Via Scott Gilfoid: Jermaine Franklin’s coach, Jesse Addison, said that Dillian Whyte was a “wounded lion,” and they will “finish him off” on Saturday night during their 12-round match on DAZN.
Whyte was blown away by Addison’s comments about him, and he began booing incessantly, not letting the coach speak his mind.
Dillian wasn’t silent and needed to gag so Addison could describe what would happen to him Saturday night when Franklin began unloading.
Addison pointed out to the media that 34-year-old Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) has been knocked out in two of his last three fights, and like a wounded lion, roams the woods , an easy target for the younger lions to finish him off.
It’s hard to deny that Whyte resembles an old, crooked-toothed lion with his looks in recent fights with Tyson Fury, Alexander Povetkin and Mariusz Wach.
Dillian was like a ham & egg in those wars, and to our surprise, British promoter Eddie Hearn chose to re-sign the dying old lion.
Obviously, this is a move to use the Whyte as a boxing bag to keep Anthony Joshua in good shape before he is ripped apart by Deontay Wilder next year.
“Definitely a knockout win. We are in the UK; He has friends here, so we want to make sure we win,” said Jesse Addison, Jermaine Franklin’s coach today. last press conference for Saturday’s game against Dillian Whyte.
“Dillian Whyte is a wounded lion roaming the woods. When you encounter an injured lion wandering in the forest, the healthy lions will destroy it. Here [Franklin] is a healthy lion.
“He is [Whyte] was knocked down twice in his last three fights. He is a wounded lion. This man [Jermaine] is undefeated. So we will finish him off, that is all.
“We want to make sure we remove the judges from the equation, and Jermaine’s fist will be the judge. He is [Whyte] mumbling now, but after the battle, he won’t even be able to mumble anymore.
“We’ll see when you leave your **. He is three times retarded. We will make the most of this opportunity we have. His professional career was built on the road.
“We went into the opponent’s backyard in front of their fans, in front of their families, and we destroyed them. like we’re about to do with Dillian Whyte in front of his fans in front of his family. We will destroy him,” Addison said.
“Nothing new for us. We have grown to this point,” Addison said.
“This is a big step up to the elite level of heavyweight,‘ Eddie Hearn told Franklin’s trainer Addison. “You said you would destroy Dillian Whyte. What gives you that confidence? Just be with Jermaine Franklin and see what he’s capable of, because this is a big step on the big stage for Jermaine Franklin.
“We are not afraid of the big stage. Addison said.
I don’t know what Hearn is babbling about when he says that Whyte is “elite level”. He’s nowhere at the elite level, and he never has been.
