Comments Thread For: Fury: Hearn Was Trying To Protect Joshua By Putting Whyte in The Way

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Even if Whyte wins a rematch with Povetkin his stock has declined.There were very few who were happy with Whyte being in the way of the big boys fighting and now there's even less. Whyte was odds on favourite over Povetkin who is coming up 41 and looked his age , the three top lads would hammer Whyte , one already has and fighters like Dubios and Joyce would give him heaps of trouble.

Povetkin will knock him out again in the rematch anyway.

Whyte will never fight for a world title, let alone win one.

[Bob]

Spot on big fella.
Let's see what Hearn & Aj do now.
Fight pulev then usyk?
Fight Fury without the wbo on the line so they can cling onto a belt once hypejob looses.
I really hope at the end of the year we have undesputed lined up with or without the wbo.

[Robbie Barrett]

Whyte was #1 for years and had been begging for a shot at the WBC. But Hearn put him in the way? Fury talking nonsense again.

[REDEEMER]

And yet you forget that Wilder was the champion at the time with nothing to prove against Dillian Whyte; Who had just been previously KO by Anthony Joshua. It was Joshua who he sought not Whyte.

Except in 2018 Wilders best win after Stiverne was Washington, so your telling me he shrugged off Whyte for a very big payday because he defeated killers like that ? Ha

[OnlytheTruth]

I think what annoys me the most is that Whyte losing to Povetkin gives Arum, Warren and Fury a platform to avoid their mandatory, once again!

I don’t know how Fury can be called a Champion and #1 when he flat out refuses to do what an organisation champion should do - and even Arum demands Joshua fulfil his mandatory because it suits them and he has to do his job for another one of his fighters - but when Hearn does it for Whyte, the legions of Fury clowns call it roadblocking undisputed.

They knew that Whyte was the biggest risk to their plans, other than Joshua. These Fury bandwagon clowns are not boxing fans, they are just oxygen thieves.

[champion4ever]

Except in 2018 Wilders best win after Stiverne was Washington, so your telling me he shrugged off Whyte for a very big payday because he defeated killers like that ? Ha

He doesn't fight for money. He fights for honour, dignity and glory. It wasn't the money that he wanted but the championship title belts that AJ had. "One face, one name and one champion". That's what he wants. Whyte has nothing Wilder wants. Which is why he never fought him.

[Silver Spear]

No one's ducking Whyte, people need to drop that narrative.

I don't get why people would rather see Fury in there with a poor mans Chisora instead of AJ. Is he 'ducking' because he's trying to fight a much better and more accomplished champion who already knocked Whyte out?

I'm really not interested in seeing Fury v Whyte but here we are, days after Whyte got KO'd by a past prime Povetkin and people are in here saying they'd prefer see that pointless fight instead of Fury-AJ.

Forget about Whyte as a contender for the time being, he was given opportunities and turned them down and after the weekend, he's back on the rebuilding plan and has to worry about a rematch he might not win.

AJ has Pulev, Fury is contractually obligated for a third Wilder fight. I want to see AJ-Fury ASAP and if Whyte can get past Povetkin then he should get in there with Wilder, winner takes on the AJ-Fury winner.

Sums up quite nicely how I feel. I would much prefer the top fight the top and let all the runner ups fight each other to separate the chaff from the wheat. Then let something happen from that.

[Silver Spear]

I think what annoys me the most is that Whyte losing to Povetkin gives Arum, Warren and Fury a platform to avoid their mandatory, once again!

I don’t know how Fury can be called a Champion and #1 when he flat out refuses to do what an organisation champion should do - and even Arum demands Joshua fulfil his mandatory because it suits them and he has to do his job for another one of his fighters - but when Hearn does it for Whyte, the legions of Fury clowns call it roadblocking undisputed.

They knew that Whyte was the biggest risk to their plans, other than Joshua. These Fury bandwagon clowns are not boxing fans, they are just oxygen thieves.

I get what you are saying here but at the same time you have to ask what is considered more important. A champion fighting his challengers or a champion fighting another champion to unify the division? In all reality the fight everyone wants to see in the HW division is Fury-AJ. Yes this sucks for everyone else fighting for crumbs on the floor but this is the reality of boxing and the politics of it. If Floyd taught the boxing world one thing it is this. Become your own promoter and boss and do not let anyone else dictate your career. I may not have liked Floyd much as a boxer but as a business man he was very smart. He never fought for belts later in this career. Yes his victories came with a belt but he fought for the money and the spectacle of it all. Belts really mean little in today's age.

[OnlytheTruth]

I get what you are saying here but at the same time you have to ask what is considered more important. A champion fighting his challengers or a champion fighting another champion to unify the division? In all reality the fight everyone wants to see in the HW division is Fury-AJ. Yes this sucks for everyone else fighting for crumbs on the floor but this is the reality of boxing and the politics of it. If Floyd taught the boxing world one thing it is this. Become your own promoter and boss and do not let anyone else dictate your career. I may not have liked Floyd much as a boxer but as a business man he was very smart. He never fought for belts later in this career. Yes his victories came with a belt but he fought for the money and the spectacle of it all. Belts really mean little in today's age.

Yeah, all very valid and can’t say you are wrong.

Only thing I would ask is; ‘ A champion fighting his challengers or a champion fighting another champion to unify the division?’ - why isn’t Joshua #1 then?

Obviously I want Joshua v Fury. The thing I can’t get onboard with is why Fury is lauded when all he did was beat a Champion that he should have. He hasn’t defended a belt. Why does he deserve his status? Especially with his past boxing related offences. Baffles me how he has so many loyal fans who are prepared to overlook his faults but spotlight those of others.

[Roberto Vasquez]

Makes little sense. Fury promised Whyte a fight he never followed through on. Maybe talk about that Tyson. I seem to remember him giving his word.