Fans are overwhelmingly negative about Moses Itauma’s fight against faded travel man Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 COs), and considers him a sacrificial lamb It is brought in to make Itauma (12-0, 10 COs) look in Riyadh on August 16.
Not surprisingly, people don’t like the idea of itauma Bum of the month Club is shown on Dazn PPV for $ 49.99. He did not do enough to be on a pay-per-view. If he wins this battle, he still won’t be worth looking at PPV behind a pay wall.
Despite the false hype around his career, he is still a prospect that has not fought any living bodies yet. The last decent opponent that itauma fought was in the amateurs three years ago when he fought in 2022 Stylianos Roulias. He looked horrible in the fight.
The battle is a mismatch with Whyte brought in to serve as opponent, the much younger, faster Moses. Itauma is a big favorite to eradicate the remaining of Dillian and looks excellent in the victory.
This is the marketing of a product, similar to what we saw with Hamzah Sheeraz, who has been linked to the same kind of tomato male throughout his career, except for his fight against Carlos Adames.
If it’s really about the development of Moses Itauma, he would fight against these heavyweights:
Richard Torrez Jr.
Lenier but
Bakhodir Jalalov
Philip Hrgovic
Daniel Dubois
Agit Kabayel
Martin Bakole
Why is itauma not linked to these kinds of heavyweights? Does it ask too much for his promoter to put him next at Jalalov or Kabayel, or would it destroy things by putting a spotlight on what his true talent is?
It’s not about itauma being improved as a heavyweight. Fans consider it the creation of a pseudo mysticism of greatness built on the back of the fluffy opposition. This is similar to what we saw with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. If you resume their career, there is nothing that looks like quality opposition.
When they finally face their first opponent, Oleksander Ulsyk, they were exposed and lost repeatedly. We see that the same formula is used with Itauma, but against even worse opposition.
Whyte is past his best years from 2016 to 2019. His recent battles against Ebenezer Tetteh, Jermaine Franklin and Tyson Fury were awful to watch. He looked weak, old and not world class.
It is doubtful how long the career of Itauma will last. He looks 20 for 20, and he’s already looking for a person as young as he is. Fighters do not start to look flush until they are in the thirties, but Itauma shows all signs of Raai. If you see that this is happening so early, it is a sign that the fighter will have a short career.
Last updated on 07/30/2025
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