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Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 07:41
by Boxing Writer
In your opinion, is he better or worse than following fighters:
Derrick Jefferson
Michael Grant
David Izon
Monte Barrett
Pierre Coetzer
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 10:47
by DrDuke
Probably he's of Grant caliber, which means a bit higher, than the others mentioned.
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 14:29
by tobyh5
Well Fearon compared him to Jack Johnson on the toe2toe podcast.....
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 14:44
by samwbr
tobyh5 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2018, 14:29
Well Fearon compared him to Jack Johnson on the toe2toe podcast.....
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 18:28
by Deno1986
tobyh5 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2018, 14:29
Well Fearon compared him to Jack Johnson on the toe2toe podcast.....
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 19:06
by tiny_acres
tobyh5 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2018, 14:29
Well Fearon compared him to Jack Johnson on the toe2toe podcast.....
Well that takes nuthuggery to a new level
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 20:05
by Boxing Writer
tobyh5 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2018, 14:29
Well Fearon compared him to Jack Johnson on the toe2toe podcast.....
He also recently compared him to Larry Holmes
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 23:17
by Grilling Machine
Yeah, but is Holmes as good as Shades...
Michael Bentt?
Re: Comparing Whyte to some fighters of the past
Posted: 25 Mar 2018, 23:24
by jamamb
i think hes around the level of a mid 2000s rahman, who beat meehan and barrett but lost to ruiz and maskaev.