Dominic Breazeale remains eager to settle his dispute with Dillian Whyte.
Breazeale: "I think I have the upper hand on him as far as strength and athletic ability, of course with size".
Dominic Breazeale remains eager to settle his dispute with Dillian Whyte and believes he would overpower his British rival if they finally share the ring in the future.
The Californian heavyweight planned to return in May, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, and had discussed options for his next fight, including Whyte and Joseph Parker, with Andy Ruiz Jr top of his shortlist.
But Breazeale is still open to a showdown with Whyte, a bout that had been ordered for the WBC 'interim' belt last February, before the 34-year-old received a fight in May against Deontay Wilder, whose rematch with Tyson Fury for the WBC title had been postponed.
"I think it's a pressure style fight," Breazeale told Sky Sports, when asked about a potential clash with Whyte.
"He's going to bring it for a little bit, I'm going to bring it for a bit. In the end, the fans are going to be very pleased with what they get out of a fight between myself and Dillian Whyte.
"He's a knockout artist, he loves to throw leather with bad intentions and I like to do the same. I think I have the upper hand on him as far as strength and athletic ability, of course with size. In the end, I think I come out with the knockout win for sure."
Breazeale's two defeats have come in world title class, in an IBF battle against Anthony Joshua in June 2016, and in his last WBC clash with Wilder.
Whyte holds victories over Parker, a former WBO champion, and the highly-ranked Oscar Rivas, but Breazeale believes he is a level above the current WBC 'interim' champion.
"My ability to have been in the ring with some of the best in the heavyweight division so far, will be way too much for him," he said.
"I think he has problems making adjustments as far as fighting guys who can box as well as fighting guys who can throw leather.
"I studied him for a little while. We were in some heavy contract negotiations. I think at this point, he's a top-class heavyweight fighter from the UK, I'm a top-class heavyweight fighter from America - it makes for a great fight."
Whyte is preparing to face Alexander Povetkin in a rescheduled fight at Manchester Arena on July 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The Brixton man has been told he must wait until February 2021 for his mandatory shot at the WBC belt, which is currently held by Fury, and angrily denied claims from Wilder that he did not want to face Breazeale last year.
These sports converters like Breazeale wouldn't have got far in the past. It's only because the talent in the current heavyweights is so thin today that he has a career as a dangerman.
Does Breazeale even have the strength and size advantage? He's taller but that's it. Whyte comes in heavier and both looks stronger and uses his strength better than Breazeale does. Whyte is also better at every other aspect of boxing (maybe not speed?).
Breazeale needs to beat someone ranked in the top 25 before he can start talking about Whyte or others of that calibre after the one rounder he showed up for last summer.
I know it's a slow news day due to Covid-19, but Skysports must be pretty desperate to ring Breazeale up out of the blue and ask him about Whyte.
Call me cynical, but it sounds more like Breazeale's publicist has set that up to float Breazeale's name with top opponents.
So really I expect him to wind his neck in and work his way back up. Again he should focus on calling out someone in the top 25 like a Kownacki not actual top 10 fighters after getting starched in one round by Wilder.
Lol imagine Breazeale vs Joe Joyce, the speed of that fight would be about -75, it would set all sorts of scientifics milestones and findings relating to speed and time, the people in attendence may actually be warped backwards 10 years
Whyte would take him out like AJ did, but maybe a round or two later. Breazeale has the stuff to provide some interesting moments. If Whyte would come in taking Dom lightly, it'd be a diff story.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 16:07
Lol imagine Breazeale vs Joe Joyce, the speed of that fight would be about -75, it would set all sorts of scientifics milestones and findings relating to speed and time, the people in attendence may actually be warped backwards 10 years
Joyce is pretty slow, but unlike Brezeale, his timing is decent and he gets plenty of leverage on his shots.
It may well take Joyce a while to land, but he WILL land and do plenty of damage when he does so (provided they do fight each other, of course)
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 16:07
Lol imagine Breazeale vs Joe Joyce, the speed of that fight would be about -75, it would set all sorts of scientifics milestones and findings relating to speed and time, the people in attendence may actually be warped backwards 10 years
Nice. And destroying all of reality at the same time.
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 16:07
Lol imagine Breazeale vs Joe Joyce, the speed of that fight would be about -75, it would set all sorts of scientifics milestones and findings relating to speed and time, the people in attendence may actually be warped backwards 10 years
Nice. And destroying all of reality at the same time.
More like 100 years. Be like experiencing an old time video in the flesh.
I'd expect Whyte to stop Breazeale a little later in the fight. It'd probably be pretty competitive and fun actually, but Whyte would wind up stopping him or winning a wide UD.
I actually think Breazeale would give Whyte a better fight than people think would most likely lose on points, i'd be suprised if he got knocked out. Although i'm not sure how much he has left after wilder knocked him out, he is generally a durable guy.
I can't say that he seems particularly durable to me, he's been down in like 5 fights or something and stopped in both lossess? And for all Wilder's power not even DW has stopped any of his other title opponents that fast
