Tyson Fury is looking forward to the much-anticipated match-up between former world title challenger Dillian Whyte and young heavyweight star Moses Itauma.
Itauma is one of the hottest talents in the division right now. He has had 12 fights, won 11 by KO, and his most notable two wins against Demsey McKean and Mariusz Wach came inside the first two rounds.
Next month he takes a huge step up when he takes on former world title challenger Whyte, who is vastly experienced having faced the likes of Fury, Anthony Joshua, Alexander Povetkin, Joseph Parker, Derek Chisora and many more, though he has been rather inactive in the last two years whilst fighting to clear his name after a failed drug test.
Speaking to The Stomping Ground, ‘The Gypsy King’ explained why he thinks it’s a fine contest for Itauma.
“Yeah, that’s a fu**ing good fight actually, especially for Moses. I think it’s a very good time to fight Dillian, he’s had a couple of years out of the ring. But make no mistakes, Dillian is a massive puncher to head and body, I know he’s taking it very serious.
“It’s a massive step up for Moses, he hasn’t really fought anyone on Dillian’s level, the old Dillian of a couple of years ago. It’s going to be interesting to see how much Dillian has left. I think this does have the potential to do what Martin Bakole did to Jared Anderson, maybe it’s too early and maybe he passes with flying colours, and that’s why you have to watch it and find out.”
Fury then shared some of the advice he has given his occasional sparring partner.
“One thing I will say about Moses is he’s a very good fighter, lovely boxer and a good kid, he’s like a sponge, you tell him something and he absorbs it, he listens., He’s only 20 years old, I told him a few years ago, forget about breaking records, take your time, you’ve only got one career, enjoy it. I remember when I was 19/20 and now I’m 36 and it’s gone like that.”
Fury, along with his old foe Oleksandr Usyk, have both named Itauma as the future of the heavyweight division. A win against Whyte in August would go a long way to backing up that statement.
