Former world champion and Sky Sports activities knowledgeable George Groves says there is no name for a Ben Whittaker ‘witch hunt’ after the unusual ending to the Liam Cameron battle, which noticed them each crash out of the ring…
I noticed Ben Whittaker all through his coaching camp. I used to be taking my fighter Lucas Roehrig up there. Lucas was sparring with Ben and Ben was wanting sharp. Lucas was wanting nice however Ben was wanting sharp. I believed he was doing properly, dealing with all of it as he appears to do.
His profile now, I feel is honest to say, has far exceeded his accomplishments as far as knowledgeable. The highlight’s on him so there comes stress.
Whittaker was in there with undoubtedly an underrated fighter in Liam Cameron, who’s quite a bit higher than folks give him credit score for. He had that nice battle with Lyndon Arthur and he is in all probability bettering time and time once more.
It definitely wasn’t the perfect Ben Whittaker that we have seen. Make what you’ll of the ending, it was a bit unusual, however I feel he is obtained to handle that. There might be a rematch, I hope, in order that he can put that to mattress. It’d find yourself haunting him in any other case.
I do not know whether or not he ought to have carried on or not. If he wasn’t proper and did not stick with it and obtained away with a draw, the place in any other case if he’d carried on and he would have gotten beat, then he is made the correct resolution. If it was the other, he is made the incorrect resolution. It’s what it’s.
However up to now so good in his profession. I feel he is been boxing nice. He is likely one of the hottest prospects commercially in addition to talent-wise in Britain proper now for the place he is at. I feel he is in a great place.
I feel it is going to blow over fairly rapidly. Proper now it’d really feel like that is what he will be remembered for. However the reality of the matter is, particularly nowadays, folks like to maneuver on rapidly. Information would not final lengthy and he is just one good efficiency, or an attention-grabbing social media put up, away from it getting forgotten about.
So long as he leans into it, owns it, little doubt will capitalise from it. His profile rises battle on battle. This time it hasn’t risen from some showboating that went viral or a spectacular knockout, it is one thing else. However no publicity is unhealthy publicity.
I feel the rematch ought to occur subsequent. I can not see the way it would not have to. Except it is exhausting to make by way of cash or contracts, I can not see Whittaker shying away from it.
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Ben Whittaker suffered an ankle damage and his battle with Liam Cameron was dropped at a untimely finish because the pair dramatically fell by way of the ring ropes.
There’s speak that he would possibly change his coaching group in the meanwhile. I do know he works together with his novice coach Joby Clayton who looks like an exceptional coach, Whittaker’s an important fighter in order that is smart. However I feel he needed a little bit of expertise within the professional ranks from a coach.
He would possibly search for another person, perhaps somebody UK primarily based. That might be attention-grabbing, would possibly add one thing to him. He is an distinctive expertise, I would similar to to see him punch with a bit extra authority.
If he fights Cameron once more and does a conclusive job on him, it completely places it to mattress. I would not go on a Ben Whittaker witch hunt proper now. You have to take the nice and the unhealthy of being a high-profile fighter.
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Liam Cameron was livid with the judges after his battle with Ben Whittaker was scored a technical draw.
He is a great distance off Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol as a result of they have a lot pores and skin within the sport, obtained a lot expertise, 12 spherical fights underneath their belt.
I nonetheless imagine that Ben Whittaker is a possible future world champion and, who is aware of, if it takes him a few years to get there, we would not have Beterbiev or Bivol there or they is likely to be beginning to slide.
I anticipate Whittaker to enhance. I would definitely wish to see him working on the prime degree in future. If he would not I would be dissatisfied.
