Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte 2 – Fight Preview & Betting Odds

by , 26 July 2023

The much-anticipated fight between Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte is scheduled for the 12th of August at the 02 Arena in London. Joshua is a former two-time unified IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion and will face Whyte, a former heavyweight title challenger, for the third time, with this being their second professional fight. In this article, we’ll preview the fight and examine both fighters’ careers. We’ll also examine the latest Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte betting odds and highlight value markets.

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte 2 – Fight Preview & Betting Odds

The rivalry between Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua began in 2009 with an amateur fight in a pub, which Whyte won. Their second encounter in 2015 was more significant as both fighters had gained prominence and were undefeated then. Joshua emerged victorious in this bout and went on to win the heavyweight world title in his next fight, and many pundits and boxing fans believe Joshua will again prevail to kickstart his faltering career.

There is a palpable tension between the two fighters, further complicated by Joshua’s camp’s late introduction of a one-way match clause for their already scheduled fight. This has made the negotiation process more complex.

Currently, the score stands at one win each. Both fighters are expected to bring their best to the ring, with an aggressive showdown anticipated from the start as they each aim to knock the other down. In essence, both fighters believe they are superior to the other. Whyte’s early success in the amateur era is a point of contention, as he struggles to accept that Joshua, once a young and inexperienced boxer, has surpassed and outperformed him in their professional careers.

AJ has been the most successful of the two fighters with twelve heavyweight title fights, while Whyte had to endure a seven-year patient wait for his first attempt at boxing greatness and eventually lost to Tyson Fury when he had his shot.

Dillian Whyte feels he has something to prove. He believes he’s been the superior fighter yet feels overlooked by the media and promoters. He even expressed dissatisfaction towards Eddie Hearn for visiting Anthony Joshua in Dallas but not making a similar visit to him in Florida. Despite the calm demeanour both fighters displayed at their launch press conference and on social media, it’s clear that they are both diligently preparing behind the scenes to be in top form for the upcoming fight.

Anthony Joshua is the winner of the first encounter. He has a reputation to uphold in this encounter. Dillian Whyte hopes to put his credentials out there and be in contention for more significant bouts. A win here will create a lot of noise and will impact his career; that could be an excellent marketing strategy for his profile, which has been overlooked over the years, regardless of how impressive he has been.

Joshua, known to be a strong fighter, has recently changed coaches. The main reason is the bout he lost to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. After the fight, the decorated boxer seemed disappointed with the Ukrainian comments that he was strong and stressed that skill wins boxing matches. Tyson Fury has commented similarly about Joshua, describing him as a “bodybuilder”.

We expect a different side of Anthony Joshua, training in Dallas, Texas, with new trainer Derrick James.

Whyte has also changed his trainer, picking Buddy McGirt, and has been camped in Florida in readiness for the bout. We anticipate a more professional display with a more tactical approach than the rowdy fight that had some street moments with both fighters going at each other. We also expect a more mature Anthony, who has been working on his defences and managing his fights, rather than the heavy puncher looking for knockouts.

The first fight was an entertaining, non-stop brawl that saw the fighters go at each other. The change of trainers shows an aspect of concern on the skills part that they are now gearing up for a better fight in terms of style and skills rather than ripping each other out looking for the knockout punch. We will see a better version of the two fighters who would devise new tricks in their books to outdo each other by the time of the fight.

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte 2 – Anthony Joshua’s Career

Anthony Joshua has had a lucrative career as one of the most decorated fighters in British history. The two-time unified world Heavyweight champion has had the World Boxing Association (WBA) and twice won the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF). The British boxer has held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles and the International Boxing Organization (WBO) titles.

As an amateur boxer, Joshua won the 2012 Olympic gold medal for Great Britain and represented them at the 2011 World Championship in the super-heavyweight division. In the latest Boxing ranking, the maestro was ranked second by BoxRec, and fourth by ESPN and Transnational Boxing Ranking Board. The fighter has an eighty-eight per cent knockout-to-win percentage.

The legendary fighter has an impressive record of twenty-five wins and three losses in the twenty-eight fights he has contested. Anthony Joshua turned professional in July 2013 and debuted in October of the same year, where he beat Emanuele Leo with a technical knockout in the first round. He won twenty-two consecutive bouts from 2013 to 2019 when he faced his first-ever defeat.

