Dillian Whyte’s coach Buddy McGirt reveals plan to ‘drag’ Moses Itauma to the sea to test his endurance

Dillian Whyte’s coach Buddy McGirt says they’re going to drag Moses Itauma “out of the sea ” Saturday night in their 12-round heavyweight match in Riyadh. McGirt wants to get the knockout artist Itauma (12-0, 10 COs) in the later rounds to test his endurance.

Itauma is the most dangerous in the first two rounds, but loses the power on its shots as soon as it passes three. If he is forced to move his limp 240+ pound frame, it drains him, and he is less threat than in the first two rounds. The slimmer and better conditioned Whyte (31-3, 21 COs) will use it.

Whyte’s “Out to Sea” strategy

“We have to take him to the sea. We can’t get out and try to work him out early. It would make no sense. We must take him to the sea. We need to get him there in the middle of the sea, ”said coach Buddy McGirt Pro Boxing FanS about what Dillian Whyte needs to do to defeat Moses Itauma.

Buddy has the right idea. Itauma knocked out all ten of his opponents within two rounds during his two -year professional career. The only fighters who reached it above two rounds were travelers Kevin Nicolas Espindola and Kostiantine Dovbyshenko. So, for Whyte to have a chance to win, he has to box Itauma early, drag him to the second half and then go after his chin.

As an amateur, Itauma looked terrified when he was relentlessly attacked by a fighter from Greece. In the third round, Moses was under the gun, he beat and looked exhausted. Even at the time, he was chubby and didn’t look good, he had to move the weight around the ring.

‘Experience is definitely going to play a role in this battle. The longer it goes, the more experience will kick in. The key is to stay focused, maintain and not get out of the bag or get out of character. Just focus on what you need to do and have to do to win the battle, ‘Buddy says of what Dillian needs to do to be the victor against Itauma.

Fatigue will defeat itauma

McGirt noted how dangerous Itauma is in the early rounds. So, the best method for whyte to counteract it is not to deal with him early, drag him to the second half and take advantage of his lack of experience in fighting that lets go.

Itauma’s less-than-trim body building is a sign that it can be vulnerable in fighting that goes into the later rounds. A poor chin can also run into the family. Moses’ brother, Karol Itauma, fell apart in his fight against travel man Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna when he took some big shots in fifth place. Karol is the same big puncher type as Moses Itauma, but he crumbled when he was hit by Maderna in the fifth round.

McGirt says he did not study Itauma, but he knows enough to realize that he will be vulnerable if you take him out of the early rounds. You can see from Itauma’s Pudgy body that he likes to eat because you don’t look like it unless you enjoy eating the wrong food. Those types of fighters tend to go out in the later rounds.

What is unusual is to see that a 20-year-old is wearing fat early. Moses does not look his age. He has a 28-year-old man, and it’s not a good thing for him going up against a veteran like Whyte.

It is a combination of early aging, poor diet and a lack of hard work in the cardio section for Itauma. At 37, Whyte looks in a better physical condition and more youthful than Itauma. What does this tell you? Did itauma train hard enough for this fight, or is it his diet? Something is about how he looks after what he claims to be a 16 -week camp.