Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte - December 12th 2015

[wesshaw1985]

Who wins this one?

[johnswan1]

Hardly anybody will pick Whyte outright, but at 10/1 he's value for me as he seems to hit hard enough to do damage if he lands and there's nothing to suggest he won't be durable.

[ALI]

Whyte might be worth a punt at 10/1. Joshua has yes to fight anyone was able to fight back, if Whyte can get his shots off it could get interesting, can Joshua take a punch? also if it goes past 3 or 4 rounds, will Joshua gas out?

Joshua has to be favourite, but right now he is no sure fire bet against anyone who can take a shot and give it back. As we found out with Price recently, until he he shows he can take a dig and has no major stamina issues, he is still very much unproven

[Nightmare Roy]

I picked Joshua, but I'm laying £50 on Whyte.

[reggaereggae]

As others have said, Joshua is the deserved favourite, but 10-1 is too big a price for Whyte.

Whyte can punch, will be up for it etc etc I think maybe 5-1 or even 4-1 is more realistic

[chad]

AJ without breaking a sweat. Eddie wouldn't have made the fight if Whyte was a real threat. Why derail the AJ gravy train when the casual fans are lapping up the early stoppages?

[johnswan1]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

Everybody loves AJ. If he stays undefeated I can see him selling out Wembley for a world title shot in H1 2017.

[johnswan1]

Eddie wouldn't have made the fight if Whyte was a real threat.

Who is Matchroom's main matchmaker? Not even the best matchmakers can be right all the time and Eddie has rolled the dice a number of times with his fighters (admittedly more in the beginning when he was earning his stripes). I think Eddie will be having a few sleepless nights in the build up to this one as AJ is a once in a generation cash cow if he can keep him undefeated.

[black panther]

Eddie wouldn't have made the fight if Whyte was a real threat.

Who is Matchroom's main matchmaker? Not even the best matchmakers can be right all the time and Eddie has rolled the dice a number of times with his fighters (admittedly more in the beginning when he was earning his stripes). I think Eddie will be having a few sleepless nights in the build up to this one as AJ is a once in a generation cash cow if he can keep him undefeated.

Yeah would be funny if WHyte pulled off the upset.....all those millions dissapeared right before Eddie's eyes...

[afcmarshall]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

How many does the o2 hold?

[rm1]

Whether Whyte is durable or not is irrelevant the ref will stop the fight prematurely as soon as Joshua catches him.

[danamba7]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

How many does the o2 hold?

19,000 I think

[danamba7]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

How many does the o2 hold?

19,000 I think

Just checked, 20,000 actually.

[afcmarshall]

How many does the o2 hold?[/quote]

19,000 I think[/quote]

Just checked, 20,000 actually.[/quote]
19,000 will be for sale on stub hub soon

[Nightmare Roy]

Whether Whyte is durable or not is irrelevant the ref will stop the fight prematurely as soon as Joshua catches him.

That's my main worry "house ref".

[danamba7]

Whether Whyte is durable or not is irrelevant the ref will stop the fight prematurely as soon as Joshua catches him.

That's my main worry "house ref".

Would be totes annoying

[Batley18]

I can't even believe you have bothered doing a poll for it. Surely no one believes Whyte has a chance.

Joshua actually has a reason to want to hurt the guy. This will end in round 1 or 2. People asking about AJ's punch resistance, it doesn't really matter if Whyte can't lay a glove on him. The main questions is whether Whyte can take AJ's power. The answer my friends....will be no.

[ste1983]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

14,000 now...13,999 probably on Stubhub

What kind of idiots pay good money without any other fights announced this will last 2-3 rounds tops.

[ste1983]

Whether Whyte is durable or not is irrelevant the ref will stop the fight prematurely as soon as Joshua catches him.

Good point

[mfc_se15]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

14,000 now...13,999 probably on Stubhub

What kind of idiots pay good money without any other fights announced this will last 2-3 rounds tops.

Snow ball affect though isn't it in fairness? I mean if you don't get them now but then want to go nearer the time it will have sold out and you have to buy through these online touts you pay over the odds.

Whyte will get his own tickets though in a few weeks he says and my plan is to get them from him. For the record he reckons he will get about 2,000 tickets so how many is Joshua getting then?!

[jamesmcdonnell]

AJ without breaking a sweat. Eddie wouldn't have made the fight if Whyte was a real threat. Why derail the AJ gravy train when the casual fans are lapping up the early stoppages?

Two words.

Breidis Prescott.

[the_doctor]

Eddie wouldn't have made the fight if Whyte was a real threat.

Who is Matchroom's main matchmaker? Not even the best matchmakers can be right all the time and Eddie has rolled the dice a number of times with his fighters (admittedly more in the beginning when he was earning his stripes). I think Eddie will be having a few sleepless nights in the build up to this one as AJ is a once in a generation cash cow if he can keep him undefeated.

You're absolutely right, but if he can't beat Whyte then the only way to keep him undefeated will be to take him on a Wilder-esque run of punching bags. The weekend suggested that Whyte has no defence whatsoever and the jab was none existant, I can't see him being able to hold off Joshua for any length of time.

Im intrigued to see how Joshua deals with someone he really doesn't like - was it Paul Smith who described him as "a bad man pretending to be good"? He clearly enjoys hurting people, however much he tries to hide it.

[ste1983]

I've just been told that they did 10,000 tickets in less than an hour.

14,000 now...13,999 probably on Stubhub

What kind of idiots pay good money without any other fights announced this will last 2-3 rounds tops.

Snow ball affect though isn't it in fairness? I mean if you don't get them now but then want to go nearer the time it will have sold out and you have to buy through these online touts you pay over the odds.

Whyte will get his own tickets though in a few weeks he says and my plan is to get them from him. For the record he reckons he will get about 2,000 tickets so how many is Joshua getting then?!

To be fair 2,000 to sell personally is a lot!

[mfc_se15]

That was exactly what I thought. 2,000 is massive amount for someone I've never heard is a massive seller. It also doesn't in fairness match up with the 18,000 Hearn claims is sold unless they're already counted as 'sold'. As the O2 only holds 20k!

[reggaereggae]

Whyte - any single round between 1-8 is 80-1.

The other rounds are even higher