Ben Whittaker may very well be haunted by Liam Cameron incident and not using a rematch, says George Groves

Former world champion and Sky Sports activities professional George Groves says there is no name for a Ben Whittaker ‘witch hunt’ after the unusual ending to the Liam Cameron battle, which noticed them each crash out of the ring…

I noticed Ben Whittaker all through his coaching camp. I used to be taking my fighter Lucas Roehrig up there. Lucas was sparring with Ben and Ben was wanting sharp. Lucas was wanting nice however Ben was wanting sharp. I assumed he was doing effectively, dealing with all of it as he appears to do.

His profile now, I feel is truthful to say, has far exceeded his accomplishments as far as knowledgeable. The highlight’s on him so there comes strain.

Whittaker was in there with undoubtedly an underrated fighter in Liam Cameron, who’s lots higher than individuals give him credit score for. He had that nice battle with Lyndon Arthur and he is most likely enhancing time and time once more.

It actually wasn’t the perfect Ben Whittaker that we have seen. Make what you’ll of the ending, it was a bit unusual, however I feel he is acquired to deal with that. There can be a rematch, I hope, in order that he can put that to mattress. It’d find yourself haunting him in any other case.

I do not know whether or not he ought to have carried on or not. If he wasn’t proper and did not keep it up and acquired away with a draw, the place in any other case if he’d carried on and he would have gotten beat, then he is made the precise resolution. If it was the other, he is made the unsuitable resolution. It’s what it’s.

However to date so good in his profession. I feel he is been boxing nice. He is without doubt one of the hottest prospects commercially in addition to talent-wise in Britain proper now for the place he is at. I feel he is in a great place.

I feel it’ll blow over fairly shortly. Proper now it’d really feel like that is what he’ll be remembered for. However the fact of the matter is, particularly these days, individuals like to maneuver on shortly. Information would not final lengthy and he is just one good efficiency, or an fascinating social media publish, away from it getting forgotten about.

So long as he leans into it, owns it, little question will capitalise from it. His profile rises battle on battle. This time it hasn’t risen from some showboating that went viral or a spectacular knockout, it is one thing else. However no publicity is dangerous publicity.

I feel the rematch ought to occur subsequent. I can not see the way it would not have to. Except it is arduous to make via cash or contracts, I can not see Whittaker shying away from it.

There’s discuss that he may change his coaching crew in the mean time. I do know he works together with his newbie coach Joby Clayton who looks like an exceptional coach, Whittaker’s an incredible fighter in order that is sensible. However I feel he needed a little bit of expertise within the professional ranks from a coach.

He may search for another person, perhaps somebody UK based mostly. That will be fascinating, may add one thing to him. He is an distinctive expertise, I might identical to to see him punch with a bit extra authority.

If he fights Cameron once more and does a conclusive job on him, it completely places it to mattress. I would not go on a Ben Whittaker witch hunt proper now. You have to take the great and the dangerous of being a high-profile fighter.

He is a great distance off Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol as a result of they have a lot pores and skin within the recreation, acquired a lot expertise, 12 spherical fights below their belt.

I nonetheless consider that Ben Whittaker is a possible future world champion and, who is aware of, if it takes him a few years to get there, we’d not have Beterbiev or Bivol there or they is likely to be beginning to slide.

I count on Whittaker to enhance. I might actually wish to see him working on the high degree in future. If he would not I might be dissatisfied.