Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are the latest to weigh in on whether or not Dillian Whyte should now walk away from boxing.
Whyte is licking his wounds after a first-round KO loss to Moses Itauma, who many have tipped as a possible future heavyweight world champion.
So far, he is very much on the right path with 13 wins from 13 fights, 11 of them by KO, and the last nine of them inside the first two rounds, including Whyte, who didn’t manage to last past the first two minutes.
Whyte is a 37-year-old, 35-fight veteran who has been involved in plenty of wars with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Derek Chisora twice, Joseph Parker, Alexander Povetkin and several more, with just four losses along the way.
Speaking to The Stomping Ground, Matchroom promoter Hearn was asked if it is now time for Whyte to walk away from the sport after a storied career.
“Yeah, 100%.”
Queensberry Promotions’ Warren disagreed.
“No, I think that would be a bit brutal to do that. It was the first round and he got overwhelmed, but that would be his choice, he’s got a good team and good people around him and it would be his decision. There are plenty of fights in Britain for him to have.”
Right now, it is unclear whether or not Whyte will return, but always there will be one or two fights that would still have plenty of people watching if he were to carry on.
