Dillian Whyte’s extra hunger could be enough to get him over the line in his rematch with Anthony Joshua next month.
That’s the verdict of Carl Froch, the former super-middleweight world champion, who is expecting a ‘tight’ contest when the bell finally sounds on August 12 almost eight years since their first epic encounter.
Since that bout, Whyte has desperately tried to become world champion and he can take a step closer to that goal with a win over Joshua.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist has tasted world title glory on two occasions but after losing twice to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua is also looking to prove himself at the highest level.
“Based on what I've seen of Joshua in his last two or three fights, his lacklustre performance against Ruiz in the rematch, his back-to-back defeats to Usyk, I just think it's going to be a really close fight," said Froch when speaking to Genting Casino.
“Dillian Whyte has seen better days, he's not had great performances either, they're both past their best, but I think that Whyte has probably got a little bit more in the tank mentally. I think he wants this more. It's a tight fight that could go either way.”