Dillian Whyte Says People Put “Too Much Emphasis On A Defeat” At Heavyweight Level

Dillian Whyte insists he himself is far from done, while the former world heavyweight title challenger says his former (and maybe once again) rival Anthony Joshua should certainly carry on fighting and not retire. Speaking with Sky Sports, Whyte – who will return to action to face Ebenezer Tetteh in Gibraltar on December 15 – says people go overboard when a big-name heavyweight suffers a defeat.

Whyte suggests we should be focusing more on the fact that the “two top guys are fighting each other now,” not calling for the loser to immediately look at retiring. And Whyte says he feels AJ still has a lot to offer the sport, this despite his recent KO loss at the hands of Daniel Dubois.

“He’s still got a lot left in the tank and he’s still a big draw,” Whyte said of Joshua. “And as you can see in the fight, he’s still a big puncher. He had Dubois going before Dubois landed the finishing blow. It’s hard to say,…