The quick rise of Moses Itauma in the direction of the world title shots has questioned many fans whether he is overheated because of the praise he received after the victories over low-level opposition. Itauma will have headlines against the faded veteran Dillian Whyte on August 16 on Dazn PPV. This is an interesting choice for a headlist on a $ 49.99 map, an unproven prospect that fights against a travel man.
Mental toughness doubt surface
People feel that 20-year-old Itauma (12-0, 10 COs) around Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel are being mananized to get a title shot. He is pressed to the top without fighting against the guys that he has to fight to prove himself. He is like Hamzah Sheeraz of the heavyweight section. Cut corners to get a lower title shot.
Fans notice that Itauma looked uncomfortable with the pressure his last opponent, 41-year-old Mike Balogun, briefly put on him. Itauma did not respond well when he took some big shots of Balogun, who was just a random man who was chosen for him to fight. It wasn’t the first time Itauma showed spiritual weakness.
Itauma’s amateur nerves remember
In his amateur fight against Stelios roulias From Greece he looked nervous of the uninterrupted pressure placed on him. Itauma uses to run the ring, not willing to stand and fight, and throw only pot shots before rising again. The pressure seems to have upset Itauma, which looked like his brother, Karol Itauma, who recently fell apart when he fought a pressure fighter who exposed him.
What it indicates to fans is that Moses Itauma struggles to handle the pressure of fighters well and show spiritual weakness. This may be the main reason why his promoter does not match him against any of these fighters:
- Agit Kabayel
- Richard Torrez Jr.
- Joseph Parker
- Martin Bakole: *If he is in shape
- Bakhodir Jalalov
- Lenier but
The way itauma matches has the characteristic sign of a fighter who is protected to hide his defects until he gets that big money fight and is blown out immediately.
Last updated on 07/28/2025
