On Saturday, December 12, 2015, Olympic champion Anthony Joshua (14-0-KO14) will square off against fellow unbeaten Londoner, Dillian Whyte in highly-anticipated grudge match.
The bout will not air in the United States, but will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
Joshua and Whyte will clash at The O2 for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, six years after their first meeting in the amateur ranks, and as the old saying goes, “Someones 0 has got to go.”
Read on for Round By Round Boxing’s staff predictions and let us know who you think will win Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte.
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Anthony Joshua
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Dillian Whyte
Paul Johnson, Staff Writer
Dillian Whyte has talked a lot in the run up to this fight, and he’s not done a great job of coming across as composed and ready for his biggest fight.
Instead, he’s been found wearing bizarrely oversized purple suit jackets and offering Anthony Joshua out while filming for the promotion of the event. None of this is going to save him come fight night.
He’s too small, has too many holes in his game, and won’t be able to withstand the Joshua assault. I’ve not joined everyone in Britain in the Joshua Hype Tree, and I think he needs to be tested before I will be, but Whyte will not be the guy to do that.
Joshua by knockout, maybe inside four rounds.
Prediction: Joshua
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Dillian Whyte talks a hell of a good game, and he may or may not have gotten under Anthony Joshua’s skin in the build up to this fight, but I just don’t think that’ll be enough.
When it comes down to styles, I think Joshua is all wrong for Whyte–who is a bit raw.
I like Joshua to end the year emphatically and stop Whyte midway through.
Prediction: Joshua
