I'm not a big fan of whyte by any means but let me give you 3 reasons why he deserves respect;
1. Never made any excuse for his loss
He wore quite a heavy attire for his ring walk. Didn't use it as a excuse that it effected his legs. He was beating povetkin thoroughly dropping him twice until he got caught with a perfect punch. Didn't say it was a punch from the Gods. All in all he gave povetkin his credit and said he will handle business in the rematch
2. Never bragged about his brutal knockouts or skills
He has had some highlight koty knockouts in his career of chisora, browne...doesnt talk about how me makes people 'seize' like wilder or constantly bring them up like AJ does klitshcko...Beat some good fighters like parker, rivas helenius and has a solid resume
3. Risked his mandatory position by fighting tough fighters
This is self explanatory. Could have sat on his rankings as he was due for a shot anyway but chose to risk his position.
At the end of the day i believe whyte knows he is inferior to Fury, wilder and Aj but wanted the shot he deserved and worked hard for. Guys like whyte keep boxing entertaining.
1. Never made any excuse for his loss
He wore quite a heavy attire for his ring walk. Didn't use it as a excuse that it effected his legs. He was beating povetkin thoroughly dropping him twice until he got caught with a perfect punch. Didn't say it was a punch from the Gods. All in all he gave povetkin his credit and said he will handle business in the rematch
2. Never bragged about his brutal knockouts or skills
He has had some highlight koty knockouts in his career of chisora, browne...doesnt talk about how me makes people 'seize' like wilder or constantly bring them up like AJ does klitshcko...Beat some good fighters like parker, rivas helenius and has a solid resume
3. Risked his mandatory position by fighting tough fighters
This is self explanatory. Could have sat on his rankings as he was due for a shot anyway but chose to risk his position.
At the end of the day i believe whyte knows he is inferior to Fury, wilder and Aj but wanted the shot he deserved and worked hard for. Guys like whyte keep boxing entertaining.
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