Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte vs. Oscar Rivas Finalized For July 20 in London

[Bmore18]

Don't get me wrong, I'll watch the guy because at this time he is one of the HW that is in the mix and he is taking tough fights. But that clip read like a promotional piece

Lol thats what it is. I dont read 80% of the articles on here as "news" all one promoter BS over another.

[LacedUp]

Great fight. Two heavy handed guys - Look forward to seeing Rivas on the big stage!!

[Jkp]

Wilder is afraid of AJ so it definitely won't happen next. His fight with Fury was a setup if ever I saw one.
I hope I'm wrong as will be awesome watching AJ smash ol' bird legs. I ain't a fan of Dillian Shyte either but at least he shows willingness to fight tough guys. Beetlejuice vs bird legs would be a great fight much better than easy Breazeale who's head movement is shocking.

Brezeale is wilders mandatory. Dillian just ran away from AJ, he's the biggest hype job in the division, and running fast from the entire top 10.

[Jkp]

Pretty good fight actually, gotta give Whyte credit, he continues to take on tough fights

Just turned down his shot at 3 world titles against AJ. Won't give parker his rematch because he knows her loses. Tried to Cherry pick Manuel charr. Running from top 10.

[MulaKO]

Good fight this IMO.

Rivas is the guy I thought Fury would be fighting.

Fury refused the fight
Pretty sure Hearn probably promised Rivas a shot if he gets by Whyte
Rivas is a very live dog here
Good fight imo

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

Whyte is improved but still crude while Rivas did not look great in his fight vs jennings. Whyte has tons of experience he should be able to counter the shorter Rivas with a big left. Hopefully Rivas trainer has been working overtime to improve Rivas.

[Kezzer]

Fury refused the fight
Pretty sure Hearn probably promised Rivas a shot if he gets by Whyte
Rivas is a very live dog here
Good fight imo

Very good fight from future perspective too.

If Whyte wins then he has just beaten Browne, chisorax2, Parker and Rivas and surely consolidated himself as part of the top4 and almost demanding a fight with wilder or Joshua - mandatories will be called.

If Rivas wins then surely that throws him right near the top himself and AJ/Hearn will see this as a great matchup to have to give American exposure if the wilder fight doesn’t happen - he would be worth a lot! If he has just beaten Whyte the uk sales potential would fly up significantly too!

[JakeTheBoxer]

respect to both guys for taking this fight and not just sitting around, fighting bums and waiting on world title shot, like many others do.

[SN!PER]

I just want to see how Whyte reacts to that crazy overhand right that Rivas likes to throw. He throws it from unusual angles and does a lot of damage when it lands on the side of the head or the jaw.

[PotentialToast]

From what I saw of Rivas V Jenning, Whyte should get this comfortably. I don't think Rivas is going to work sufficient to test his stamina. Also, Rivas is going to have to lay of wide rights to the body and that ends only one way.