Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
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TheLeprechaun
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Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Whether or not he has the skills/ability is a question. I doubt he does. But some people disagree and think he can be world level. His main problem is going to be conditioning. He has come in fat for this fight tomorrow and came in poor shape for the Joshua fight too.
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keithmoonhangover
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
No. Not now, not ever.
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craigjenkins05
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
I thought he looked in better shape than he did against joshua and looks like he's added muscle some people just never look like the physical specimen others do
Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
He's a good fighter and a character but I don't think he'll ever go beyond British or maybe European level depending on how he is promoted. If he gets a few decent wins and AJ keeps winning then he may get another crack but I think the result would be even more convincing second time around.
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He's a funnier version of Chisora (who I also like).
I don't care how good he'll be, he's entertaining & likes a barney.
Matched the right way he can have a few big fights & hopefully make a few quid to retire on.
Fighters I'd like to see him against - win or lose....
Chisora
Wilder
Browne
Szpilka
Price
Mansour
Khan

I don't care how good he'll be, he's entertaining & likes a barney.
Matched the right way he can have a few big fights & hopefully make a few quid to retire on.
Fighters I'd like to see him against - win or lose....
Chisora
Wilder
Browne
Szpilka
Price
Mansour
Khan
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asdfjkl
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
He trains hard but carries a bit of weight this is hardly unheard of for heavyweights. I would like to see him lose some weight but don't think discipline is an issue. Can't see him being a world champion though.
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mickey1975
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Maybe, because of his past, he can't afford to risk taking peds like the vast majority of his rivals do so will never look as cut.
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No, he couldn't even be arsed to get in top condition for the Joshua fight so it's either and ego thing or he just lazy.
Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Joshua absolutely Knocked him the fook out not a good chin.
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PredatorHayds
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Got a feeling he's going to lose his head at future press conferences or weigh-ins.
I loved Chisora and I'm getting that way with Whyte.
He's a loose cannon heavyweight who can bang. Can't get better than that.
I loved Chisora and I'm getting that way with Whyte.
He's a loose cannon heavyweight who can bang. Can't get better than that.
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dr_devious
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
What is it about his past Mickey? Has he been ill or in trouble, I don't know anything about his background other than he did kick boxing or MMAmickey1975 wrote:Maybe, because of his past, he can't afford to risk taking peds like the vast majority of his rivals do so will never look as cut.
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dr_devious
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
[quote="Rexob" Joshua absolutely Knocked him the fook out not a good chin.[/quote
Nah he's got a great chin, he took some absolute missiles from Joshua before he went down. Not sure any other HW out there could have taken them, possibly Stiverne
Nah he's got a great chin, he took some absolute missiles from Joshua before he went down. Not sure any other HW out there could have taken them, possibly Stiverne
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Syntax Error
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
One look at his physique & that tells you all you need to know.
If he can't be bothered to get in decent shape now, he's never going to be a top heavyweight.
He'll end up like Chisora, a gatekeeper who loses every time he tries to step up from domestic or European class.
If he can't be bothered to get in decent shape now, he's never going to be a top heavyweight.
He'll end up like Chisora, a gatekeeper who loses every time he tries to step up from domestic or European class.
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mickey1975
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
No, he's already being caught and banned!dr_devious wrote:What is it about his past Mickey? Has he been ill or in trouble, I don't know anything about his background other than he did kick boxing or MMAmickey1975 wrote:Maybe, because of his past, he can't afford to risk taking peds like the vast majority of his rivals do so will never look as cut.
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I think people are overating the Joshua fight performance. Still no idea how good he can be and tonight win't show anything. Personally I think he'll just fight overmatched Eastern Europeans until a fight with Joshua again
Have to say I would like him in with Chisora or David Price next.
Have to say I would like him in with Chisora or David Price next.
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asdfjkl
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Have you seen how many times Joshua put his fist in his face before he finally went down?Rexob wrote:asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Joshua absolutely Knocked him the fook out not a good chin.
Whyte survived well over twice as much punches and rounds as any opponend of Joshua has ever survived.
23-0
21-0
Kevin Johnson who fought Char, Chisora, Hammer, Haumono, Fury, Sosnowski, Vitali Klitschko and name them, has never been KOed in his entire life.
It took Joshua 2 rounds (and if you actually watch the fight back you'll see it should have been 1 round) to KO him.
Now don't tell me Whyte doesn't have a good chin.
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Hasn't got the talent let alone the discipline, swings widely, has a slow jab and no type of movemt whatsoever be it front asnd back of lateral
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foxdog1923
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
Perhaps the more pertinent question is has he got the discipline to give his shoulder adequate recovery time ?
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He's a boxer not a body builder.Syntax Error wrote:One look at his physique & that tells you all you need to know.
If he can't be bothered to get in decent shape now, he's never going to be a top heavyweight.
He'll end up like Chisora, a gatekeeper who loses every time he tries to step up from domestic or European class.
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Syntax Error
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
I never would have guessed!Supremo wrote:He's a boxer not a body builder.Syntax Error wrote:One look at his physique & that tells you all you need to know.
If he can't be bothered to get in decent shape now, he's never going to be a top heavyweight.
He'll end up like Chisora, a gatekeeper who loses every time he tries to step up from domestic or European class.
I never said you had to be Mr Universe to be a boxer, but you should at the very least come to the ring in good physical shape.
Whyte does not do that & that puts him at an immediate disadvantage when he fights credible opposition.
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foxdog1923 wrote:Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Exactly.
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asdfjkl
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
I'll admit, I was a bit disappointed by what I saw of Whyte yesterday, he couldn't even simply hit his opponend in the first 5 rounds.Rexob wrote:foxdog1923 wrote:Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.
Exactly.
Now I know his opponend continually was in survival mode, avoiding all contact except clinching, but still.
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mickey1975
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Re: Does Dillian Whyte have the discipine to be a top heavyweight?
He's looked poor in most of his fights. Virtually all except Joshua, really.