Dillian Whyte has offered his views on a potential fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Moses Itauma.
The majority of boxing fans, it seems, would be intrigued to see how the sheer talent and athletic prowess of Itauma measures up against the awe-inspiring skill set of Usyk.
For Itauma, it represents an opportunity to prove himself against a bona fide generational great, yet their matchup does not seem to carry the same appeal for his heavyweight counterpart.
In terms of the three-time undisputed champion’s immediate future, however, it remains unclear as to which alternative options he intends to explore.
He has, after all, eliminated much of the competition at heavyweight, with two wins over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, respectively, cementing his supremacy in the land of the giants.
At the same time, though, the 38-year-old, who relinquished his WBO world title earlier this month, has insisted that his illustrious career has not yet reached its conclusion.
For Whyte, who suffered a blistering first-round stoppage defeat to Itauma in August, the most fan-friendly heavyweight showdown that can be made is between Usyk and Fabio Wardley.
As the newly-crowned WBO champion, Wardley, who is managed by Whyte, has expressed his interest in claiming the other three major belts held by Usyk.
And so, while speaking with Clubhouse Boxing, Whyte claimed an Itauma-Usyk fight wouldn’t appeal to the casual fan as much as a Wardley-Usyk showdown.
“No one wants to see Moses Itauma fight Oleksandr Usyk.
The boxing purists might, but what casual fans would want to see that? We would like to see it to see what he does as the boxing purists.
The casuals would like to see Usyk fight Fabio, because they know [who] Fabio is. You see him on the internet getting a bloodied face, and getting splattered, and coming back – he’s got that Rocky story. Only boxing purists want to see [Usyk-Itauma] that fight.
Usyk’s funny; he’s got charisma. [Whereas] Moses is a great fighter but there’s no personality, really.”
