Eddie Hearn is not sure where Dillian Whyte’s career is headed next, but thinks that he has changed from the ‘bad mother—’ he once was.
Whyte is known for his aggression and spite in the ring and has often been confrontational with opponents in previous years even before stepping inside the squared circle.
However against Tyson Fury he was far more measured in the build-up, and even friendly during events in the days leading up to the fight at Wembley Stadium.
Speaking to The DAZN Boxing Show, Hearn speculated about what Whyte had left in his career, and noted his change in approach.
“It was well documented that it was a fantastic payday,” he began.
“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 [Anthony Joshua] when he boxed [Oleksandr] Usyk. You need someone in the ear who can flick the switch at the right time.
Hearn drew a comparison with the younger Whyte, saying: “The Dillian Whyte that boxed AJ... that guy was a bad mother—. Ready to go. Back then if Tyson Fury had tickled him in the press conference in the head-to-head, Dillian would have cleaned him out on sight.
“It was brilliant mind games from Tyson Fury.“