In October 2014, he beat Denis Bakhtov by a Technical Knockout to win the vacant WBC International heavyweight title at the famous 02 Arena. He returned to the same arena in May 2015 to beat Kevin Johnson by a Technical Knockout to retain his WBC title. In September of the same year, he beat Gary Cornish by a technical knockout to win the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title. In December, he beat Dillian Whyte by a technical knockout to win the vacant British heavyweight title and now had three titles to three tags to brag.

In April 2016, Anthony Joshua won his fourth title, the IBF heavyweight title, once again at the 02 Arena beating Charles Martin by a second-round knockout. He defended the title twice the same year, beating Dominic Breazeale in June and Eric Molina in December by technical knockouts. The now-established and dominant Joshua faced Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017 to contest for the vacant WBA (Super) and the IBO heavyweight titles and retain his IBF heavyweight title.

He defended his titles successfully against Carlos Takam and Joseph Parker. He became the first fighter to resiliently take Joshua to a full twelve rounds, having won by eight knockouts or technical knockouts since his professional debut, which records twenty fights. Joshua still won against Parker by a unanimous decision in March 2018 bout winning the WBO heavyweight title and retaining the IBO, IBF, and the WBA (super) heavyweight titles. In the seventh round, he beat Alexander Povetkin to defend his four titles at Wembley Stadium by a technical knockout.

The rise in fame and the conqueror of the WBA (super), IBF, WBO, and the IBO heavyweight titles now attracted tough opposition, and the pressure was mounting to keep delivering. The first fight for the British great outside Europe was scheduled at the Maddison Square Garden in New York City, where he faced Andy Ruiz Jr in June 2019 and lost his first professional fight by technical knockout in the seventh round to lose all four titles.

A rematch of the Andy Ruiz fight was scheduled for December of the same year in Saudi Arabia, with the match going the entirety of twelve rounds for just the second time in his career. Joshua won unanimously to reclaim his hard-fought four titles and beat Kubrat Pulev by a ninth-round knockout to retain his titles in his only fight in 2020 to keep his titles.

Anthony Joshua’s Fights
Date Opponent Result Location Notes
2023-08-12 Dillian Whyte TBD O2 Arena, Greenwich Scheduled bout
2023-04-01 Jermaine Franklin Jr W-UD O2 Arena, Greenwich
2022-08-20 Oleksandr Usyk L-SD Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah
2021-09-25 Oleksandr Usyk L-UD Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham Usyk cut on the right eyebrow
2020-12-12 Kubrat Pulev W-KO Wembley Arena, Wembley Pulev down in the 3rd and 9th rounds
2019-12-07 Andy Ruiz W-UD Diriyah Arena, Diriyah
2019-06-01 Andy Ruiz L-TKO Madison Square Garden, New York Ruiz down in 3rd round. Joshua down twice in 3rd round and twice in 7th round
2018-09-22 Alexander Povetkin W-TKO Wembley Stadium, Wembley Povetkin down twice in the 7th round
2018-03-31 Joseph Parker W-UD Principality Stadium, Cardiff
2017-10-28 Carlos Takam W-TKO Principality Stadium, Cardiff Takam, cut above the right eye, down in the 4th round from a right uppercut, left hook combination
2017-04-29 Wladimir Klitschko W-TKO Wembley Stadium, Wembley Klitschko down once in the 5th round and twice in the 11th. Joshua down once in the 6th
2016-12-10 Eric Molina W-TKO Manchester Arena, Manchester Molina down from a chopping right in the 3rd round
2016-06-25 Dominic Breazeale W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Breazeale down twice in the 7th round
2016-04-09 Charles Martin W-KO O2 Arena, Greenwich Martin down twice in the 2nd round from rights to the head
2015-12-12 Dillian Whyte W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Whyte down from a right uppercut prior to the stoppage
2015-09-12 Gary Cornish W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Cornish down twice, initially from a right to the head and then a left
2015-05-30 Kevin Johnson W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich
2015-05-09 Raphael Zumbano W-TKO Utilita Arena, Birmingham Zumbano down in the 2nd round from a right to the head
2015-04-04 Jason Gavern W-KO Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Gavern down twice in rounds two and three
2014-11-22 Michael Sprott W-TKO Echo Arena, Liverpool
2014-10-11 Denis Bakhtov W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Bakhtov cut above the left eye in the 1st round
2014-09-13 Konstantin Airich W-TKO Phones 4u Arena (MEN Arena), Manchester Airich dropped to one knee in the 3rd round
2014-07-12 Matt Skelton W-TKO Echo Arena, Liverpool
2014-05-31 Matt Legg W-KO Wembley Stadium, Wembley Legg down from a right uppercut
2014-03-01 Hector Alfredo Avila W-KO Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow Avila down from a left hook
2014-02-01 Dorian Darch W-TKO Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Darch down twice in the 2nd round
2013-11-14 Hrvoje Kisicek W-TKO York Hall, Bethnal Green Kisicek down in the 2nd round
2013-10-26 Paul Butlin W-TKO Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield Butlin cut on the nose
2013-10-05 Emanuele Leo W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Leo down in the 1st round

