth9876]

Joshua sure looks the part. Kid has a tremendous physique and is ripping through opponents in impressive fashion. I'd pick him to wipe out wilder right now after only 14 fights..

Hope he doesn't pop positive for steroids.

[joe strong]

I rated Cornish the same as Tom Dallas. It was pretty obvious that Cornish had a bloated record against stiffs. Joshua is ready for the next level. He has beaten several decent journeymen. He has beaten some American & European journeymen with the best win coming over Kevin Johnson. Whyte just had his best win over Brian Minto. Anytime Minto stepped up he lost convincingly. Whyte has some nice tools. He has a great left hook. He got hit lots by Minto but I think that was more about Minto's lack of power & Whyte felt no threat taking shots so defence went out the door. Ideally it would be a better matchup if Whyte had a few more journeymen on his resume but for the most part I think it has the chance to be a good scrap for as long as it lasts. I want to see how AJ stands up to Whyte's big hook & how Whyte stands up to any of AJ's clean power shots. One thing to keep an eye out for if it goes into the mid rounds is the body work Whyte does. He likes to throw to the body. Winner moves on but the loser is not out of it yet as both are very early in their careers. I think Joshua will win by knockout & will move on to facing top 20 fighters...

[joe strong]

Joshua has been in with some decent journeymen to this point

Beating Cornish did nothing but he gained the British Commonwealth Title to go along with his WBC International Title. After 14 fights he has wins over Cornish, Kevin Johnson, Zumbano Love, Gavern, Sprott, Airich, Skelton & Bakhtov. No world beaters there but recognizable names for a 14 fights. I still get a chuckle how people supported Vitali Klitschko for defending against Kingpin when he was 21-0. Joshua is at the same point as David Price was right before he fought Thompson. Beat all the journeymen but what happens when he moves up? I don't know if Whyte is an upgrade over Kevin Johnson.

[BostonGuy]

Dillin Whyte is a good domestic level foe for Anthony Joshua at this point. I noticed that Whyte has long arms (at least, it looked that way against Minto) and throws nice sharp straight punches and he seems to have some decent power. I think it's a good test for both fighters - Joshua hasn't been in with anyone who's put up stiff resistance and made it a fight; same thing goes for Whyte. Also, I like the trash talk and rivalry that has been building up between these guys over the last year.

Maybe it turns out to be a good fight but I also could see Joshua blowing him out

[Cen fath?]

Also Joshua is a convicted drug dealer....

And since that doesn't fit with the "nice young gentleman" image that's being peddled, NO COMMENT...