Joshua vs. Whyte

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten #2 WBC heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) says he almost got into a physical altercation with unbeaten Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) when the two of them were filming the ‘Gloves Are Off’ television special for Sky Sports.

The two British heavyweights had to be separated by security to keep them from throwing blows. It would have been a pity if an actual fight had taken place, because an injury might have resulted and that could have ruined things for their fight this month in eight days from now on December 12th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Whyte already beat Joshua before in the amateur ranks in putting him down twice. Joshua wants to try and avenge the loss, and he’s going to try to do that. If not, then it’ll be Whyte moving forward with his career and Joshua being left behind to try and pick up the broken pieces of what could have been.

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By Scott Gilfoid: The heavily muscled 250lb Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) is doing a lot of running to try and build up his cardio for his upcoming fight against undefeated British heavyweight Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) for their fight this month on December 12th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Joshua, who recently won the Commonwealth heavyweight title with a win over a very slow and vulnerable looking Gary Cornish last September, will now be fighting for the vacant British heavyweight title against his former conqueror Whyte on Sky Box Office.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) sees Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) as little more than a bully, who has had his way against guys that weren’t on the same level as him. However, on December 12th, Whyte wonders how the 26-year-old Joshua handles being in the ring with someone who is going to be putting pressure on him and asking questions of him.

Whyte, 27, already beat Joshua once in the amateur ranks in 2009, and he thinks that the loss is sitting in the back of the 6’6” Joshua’s mind, eating away at him and causing him some mental issues. Whether that’s the case or not, Joshua is going to have some major problems fighting someone that actually throws punches back at him, and who isn’t stupid enough to sit on the ropes like many of the gaud awful opponents that Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has fished for him to fight since he turned pro.

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By Scott Gilfoid: If there’s one constant in British heavyweight Anthony Joshua’s fights since he turned pro in 2013, it’s the fact that he bum rushes all of his opponents from the opening bell in the 1st round, and looking to obliterate them as fast as possible.

There’s no finesse involved with the hulk-like 250lb Joshua in his fights. He jumps on his opponents immediately, as if he might not have faith in his ability to go more than three rounds due to all the weight he’s lugging around on his bodybuilding frame. Unbeaten Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs), who will be facing the 6’6” Joshua next month on December 12th, expects Joshua to bum rush him like he’s done with his previous 14 opponents he’s faced.

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By Scott Gilfoid: In a controversial move, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn has made next month’s fight card on December 12th a pay-per-view affair on Sky Box Office. The fight card is headlined by the heavyweight clash between unbeaten Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) facing Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

To be sure, it’s a controversial move by Hearn to make the Joshua-Whyte fight card a PPV event, because there is arguably only one competitive and interesting fight on the entire card and that’s the main event.

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By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) says he plans on making unbeaten knockout artist Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) pay for his trash talking when the two face each other next month on December 12th in their fight at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Whyte has a previous win over Joshua from the amateur ranks, and he’s been reminding him a lot about the win in the last year.

Joshua feels confident that he’ll beat Whyte though because of his success that he’s had since then in winning 14 fights as a pro against largely over-matched older fighters.

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