Former world champion and Sky Sports activities knowledgeable George Groves says there is not any name for a Ben Whittaker ‘witch hunt’ after the unusual ending to the Liam Cameron struggle, 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 assumed he was doing nicely, dealing with all of it as he appears to do.
His profile now, I believe is truthful to say, has far exceeded his accomplishments as far as knowledgeable. The highlight’s on him so there comes strain.
Whittaker was in there with positively an underrated fighter in Liam Cameron, who’s loads higher than folks give him credit score for. He had that nice struggle with Lyndon Arthur and he is in all probability enhancing time and time once more.
It actually wasn’t the very best Ben Whittaker that we have seen. Make what you’ll of the ending, it was a bit unusual, however I believe he is obtained to deal with that. There can 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 flawed resolution. It’s what it’s.
However to date so good in his profession. I believe he is been boxing nice. He is among the hottest prospects commercially in addition to talent-wise in Britain proper now for the place he is at. I believe he is in a great spot.
I believe it should blow over fairly shortly. Proper now it’d really feel like that is what he’ll be remembered for. However the fact of the matter is, particularly at the moment, folks like to maneuver on shortly. Information does not final lengthy and he is just one good efficiency, or an attention-grabbing social media publish, away from it getting forgotten about.
So long as he leans into it, owns it, little doubt will capitalise from it. His profile rises struggle on struggle. 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 dangerous publicity.
I believe the rematch ought to occur subsequent. I can not see the way it does not have to. Until it is onerous to make by cash or contracts, I can not see Whittaker shying away from it.
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Ben Whittaker suffered an ankle harm and his struggle with Liam Cameron was dropped at a untimely finish because the pair dramatically fell by the ring ropes.
There’s discuss that he may change his coaching workforce for the time being. I do know he works together with his beginner coach Joby Clayton who looks like an outstanding coach, Whittaker’s a terrific fighter in order that is smart. However I believe he needed a little bit of expertise within the professional ranks from a coach.
He may search for another person, possibly somebody UK primarily based. That might be attention-grabbing, may add one thing to him. He is an distinctive expertise, I might identical 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 dangerous of being a high-profile fighter.
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Liam Cameron was livid with the judges after his struggle with Ben Whittaker was scored a technical draw.
He is a good 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 beneath their belt.
I nonetheless consider 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 perhaps beginning to slide.
I count on Whittaker to enhance. I might actually wish to see him working on the high degree in future. If he does not I might be dissatisfied.
