Eddie Hearn believes Dillian Whyte is no longer a "bad motherf***er after his brutal knockout at the hands of Tyson Fury.The Body Snatcher, 34, hit the canvas after being struck by a devastating Fury uppercut in the sixth round of Saturday night’s heavyweight title fight.
Whyte lost the opportunity to become WBC champion after years of trawling through the division, with many questioning whether his time will ever come.
Whyte has since accused Fury of “illegally” pushing him to the ground and slammed the referee, but Matchroom chief Hearn believes the Brixton boxer’s defeat had more to do with his mindset.Hearn, who previously promoted Whyte, told The DAZN Boxing Show: “It was well documented that it was a fantastic payday.
He’s made a lot of money. He could still be involved in some great fights.“Can he go on and win a world championship? Maybe when the dust settles and all these belts fragment, he’s a very good heavyweight. “But I just feel that mindset is everything and he had the wrong mindset in that fight, and so did [Joshua] when he boxed [Oleksandr] Usyk.
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