Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker is Finalized For July 28 in London

[richardt]

Dillian Whyte will meet Joseph Parker in a crunch Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on July 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Whyte is on the cusp of World title action destroyed Lucas Browne with a devastating sixth round KO of the Australian in London in March to defend the WBC Silver title and number one ranking he’d landed by beating Robert Helenius in Cardiff in October.


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If he fights Parker, he wont be on the cusp of a title fight afterward.

[joe strong]

Then that promotor should have some integrity and not waste other peoples time by participating in a bid for fight they dont want to have.

They lost the purse bid to a 3rd party so they went in another direction. It wasn’t an overnight decision as Whyte had several options because of his high ranking in multiple organizations. He had options & they obviously had been in conversations with multiple fighters & their managers. They have a good working relationship with Duco Events & Higgins so they came to an agreement for the Parker fight. They weighed the options of going the Pulev or Ortiz routes but obviously the decision to fight the former WBO champion on British PPV
made the most financial sense. It is not like he is fighting a scrub. He is risking his WBC & IBF ranking to fight the former WBO champion. Parker was rumoured to be possibly fighting Jennings but somewhere along the line there was dialogue between Hearn & Higgins. They have a good working relationship so now 2 of the top HWs in the world are going to fight for positioning & make a lot of money. What is the problem?

[Jewish-Reptile]

Parker wins .

In the U.K. ? Parker needs a stoppage imo, I don’t see that happening everything points towards a Whyte vs AJ rematch on ppv Hearn making a serious packet on an in house fight which really isn’t a bad thing as he’ll be able to over pay on future AJ opposition such as potential Dubois, Usyk and Tony Yoka fights.

[BigZ44]

Boxing is all about matchups and I'm not sure how I see this fight, I think it's a true 50-50. I think Whyte would've beaten Ortiz but lost to Pulev, but he's probably making more money for this fight than he would have for either of those. I'm also sure Parker is making more money than had he chosen to fight Jennings, so it makes sense for both guys. I also won't be surprised if this turns out to be a WBO eliminator, at the very least Whyte will go to number 1 in their rankings if he wins this fight

[joe strong]

If he fights Parker, he wont be on the cusp of a title fight afterward.

Sure he will be as he will still be highly ranked in all bodies plus Hearn promotes both Whyte & Joshua. It could be a voluntary All-British PPV rematch. This fight could still become an eliminator. Regardless it is 2 of the top HWs in the world fighting. Joshua takes care of both his WBO & WBA mandatories if he fights Povetkin. He just made his IBF mandatory when he beat Takam last fall. If he doesn’t unify with Wilder after Povetkin an optional defence could be made...

[joe strong]

Boxing is all about matchups and I'm not sure how I see this fight, I think it's a true 50-50. I think Whyte would've beaten Ortiz but lost to Pulev, but he's probably making more money for this fight than he would have for either of those. I'm also sure Parker is making more money than had he chosen to fight Jennings, so it makes sense for both guys. I also won't be surprised if this turns out to be a WBO eliminator, at the very least Whyte will go to number 1 in their rankings if he wins this fight

Bingo! My thoughts exactly...

[BattlingNelson]

They lost the purse bid to a 3rd party so they went in another direction. It wasn’t an overnight decision as Whyte had several options because of his high ranking in multiple organizations. He had options & they obviously had been in conversations with multiple fighters & their managers. They have a good working relationship with Duco Events & Higgins so they came to an agreement for the Parker fight. They weighed the options of going the Pulev or Ortiz routes but obviously the decision to fight the former WBO champion on British PPV
made the most financial sense. It is not like he is fighting a scrub. He is risking his WBC & IBF ranking to fight the former WBO champion. Parker was rumoured to be possibly fighting Jennings but somewhere along the line there was dialogue between Hearn & Higgins. They have a good working relationship so now 2 of the top HWs in the world are going to fight for positioning & make a lot of money. What is the problem?

I repeat. Then don’t send the Pulev fight to pursebids if you aren’t sure you want it. Bitsjee move Hearn did.

[Rubber Ducky]

Wow didn't see this coming. Lol at the IBF and Pulev this is the 3rd eliminator they've tried to make with Pulev that's failed to happen. They mandated Pulev/Breazeale, then Pulev/Miller, then Pulev/Whyte and all 3 failed the materialize. Fact is nobody gives a damn about Pulev and I can understand Hearn and Whyte looking for another option with the 75/25 split going against them and them losing the purse bid.

Does Epic sports lose it's deposit, if so it's also a very crafty move by Hearn to screw Epic over for daring to out bid him lol.

This is a good competitive fight and it makes financial sense. I would of preferred Whyte/Ortiz but it's not a bad alternative when all is considered and the WBC's 2nd mandatory bull clearly made it too much to risk for no guaranteed shot any time soon.

Can't see how it gets Whyte closer to a title shot though, unless Hearn convinces the WBO to make it an eliminator.

[nick_viking]

Wow didn't see this coming. Lol at the IBF and Pulev this is the 3rd eliminator they've tried to make with Pulev that's failed to happen. They mandated Pulev/Breazeale, then Pulev/Miller, then Pulev/Whyte and all 3 failed the materialize. Fact is nobody gives a damn about Pulev and I can understand Hearn and Whyte looking for another option with the 75/25 split going against them and them losing the purse bid.

Does Epic sports lose it's deposit, if so it's also a very crafty move by Hearn to screw Epic over for daring to out bid him lol.

This is a good competitive fight and it makes financial sense. I would of preferred Whyte/Ortiz but it's not a bad alternative when all is considered and the WBC's 2nd mandatory bull clearly made it too much to risk for no guaranteed shot any time soon.

Can't see how it gets Whyte closer to a title shot though, unless Hearn convinces the WBO to make it an eliminator.

Gets him closer than losing to Pulev in Bulgaria for no money 😄. If he KO's Parker, you can guarantee Hearn will make the AJ rematch.

Leaning toward Parker on points though. More skilled if lacking in elite power.

[BirdSong]

this is a great fight, i like parker, he seems a decent fella, not sure about whyte, hes always making excuses everytime i see him interviewed, maybe he has legit points tho.....

this fight is a toss up, slightly go with parker cos his chin is very good it seems