Briton’s win against Alexander Povetkin has shaken the boxing kaleidoscope while doubts remain over a £200m Fury-Joshua showdown
Heavyweight boxing, for all the noise and clamour that always surrounds it, can be the loneliest and most unforgiving arena in sport. Dillian Whyte was exposed on a brutal and humiliating night last August when he was knocked out by Alexander Povetkin. But, in winning the rematch in Gibraltar on Saturday night with such conviction, Whyte dealt with the psychological aftermath of his defeat so effectively that all the doubt and loneliness has been shut away in a dark box again. He is back once more near the gaudy heart of the heavyweight circus.
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