Dillian Whyte reflects on emotional journey ahead of Moses Itauma fight
Heavyweight boxing veteran Dillian Whyte has reflected on the journey that has led him to this weekend’s showdown against Moses Itauma.
For the longest time now, Dillian Whyte has been an ever-present member of boxing’s heavyweight division. He has accomplished some fantastic things throughout the course of his career and now, at the age of 37, he’ll be taking on rising star Moses Itauma.
A lot of people are counting Dillian Whyte out, while others believe his experience is going to serve as the difference maker when they finally lock horns in the middle of the ring.
In a recent interview, Dillian Whyte really opened up on his past, his present and his future.
Dillian Whyte discusses Moses Itauma fight
“Today, he’s the next Mike Tyson, he’s amazing, they’re talking about him fighting [Oleksandr] Usyk. If I go in there and blow Moses out in one round, what are people gonna say? He’s not good anymore? That’s what the media will say. ‘Moses Itauma was overhyped.’
“No, that doesn’t mean that; it just means he fought a good fighter and got caught. He hasn’t been tested, hasn’t been hurt, everything’s going great in his career. He’s got that blissful ignorance. But [my] experience doesn’t really matter unless I make it matter.”
“I never thought I’d be a heavyweight boxer, a heavyweight champion. I got in trouble, started doing a little bit of training to stay out of trouble. It fell in my lap, it saved my life. Then things [were] getting good, getting bad, getting good, getting bad. I was like: ‘F*** me. Damn, man. I just want a f*****g break. I’m trying to do things the right way.’
“I just feel like I’ve been swimming against the wave forever. Some people have it a lot easier, but there’s people that have it 10 times worse than me. I was meant to be dead or in prison when I was in my 20s, but I overcame that, raised a family myself, I’m teaching my kids stuff. There’s more negatives in my whole life journey than positives, but I just try to focus on the positives.”
Quotes via The Independent
