Why are people trying to hype Dillian Whyte?

[cal202]

Never ducks anyone, already got credible names on his resume despite having basically no amateur background, gives exciting fights for the fans and says it like it is. Good guy.

pmsl at bringing up a 4-rounder nearly 5 years ago to try make a point.

[BoxingFan85]

I personally get hyped for Dillian Whyte fights? What is so wrong about that???

Why take yourself so seriously it's like you guys are only fans of certain fighters not the actual sport?

Whyte can be in a ton of exciting ACTION fights, with interesting pre fight build ups.

Can you imagine Whyte-Big Baby miller in London? I would be Hyped af for that fight. Dillian Whyte is a fan friendly fighter who is great for the sport of boxing man

You misunderstood the point that I made.. Getting hyped for a fight is different that hyping up the fighter itself.. These mediocre guys provide an impressive fight and Whyte-Chisora was an impressive fight and I thought that could have been the main event than Joshua-Molina..
Whyte will provide good fights against guys of his caliber but he is no world beater and anybody who is saying that he is a titleholder type Is hyping him..

[M Bison]

so are you

You just stereotyped an entire race of people, quote me on something I did racist, spoiler you wont find anything.

[billeau2]

Whyte-Ruiz

Whyte-Ortiz

Whyte-Browne

Whyte-Briggs

Whyte-Miller

Whyte-Breazle

Whyte-Mansour

Just of the top of my head fights i'd be hyped about, Dillian Whyte is entertaining and he deserves "hype" Top 15 Heavyweight.

Nothing wrong with supporting a Glory fighter this guy is good for boxing

First off I agree regarding these fights. Second, what makes guys like Whyte and Chisora fun is they are good enough to upstage fighters considered better at any given time. They are a lot better than depending on Audley or Price to carry the day.

Third, when did being a gate keeper become such a bad role? Everyone can't be a prospect.

Finally guys like Whyte, Styverne, Chisora are solid second tier fighters... When you have guys like that it means the division is getting stronger, no cruiser weights coming up to snatch a weak title.

[KillaCamNZ]

The (minimal) hype around him is due to his nationality. If he were from, say..Ukraine instead of the UK, we would barely talk about him.

And, he's AJ's best win - so all AJ fans want Whyte to be considered good.

[deathofaclown]

He is domestic level at best. Chisora arguably beat him and he is 5 years past prime. Chisora at his best just fell short of world class. Whyte is British title level.

[joe strong]

I was very critical of him as I felt the same way. I thought he was a guy who got more for a loss than anything he did winning (much like Vitali Klitschko). He landed one punch on AJ & everyone started hyping him up. Chisora is a B level fringe contender in the top 25. I had Chisora winning that fight 7-5 but I give Whyte credit as he proved to be a pretty tough guy with some skill. He showed a good chin & heart in that fight not to mention durability. I got to give him his due. Looks like he has Stiverne next in a final eliminator. That is another solid test. Let's see where he goes from here.

[joe strong]

First off I agree regarding these fights. Second, what makes guys like Whyte and Chisora fun is they are good enough to upstage fighters considered better at any given time. They are a lot better than depending on Audley or Price to carry the day.

Third, when did being a gate keeper become such a bad role? Everyone can't be a prospect.

Finally guys like Whyte, Styverne, Chisora are solid second tier fighters... When you have guys like that it means the division is getting stronger, no cruiser weights coming up to snatch a weak title.

Good post & I agree...

[Outwest Exp 355]

How much hype can he be getting? I swear I've never heard of this dude until now.

[iamboxing]

Never ducks anyone, already got credible names on his resume despite having basically no amateur background, gives exciting fights for the fans and says it like it is. Good guy.

pmsl at bringing up a 4-rounder nearly 5 years ago to try make a point.

Exactly. What is the point of this thread anyway? I don't see what benefit a thread trying to tear down a guy is or what it adds to our boxing knowledge? It's just mean spirited and totally unnecessary