Comments Thread For: Eddie Hearn: Joseph Parker-Dillian Whyte Is a Real 50-50 Fight

[Sid-Knee]

Whyte threw punches after the bell, hoping to get a disqualification because he was getting beat to hell and back.

He lands one lucky punch and suddenly he's a decent fighter. No.

He went life and death with a guy who's proven to be below European level. That's his station - between British and European level. He's just not very good.



He didn't want to get caught on the counter because he knew that Parker would be able to hurt him. He wasn't worried about that with Whyte - because as we actually saw when Whyte hurt him, he has zero ring IQ and no ability to actually find a guy when he has him hurt.

So due to a squirmish after one of the rounds, Whyte was just trying to avoid a "Pummelling"? No, sorry, I don't buy it. Whyte can be very hot-headed at times, this is just one of those times. Nothing more.

I hope you're not talking about Helenious? Because that guy flat out refused to engage. He did nothing but move to avoid a fight of any sort. When someone does that, it's hard to look good.

Joshua didn't force the situation because he wanted to be smart, not because he would be hurt. Joshua is a boxer that's learning all the time, not some brawler. He kept his shape like he should have done. Parker running is down to Parker being a punk, not because Joshua did something wrong. For a good fight to happen, it takes two to tango. One was willing, the other clearly wasn't.

Against Whyte, Joshua let too many emotions get in the way. He's learned a lot since then. You don't just go out there and let it fly, you have to keep shape and be smart about it. As I say, he's a boxer not a brawler. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you're going to get found out. Boxing history tells us this.

[Oshio]

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