Why Dillian Whyte Deserves a World Title Shot!
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By Tyler “The Miracle Man” White
I’ve spoken about Dillian Whyte several times before, both on the British Boxing Talk podcast and here on the Ringside Report.
For those of you who aren’t all that familiar with the British Heavyweight, here are a few reasons why I like him so much:
• He’s got buckets loads of heart
• He takes on any opponent and doesn’t look to avoid fights
• As the saying goes “You get what it says on the tin” with him
• He’s always in exciting fights
• He’s gone from a villain to a bit of a hero in the eyes of many boxing fans
Back in 2015, Dillian Whyte fought Anthony Joshua and was the first man to noticeably hurt “AJ” and he did this while he was in pretty poor condition.
He had a few injuries and hadn’t been training properly, especially in comparison to the way that Joshua trains, rests, refuels and recovers.
After this fight, it would appear that Whyte realised his potential, noticed that he could operate at a high level and with the backing of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Promotions, Whyte began to dedicate his life to the sport once again.
Since his defeat to Joshua, Whyte has gone on to fight some relatively big names in the heavyweight division…
“The Body Snatcher” has since fought Dereck Chisora in a fight of the year candidate, back in 2016, Lucas Browne and Joseph Parker. Securing the win on all 3 occasions.
Never a man to starve the fans of entertainment, it was announced that Whyte will be fighting Chisora once again in December of this year, despite the fact that over the past year Whyte has been linked with World titles left, right and centre.
I say Whyte has been linked with World titles, because he has fought on 3/4 occasions in contests that were meant to have been “final eliminators”.
However, it would appear that the Brixton man has been stitched up on each occasion, with the governing bodies going back on their word and/or instating another mandatory challenger for the defending World champions to defend against.
Earlier this year, the WBC in particular, upset Dillian Whyte after ordering another final eliminator between Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz, whilst instating Dominic Brezeale as the mandatory challenger (much to everyone’s confusion!)
Whyte, quite rightly, reacted angrily saying that he had “fought for every single belt the WBC said he was eligible for” and yet he still wasn’t getting his opportunity to fight the Champion…
I feel frustrated for Dillian Whyte as his loyalty to the WBC has in essence, got him nowhere in his conquest to winning a heavyweight World title.
Despite his impressive displays, entertaining scraps and both his dedication and commitment, it would seem that “The Body Snatcher” is yet again going to have to wait for his shot at World honours.
With that being said, he has a dangerous task ahead of him in his rematch with Derek Chisora…
Chisora is likely to be a different; rejuvenated fighter after his link up with former opponent and bitter rival, David Haye.
However, I’ll be rooting for Dillian Whyte in the hopes that an impressive victory over Chisora will finally get him that shot at a World title, of which he whole heartedly deserves!
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