Dillian Whyte - What's next?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Dillian Whyte rules out retirement following knockout loss to Moses Itauma

Dillian Whyte intends to continue his fighting career despite his latest setback.

Dillian Whyte might have turned out to be mere cannon fodder for Moses Itauma when he was absolutely blitzed in under a round earlier this month, but the aging veteran has no plans to bow out on that performance. In a conversation with Sky Sports, Whyte says this will not be the last fight for him as he intends to regroup and rebuild going forward.

“This is not where my story ends,” Whyte declared. “I may have lost this fight, but not the fire that built me…Thank you to everyone who’s been standing by me through the highs and the lows,” Whyte said on Monday. ”I’ll be back.”

The real question may be where Whyte goes from here if he indeed intends on making another run at an eventual world title shot. Whyte had been in talks with both Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua earlier this year but he may need a softer touch than either of those individuals in order to really regain his confidence. He’d probably prefer to make another fight with Derek Chisora as it’d be both winnable and fairly lucrative at the box office, but Chisora hasn’t shown any inclinations going that route once again whenever asked about that in public interviews.

But being that Whyte is a 37-year-old fighter who’s now on the mend — and a fighter who historically never could quite get over the hump — the real play appears to be in staging domestic prizefights if he’s intent on carrying on.

[Steveh583]

Joe joyce

[joshj909]

If he's not retiring (which he should be doing), he should only be going in there with other veterans for paydays which wouldn't been one round affairs. Joe Joyce, Pulev, Wilder, Ortiz or maybe some slightly lower level domestic fights against feather fisted opponents like Hughie. He has no right to be in there with contenders and rising stars with power. His last showing also means we would have no interest in seeing him in any rematches because he's nowhere near the level he was in the previous fight(s).

[Controversial]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

[tony1234]

How could they sell a fight with him after that performance?

[Controversial]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

I guess some fighters get to a stage where they know they aren’t the same anymore but see it as easy money. He lasted 2 minutes with Moses and probably earn’t more for that than most of us earn in a lifetime. Two months training and a load of money too hard to give up.

[joshj909]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

He did well with a limited Babic too

[CaptainSpacerod]

Opens a chain of pharmacies in the Caribbean

[Deserter]

Opens a chain of pharmacies in the Caribbean

On a serious note, there is no world in which he should be doing anything other than retiring IMO. He has definitely lost whatever 'fire' he had.

[KiwiRider]

Why is he bothering. He must be a multi millionaire, surely he can’t really believe he is the same force these days. I know 37 is young and he has potentially many years ahead but there must be easier things to do.

Yh, he should continue managing boxers. upcoming

he did a good job with himself and he's done a good job with Wardley.

He did well with a limited Babic too

He really did wonders with them all.
It's a great way to give back as well.

[dookus]

He needs to retire. The ref could have legitimately stopped it during his backstage interview