Dillian Whyte Beats Joseph Parker

Dillian Whyte Beats Joseph Parker

For most of the build up I was leaning towards Parker, but at the 11th hour I switched to Whyte. I just had the feeling hunger would be the deciding factor, and so it proved.

Parker was the technician, the better schooled of the two but brute strength and desire overcame the better technical skills.

Parker started well but was dropped by a headbutt in the 2nd and it seemed to slip away from him from that point.

Whyte is still raw but I just think he was the one who wanted it more. The legitimate and heavy knockdown in the 9th looked to be the end, but Parker deserves credit for staying in the fight and he so nearly pulled it out at the death in a thoroughly absorbing and gruelling contest.

Parker dropped his man in the 12th and was perhaps seconds away from the sensational come from behind win.

Whyte got the nod by scores of 113-112, 115-110, 114-111.

Whyte goes on and has rightly earned another shot at Joshua if the Wilder fight doesn’t happen, obviously a certain Alexander Povetkin might throw a spanner in the works.

Parker once the WBO heavyweight champion of the world but even at the relatively young age of 26 his career may have peaked.