Whittaker headlines Saturday, April 18th, against Braian Nahuel Suarez on the Liverpool arena, a matchup that has drawn criticism as a skinny fundamental event. The response has centered on the gap between his rising profile and the extent of opposition, especially for a headliner slot.
He addressed the fight in easy terms, making it clear how he expects it to look.
“On paper, he’s an excellent opponent, but I just feel like if I am going on the market and do what I’m speculated to do, I’ll show the degrees really,” Whittaker said to James Sweetnam.
“It could possibly either go the entire 10 or beat him down and get him out of there. I do know regardless of what, I’ll win.”
The tone wasn’t dismissive, but it surely didn’t present the fight as competitive either. Whittaker also left the final result open, saying it could go the gap or end contained in the limit, while stating that he expects to win regardless.
The more revealing a part of the interview got here when the discussion moved away from Saturday and toward the division’s top names. Asked a couple of potential fight with unified light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, Whittaker spoke with confidence about his ability to compete at that level.
“At the top of the day, he’s just one other man. No person really moves like me at light heavyweight. No person really got my speed, my athleticism, my agility,” Whittaker said.
The 2020 Olympic silver medalist, Whittaker, who recently signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, is talking when it comes to established champions, but he isn’t being matched against upper-tier contenders yet. Mentioning Bivol as a substitute of contenders Artur Beterbiev or David Morrell just makes it hold forth.
Reflecting on past fights, Whittaker said he has come to enjoy negative reactions from crowds and sees it as a part of the experience.
“When I am going on the market and silence everybody, I type of like that.”
Saturday will not be prone to show much about where the 28-year-old Whittaker (10-0-1, 7 KOs) suits with the highest guys at 175. It would probably just keep the identical query going. Is he able to back up the talk?
