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Even though he was ultimately defeated, Whyte perhaps came fairly close to beating Joshua in the 2nd round. As we know Joshua is being touted as a future world champion but may have been only a few Whyte power shots away from defeat that night. Of course Joshua prevailed in the end but Whyte has recently had surgery for a genuine shoulder injury that he carried into the fight, which is perhaps proof enough that he wasn't necessarily 100% going in. Yet he still almost beat a potential future world champ?
With the world titles now separated into three parts we'll shortly see 3 heavyweight world champions existing simultaneously, up until unification fights occur at least. For upcoming contenders like Joshua and Whyte it provides them with 3 separate routes to capturing a world title so more available opportunities to become a world champion.
If Joshua does venture to the top of the division, by continuing to improve and refine his skill, will Whyte do the same but on a parallel path?
One interesting scenario is that Whyte and Joshua could become heavyweight champions at the same time and the rematch could be a classic grudge-riddled unification bout.
With the world titles now separated into three parts we'll shortly see 3 heavyweight world champions existing simultaneously, up until unification fights occur at least. For upcoming contenders like Joshua and Whyte it provides them with 3 separate routes to capturing a world title so more available opportunities to become a world champion.
If Joshua does venture to the top of the division, by continuing to improve and refine his skill, will Whyte do the same but on a parallel path?
One interesting scenario is that Whyte and Joshua could become heavyweight champions at the same time and the rematch could be a classic grudge-riddled unification bout.
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