In 2021, Anthony Joshua faced Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where the match went the entirety of twelve rounds and eventually lost by a unanimous decision. He rematched the Ukrainian in August 2022 in Saudi Arabia. Still, he didn’t repeat his excellence as he did to Andy Ruiz and lost the third professional match by a split decision.

In his most recent fight in April this year, Joshua faced Jermaine Franklin with a unanimous decision at the 02 Arena to stay match-ready for the August bout against Whyte, hoping to maintain his impressive record. However, AJ’s performance was underwhelming, leading to suggestions that his best is behind him. That said, credit should be given to him as this fight comes with a high degree of jeopardy while his long-term foe, Tyson Fury, has gone down the exhibition route and will take on the former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou in October this year.

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte 2 – Dillian Whyte’s Career

Dillian Whyte is a thirty-five-year-old British professional boxer with stints as a mixed martial artist and a kickboxer. He had two feats as the WBC interim heavyweight title between 2019 and 2022 and was the British heavyweight champion between 2016 and 2017. In the October 2021 ranking,

Whyte stood as the fourth best active heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Ranking Board, and The Ring magazine had him as the fifth best heavyweight boxer and has featured in the top ten since 2016, with his best position being second at the end of August 2021 by BoxRec.

He started his career as a professional kickboxer winning the European K1 title and the BIKA British super-heavyweight title. He then switched to MMA before moving to amateur boxing. In his first amateur boxing match in 2009, when he was just twenty years old, he faced Joshua in the first Dillian Whyte vs Anthony Joshua saga. Whyte won by a unanimous decision after three rounds. He turned professional in 2011 after controversies regarding his kickboxing background and had sent one of his amateur opponents into a coma after knocking him out.

The Jamaican-born boxer has had thirty-two fights in his lucrative career, winning twenty-nine (nineteen knockouts) and losing just three, all knockouts.

Despite the impressive record, he hasn’t had a better job than his opponent. The maestro opened his professional career with points beating Micheal Matuszewski at Medway Park in England. He first contested a title in September 2015 when he fought Brian Minto for the vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title at the O2 Arena, knocking him out in the third round. He then faced Anthony Joshua in December 2015 for the WBC International, Commonwealth, and the vacant British heavyweight titles. He suffered his first professional defeat by a technical knockout in the seventh round at the O2 Arena.

He won the vacant WBC International heavyweight title in July 2016, beating David Allen unanimously at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. He then contested for the vacant British heavyweight title against Ian Lewison in October 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland, which he won.

In December of the same year, he defended the WBC International heavyweight title against Derek Chisora, winning by a split decision in Manchester.

Whyte won the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title against Robert Helenius in October 2017 at the Principality Stadium by a unanimous decision and defended the title successfully against Lucas Browne at the 02 Arena in March 2018, winning by a sixth-round knockout. Whyte won the vacant WBO International heavyweight title beating Joseph Parker unanimously in July 2018 at the O2 Arena, and retained his WBC Silver heavyweight title. He defended his two titles successfully against Derek Chisora at the same stadium in December 2018. He won the WBC Interim heavyweight title against Oscar Rivas in July 2019 at the O2 Arena, beating the Colombian unanimously.

Alexander Povetkin ended an incredible eleven-match winning streak beating the maestro in a fifth-round TKO to steal the WBC Interim heavyweight title at the Matchroom Sports Headquarters in England. Whyte was fired up for the Gibraltar rematch he conquered to reclaim his accolades in March 2021, beating the Russian boxer in a fourth-round TKO.

In April 2022, Whyte faced one of the best fighters in the world, Tyson Fury, at Wembley Stadium for the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles but was knocked out in the sixth round to lose his third professional bout.

