Dillian Whyte has been the WBC’s No. 1 contender for most of the last 2½ years and is still waiting to fight for the heavyweight title.
And the Londoner won’t be doing so in his next fight, a scheduled 12-rounder against Alexander Povetkin on Aug. 22 at Matchroom Boxing’s “Fight Camp” outside London.
When will it happen for Whyte, assuming he beats Povetkin? No one knows.
The WBC titleholder, Tyson Fury, is expected to face Deontay Wilder a third time in the next several months and there has been talk of Fury going directly into a showdown with fellow titleholder Anthony Joshua.
Is Whyte getting screwed? If so, it that an indication that boxing is getting it wrong? Or is the fact that Fury is pursuing fights the fans want to see a good sign?
In this episode of The Ak & Barak Show, courtesy of DAZN, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess discuss that topic.
The Ak & Barak Show is available on DAZN and Sirius XM Fight Nation, Channel 156.
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