‘Heavy impact’: Can whye or Joyce revive their careers?

Veteran-heavyweights Dillian Whyte (31-3, 28 costs) and Joe Joyce (16-3, 15 COs) will try to keep their sinking careers running when they meet in a 12 round on April 5 in a 12-round Head of the ‘Heavy’ Impact ‘card on the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England. The event is displayed directly on Dazn.

Last chance salon?

None of these outdated heavyweights can afford to lose as they have both fallen off the top -15 ranking. In the 36-year-old Whyte’s case, he has not been fighting at high-level opposition since being crushed by former WBC champion Tyson Fury in April 2022.

Since that fight, Whyte has fought three times and beat these three less selected fighters: Ebenezer Tetteeh, Christian Hammer and Jermaine Franklin. Many fans believe that Whyte gifted a decision on Franklin in their fight in 2023 because he exceeded the whole battle and looked terrible. In spite of the fact that he never won a world title, Whyte is rich, with a fortune estimated on $ 7 million by fame net value. Dillian as dirty rich may explain why he has shown so little ambition since he was knocked out by Fury. If you get the kind of money, it should be difficult to get to the gym.

In the main support, heavyweight Lawrence Okolie (21-1, 16 costs) Richard Riakporhe (17-1, 13 costs). Former WBO Cruiserweight Champion Okolie, 32, will fight against heavyweight for the third time since coming up last year in May when he beat Lukasz Rozanski with a first knockout. The Cruiserweight Riakporhe, 35, arrives on June 15 last year from a narrow unanimous loss of decision to Chris Billiam-Smith.

On the map, heavyweight David Adelye (13-1, 12kos) is fighting Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva (8-1, 5kos) in a 10 round.

“I’m delighted that we start in April. We start with a big heavy night, “heavy impact”, and we will make an impact, these guys will make an impact, “Frank Warren told Box socially About the 5th card, with the head by Dillian Whyte against Joe Joyce.

“It’s a crossroads for both. These guys are veterans, and they are looking for their last big hoo-rah to get a chance. It is the way forward for them to do so. These two guys (Joyce & Dillian) want to make a statement. The winner goes on. I don’t know where the loser is going at their age.

“I always say that this is not the end of the world for the loser, but it is a real, tough fight, and they will give everything. Last Saturday night, we only had a big fight with a veteran, Derek Chisora, who fought in a very entertaining battle, a good quality. I think you get the same with it. Then you get the two Cruiserweight that shows up.

Desperate measures

Whyte and Joyce need a victory in this battle to keep relevant and make themselves available for more profitable battles against some of the top names. For Dillian, there is the potential of a re -broadcast with Anthony Joshua or a trilogy against Derek Chisora. Joyce’s situation is more urgent because he lost Chisora ​​and did not look the same since his back-to-back defeat against Zhilei Zhang in 2023.

“You look at it, and you look at Lawrence Okolie. He made a statement in his last battle. He doesn’t have to worry about the weight. He showed that in his last fight (Hussein Muhammad), ”says Warren.