Dillian Whyte’s Fights
Date Opponent Result Location Notes
2023-08-12 Anthony Joshua TBD O2 Arena, Greenwich Scheduled bout
2022-11-26 Jermaine Franklin Jr W-MD Wembley Arena, Wembley
2022-04-23 Tyson Fury L-TKO Wembley Stadium, Wembley Whyte cut over the right eye in the 4th round and down from a right uppercut prior to the stoppage.
2021-03-27 Alexander Povetkin W-TKO Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar Povetkin down from a left hook before the stoppage.
2020-08-22 Alexander Povetkin L-KO Matchroom HQ Garden, Brentwood Povetkin was down twice in the 4th round; Whyte was down from a left uppercut before the stoppage.
2019-12-07 Mariusz Wach W-UD Diriyah Arena, Diriyah
2019-07-20 Oscar Rivas W-UD O2 Arena, Greenwich Whyte down in the 9th round.
2018-12-22 Derek Chisora W-KO O2 Arena, Greenwich Chisora, KO’d by a left to the head, had one point deducted in the 8th round for a low blow and another in the 11th for use of the elbow. At the time of the knockout, two judges had Chisora ahead 95-94, and the other had Whyte ahead by the same score.
2018-07-28 Joseph Parker W-UD O2 Arena, Greenwich Parker down in the 2nd round and again in the 9th. Whyte down in the 12th.
2018-03-24 Lucas Browne W-KO O2 Arena, Greenwich Browne, cut by the left eye in the 1st round, ko’d by a left hook, the count being waived.
2017-10-28 Robert Helenius W-UD Principality Stadium, Cardiff
2017-08-19 Malcolm Tann W-TKO Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln Tann down twice in Round 2 and Round 3.
2016-12-10 Derek Chisora W-SD Manchester Arena, Manchester
2016-10-07 Ian Lewison W-RTD The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
2016-07-30 David Allen W-UD First Direct Arena, Leeds
2016-06-25 Ivica Bacurin W-KO O2 Arena, Greenwich Bacurin down from a right to the head.
2015-12-12 Anthony Joshua L-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Whyte down from a right uppercut before the stoppage.
2015-09-12 Brian Minto W-TKO O2 Arena, Greenwich Minto down in the 1st round from a right to the jaw.
2015-08-01 Irineu Beato Costa Junior W-KO Craven Park Stadium, Hull Costa Junior down twice.
2015-02-28 Beka Lobjanidze W-KO The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast
2015-02-07 Marcelo Nascimento W-KO Camden Centre, Kings Cross Nascimento down once in the 1st round and twice in the 2nd.
2014-12-20 Kamil Sokolowski W-TKO City Hall, Hull Sokolowski down twice in the 3rd round.
2014-11-28 Tomas Mrazek W-TKO Camden Centre, Kings Cross Mrazek down three times in the 3rd round.
2014-11-21 Ante Verunica W-TKO Camden Centre, Kings Cross Verunica down in the 2nd round.
2012-10-13 Sandor Balogh W-TKO Glow, Bluewater, Greenhithe Balogh down in the 4th from a left hook.
2012-09-15 Mike Holden W-TKO York Hall, Bethnal Green Holden down once in the 2nd and twice in the 3rd.
2012-07-07 Gabor Farkas W-KO York Hall, Bethnal Green
2012-05-19 Zurab Noniashvili W-TKO Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool
2012-03-02 Kristian Kirilov W-TKO The Troxy, Limehouse Kirilov down in the 1st round.
2012-01-21 Hastings Rasani W-PTS Olympia, Liverpool
2011-12-03 Toni Visic W-TKO York Hall, Bethnal Green
2011-09-16 Remigijus Ziausys W-PTS Coronet Theatre, Elephant & Castle, Southwark
2011-05-13 Tayar Mehmed W-PTS Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham Pro debut for Whyte.

The Dillian Whyte vs Anthony Joshua fight would be a high-profile event, and we expect it to be highly contested, but we expect Whyte to try to make a mark in this to beat a high-profile opponent and set himself up for more title bouts. As we have seen, he hasn’t had more opportunities to shine than Anthony Joshua.

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte – The First Professional Clash

The December 2015 Dillian Whyte vs Anthony Joshua clash was named Bad Intention. The 02 Arena hosted the contested with the vacant British title in the line. At the time, Joshua was the Commonwealth and WBC International title holder, while Whyte was the undefeated WBC Silver champion.

