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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.

No. Not now, not ever.

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

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.

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 think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

mickey1975 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.

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 MMA

[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

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.

dr_devious wrote:

mickey1975 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.

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 MMA

No, he's already being caught and banned!

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.

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.

Have you seen how many times Joshua put his fist in his face before he finally went down?
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.

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

asdfjkl wrote:I think he can be, he's strong and got a good chin, I think he can become a top 10 boxer.

Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.

Perhaps the more pertinent question is has he got the discipline to give his shoulder adequate recovery time ?

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.

He's a boxer not a body builder.

Supremo wrote:

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.

He's a boxer not a body builder.

I never would have guessed!

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.

foxdog1923 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.

Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.

Exactly.

Rexob wrote:

foxdog1923 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.

Being knocked out is hardly a credit to having a good chin.

Exactly.

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.
Now I know his opponend continually was in survival mode, avoiding all contact except clinching, but still.

He's looked poor in most of his fights. Virtually all except Joshua, really.