Whittaker Scrapes Through
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Whittaker Scrapes Through

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 4, 202635 min
  • Sport

What did we learn about Ben Whittaker after his unconvincing win over Conor Wallace? Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to pick through the fight and ask why Whittaker faded, whether Wallace could have done more when he had him in trouble, and what the performance tells us about Whittaker’s progress. Plus, we hear from Whittaker himself and his promoter Eddie Hearn.

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When you have a good idea how it's going to end, or you have an idea how it could possibly end,

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Even if we knew it would be a hard fight, we were massively caught out

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. On! I'm also the On! and he was the only one who was able to win.

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But he was the only one who was able to win. in Birmingham. I'm Steve Bunce and this is 5 Live Boxing. There are some nights when you sit at ringside in anticipation and you expect the fight to play out. When you have a good idea how it's going to end, or you have an idea how it could possibly end,

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then you get caught out. Most of the time a Philip Hergovitch all massively caught out. Even if we knew it would be a hard fight, we were massively caught out by that raw drama that opened up in front of our eyes. Well, it's a bit the same tonight, not for 11 rounds,

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