The match was the first professional battle since they faced each other in an amateur match in 2009. Whyte won the first bout by a point decision victory and knocked down Joshua during the fight. Whyte had to graduate to the professional league faster, while Anthony went ahead to contest and win the 2012 Olympics.

By the time of the fight, Joshua had a 14 – 0 record, with all his victories being knockouts, while Whyte had a 16 – 0 record with thirteen knockouts. AJ had commented about Whyte in an interview which agitated him and built up the anticipation for a highly intense, edgy rivalry between the two prompting a highly contented boxing match. Right from the onset, there were power punches from both sides, with Anthony hoping to revenge the amateur defeat while Whyte hoping to restore his pride after a recent ban for using illegal substances, set up a street fight in professional ranks.

The highlight and the edgiest moment of the encounter came after Anthony threw a punch after the bell had sounded, with Whyte throwing two punches in retaliation even after the referee Howard Foster had intervened. Not the most significant sportsman-like moment, but it brewed an intense atmosphere and got the crowd going. Even after being given warnings, the altercation persisted, with Joshua, the aggressor talking dirty to his opponent before punching. The back-and-forth aggression kept going, and less than a minute into the seventh round, Joshua hit a clean right hand straight to the head to leave his opponent staggering and reeling backwards to the ropes. He followed up with an acute landing right upper cup to the chin dropping his challenger with the referee forgoing the count and declaring the contest won.

The Brixton-born fighter had his win and revenged his amateur defeat having the last laugh in what was a long time waiting for an eventful contest that put the boxing events back into the high-profile calendar.

Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte Odds and Predictions

In this section, we analyse the Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte odds and go through the favourable markets.

Anthony Joshua’s odds to win are set at 1/5, while Dillian Whyte’s odds are 9/2, with a draw set at 33/1. The Anthony Joshua odds to end the fight to the final round and winning by decision is set at 47/20, and for Whyte to win after the whole encounter is set at 16/2.

Both are aggressive fighters, with Joshua boasting an 88% knockout wins, raising the prospect of the bout not going the scheduled twelve rounds.

The Anthony Joshua odds for a quick end in the first two rounds are set at 33/1 and 34/1, while Dillian Whyte’s odds to win in the first three rounds are at 100/1.

Market Anthony Joshua Odds Dillian Whyte Odds
Winner 1/5 9/2
Victory by TKO TKO or Disqualification 10/11 13/2
Victory by Decision or Technical Decision 47/20 16/2
Victory in Round 1 33/1 100/1
Victory in Round 2 34/1 100/1
Victory in Round 3 25/1 100/1
Victory in Round 4 18/1 75/1
Victory in Round 5 16/1 70/1
Victory in Round 6 14/1 66/1
Victory in Round 7 12/1 50/1
Victory in Round 8 12/1 50/1
Victory in Round 9 14/1 66/1
Victory in Round 10 17/1 66/1
Victory in Round 11 20/1 80/1
Victory in Round 12 25/1 100/1

The bookmarkers see the match could likely end between the seventh and eighth rounds, with Anthony Joshua’s odds in those two rounds set at 12/1. If Whyte is to pull off a shock, he is also at his lowest odds in the seventh and eighth, priced at 50/1 to win in either with bet365.

“This fight is just about the last chance saloon for both fighters. AJ is the bookies favourite, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if this fight is closer than many expect. I’m backing the fight to go the distance and Joshua to win by decision, priced at 9/5.” – Luke Andrews, Betting Expert – UK Market.

Grouped Round Betting Odds
Anthony Joshua Points 9/5
Anthony Joshua Rounds 7-9 13/4
Anthony Joshua Rounds 4-6 19/5
Anthony Joshua Rounds 10-12 5/1
Anthony Joshua Rounds 1-3 33/5
Dillian Whyte Points 10/1
Dillian Whyte Rounds 7-9 14/1
Dillian Whyte Rounds 4-6 16/1
Dillian Whyte Rounds 10-12 20/1
Draw 20/1
Dillian Whyte Rounds 1-3 30/1

The best UK sports betting sites are also offering grouped round betting, giving you a degree of flexibility in your predictions. As Whyte has shown, he can take a lot of punishment in fights. Therefore, in Rounds 10-12, Anthony Joshua appeals (5/1). If Dillian Whyte is to defy the odds, Whyte in Rounds 10-12 might be worth having as a covering bet at 20/1.

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