Moses Itauma Makes Career Admission; ‘I Want to Be Like Floyd Mayweather'

Boxing is a brutal sport and if fighters don't make smart choices, they might be left with an impaired post career life. Mayweather, according to many, did it the best. He retired with a 50-0-0 record and was barely caught clean inside the ring, meaning he never took any significant damage.

That's what Itauma is looking to do instead of getting involved in an ego battle.

Speaking to the Ring Magazine, the rising heavyweight prospect said, "With boxing, one of the things is that you can't admit that another man is better than you. You can't just say 'Okay, cool, Ronaldo can play Football better than me.' I feel like with boxing, it comes with a bit of respect, your masculinity, and XYZ."

"I don't want it to be like, 'Yeah, that guy whooped my a**. He handed it to me.' I don't want anyone to say that. I want to be like Floyd Mayweather. He made a lot of money in the sport, came out with his brain intact, no damage. And nobody can say 'Yes, I f*cked him up.'"

Dillian Whyte relishing the Moses Itauma challenge

Itauma is up against a real veteran in Whyte next. Whyte has fought the who's who of the heavyweight division in his long career and is looking to hand the young Itauma a reality check. He acknowledges the danger but is extremely confident of what he brings to the table. Whyte said:

They’re trying to feed the old wolf to the young wolf. I may be an old wolf, but my teeth are still sharp. I carry power in both hands, I’m sure he does the same, so let’s see. I’m going to do whatever it takes to win.

The Whyte fight could be a real ability check for Itauma in terms of where he stands at the moment. A convincing win could reignite the heavyweight division and Itauma can establish himself as a real threat to undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk.