Heavyweight contender Moses Itauma faced a serious rebound from fans after losing to outstanding Dillian Whyte in DAZN PPV on August 16 in Riyadh. Some fans have viewed Itauma (12-0, 10 KO) as a hype job, similar to Daniel Dubois, where 100% of the fill record includes the only lower-level opposition.
PPV Rush: Fans rebound
Why fans are skeptical about Itauma
- Fight on PPV: There is no professional or amateur certificate and their management and their management quickly transfer to the PPV. At any stage of his career or amateur career, he hasn’t had enough people out of reach to make a pay-per-view.
- The opposition is weak: Itauma’s 12-time battle resume consisting of D-class opposition, showing that his career was artificially made.
- Psychological question mark: We don’t know if Moses can handle the pressure of high-quality heavyweights who not only have to let him land as he pleases in the amateur rank, Itama looks stressful in a fight he fights inspired opponents.
Itoma’s losses are not surprising, as he doesn’t struggle among pros, or even among amateurs, to show whether he has the ability to defeat off-road fighters like Whyte.
Itauma’s unreasonable ranking
Despite his zero victory over competitors, sanctioning agencies are ranking higher and higher. For example, WBO’s Itauma ranks first and WBA ranks second. Should he get a senior ranking? You decide. Here is Itauma’s best win:
– Mike Balogun: 41
– Demsey McKean: 34
-Mariusz Wach: 45
-Ilja Mesce
Lack of amateur certificates
Usually, fighters won’t fight on PPV early in their careers unless they come from an Olympic background and win gold. Itauma is not suitable for this category. His career has been 20 times in the past and he has never participated in the Olympics.
He is not comparable to a country like Cuba and the best amateurs in the world. If Itauma wins gold medals like Anthony Joshua, Sugar Ray Leonard or Oscar de La Hoya, it would make sense to move to PPV early in his career. Not applicable here. Itauma is just a regular guy who is hyped by the media, selling in bulk like a product and feeding tomato jars to give a great look.
Itauma will fight 37-year-old Dillian Whyte on DAZN PPV on August 16.
We’ve seen Itauma’s big hype brother, Karol Itauma, recently exposed, being knocked out by a traveler in 2023. Before that, his 9-0 record was perfect and was regarded as the future world champion.
Last updated on August 3, 20125
