George Groves Boxing Club | Ben Whittaker
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- George Groves and Dec Taylor are joined by the most talked about boxer in Britain, Ben Whittaker, to discuss the ‘s’ word… showboating.
Whittaker broke the internet after clips of his recent victory over Khalid Graidia went viral.
As well as DMs of support from A-listers, he received a lot of negativity about his style and perceived lack of respect. In this episode he responds to those critics and explains his thought process during those electric moments in the ring.
It is a great listen with one of British boxing’s biggest rising stars with a word smash for the ages. This is a GGBC Hall of Famer.
Get tickets for Froch-Groves III, live on stage here: www.tegeurope.com/events/froc...
00:00 - 00:45 - Intro
00:45 03:47 - Being a showman and going viral
00:48 - 05:38 - Ring walks
05:39 - 08:08 - Fighters Ben grew up watching
08:09 - 14:38 - Showboating controversy
14:39 - 17:00 - Sparring in the USA
17:01 - 18:17 - Choosing Sugar Hill as a coach
18:18 - 19:24 - Will Ben showboat at the top level?
19:25 - 23:28 - Progressing to a higher level in the pros
23:29 - 28:21 - Starting in boxing and fighting as amateur
28:22 - 29:56 - Sparring Joshua Buatsi as first spar
29:57 - 34:21 - Showboating in the amateurs and sparring in Cuba
34:22 - 36:13 - How the showboating started
36;14 - 37:27 - Olympic journey
37:28 - 40:50 - Relationship with Anthony Joshua
40:51 - 41:51 - Can Ben beat Buatsi and Azeez now?
41:52 - 45:20 - How Active will Ben be this year and goals for 2024
45:21 - 46:40 - AD Break
46:41 - 55:02 - Feature
55:03 - 55:41 - Profile building and activity in 2024
55:42 - 56:25 - Music career
56:26 - 57:38 - Celebrity interactions from the viral video
57:39 - 59:31 - Is Ben ready for the media storm coming?
59:32 - 1:00:09 - Ben is a left-handed orthodox?
1:00:10 - 1:00:55 - Ringwalk track
1:00:56 - 1:01:47 - Outro
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This lad will go a long way been watching boxing for 40 years he’s an entertainer all my favourite boxers have retired so pleased this lad has come along he’s my favourite now ide love to see him live
Really engaging guy, great interview. look forward to watching his career develop.
I was thinking some of the showboating was a bit too much. After listening to him speak, i suggest i shut up and say go forth! what a very intelligent, articulate young man! Very talented and one to watch: Good luck, great interview!
Ben Whittaker - A very level headed and respectful young man. A Boxing🥊superstar in the making.
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Seems like a really nice Lad. I love his style too
No one is going to be bothered to actually listen to him and will judge him off the show boating but very clearly a nice guy if you hear him out
But they'll still tune in
The public will get to know him in time and he will win over more and more fans.
Love him, or hate him; he is a phenomenal talent!
Absolutely a great interview and a must watch for up and coming young boxers.
Touches on style, flow, personality/character/in ring persona. Why is it so important to have a creative kick ass entrance, ring gear.
A lot of boxers miss these key factors and ask themselves why am I not being promoted by my promoter or label 🤔
Being good at the sport and winning is 50% of the formula. Other 50% is entertainment, after all it is entertainment and people forget about that.
Also, for the ones saying his style of boxing is disrespectful, just remember they said this about Emanuel "The Drunken Master." Augustus may god rest his soul.
We all love Emanuel "The Drunken Master" Augustus style now but didn't appreciate it while he was active, people need to remember that.
As long as old school old guys run British Boxing, they will try to keep as traditional as possible with whole British Queensbury rules and Tradition malarkey 🙄
How can you have such influence on a sport and it be more popular in other countries 🤔
As we know, the Queensbury Rules are the Basis of Modern Boxing today, which shows you the enfluence England 🇬🇧 has on Boxing.
British Boxing needs to evolve big time. Also, new blood is needed to be the face of it, promoting wise that is. Young fresh promoters need to make it happen.
Even the athletes make more money 💰 overseas, especially in the USA 🇺🇸.
I just hope that when he signs with the big boys, they don't try to bully him or try to change him.
This kid just needs to be left alone and let him do his magic on the big stage.
Nice conversation. Just had an Olympic boxer on my podcast as well. Interesting type of person to get into this sport
This is a young man who completely understands the game. He knows his dad will never let him get above his station and if he has sense he’ll never always keep him around because that’s who he’ll always need around.
He's totally won me over in the last year. The thing for me was does he respect his opponents afterwards, it seems he does and is a really nice guy, good fun as well. That last fight was so amusing and entertaining, and it's not like showboating is new, it's part of the sport.
Good lad will go far
I like him, what a nice guy.
What a nice guy - stay as you are
Ben whitakers a top lad see him in the gym I use from time to time when he's ticking over in between fights.
He'll always acknowledge you give you a nod to say hello very approachable guy no ego wishing nothing but success
Ben is an exceptional talent! I love his style and he is going to the very top. Keep expressing yourself bro. You are unique!
Decent head on his shoulders. I hope he goes all the way. Likeable kid.
Ben Whittaker names there for a couple of years.
Good episode.
Let's goooooo champ 🥊🥊
Fair play to Ben. Super likeable guy man very nice. Some very impressive eye-catching skills, that rubber necking was beautiful! Excited for your career!
Great interview as always lovely guy is Ben doing really well i wish him all the best 🙏❤️
He’s smart (Edit: Maybe not as smart at quizzes tho). He’s changed my mind a lot by having more interviews. If he was cocky and arrogant outside of the ring, he’d prove a lot of people right. He is arrogant but it’s self aware arrogance. I know a lot of cocky boxers that just don’t know how to socialise with people, they just rub people up the wrong way.
Love Ben hope he keeps playing up during fight, makes it very entertaining as long as he’s winning
Looking forward to seeing you playing with champions
I remember my first time hearing about Ben was from video years ago of AJ and Floyd doing a meet and greet in the UK. Ben was there with his dad and AJ introduced them to Floyd and said something to the effect of "Watch out for this kid, he's gonna be a serious problem"
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"Thats what we do" sounds so Naseem hamed. Top interview.
Dont change Ben, be a shepherd not a sheep👌🏻
Great interview/podcast. Ben is definitely gnna b 1 to watch💯💯
Nice guy. I'm sold 🙌🏿
Very good (pops) listening
Future world champion no doubt about it I’ve said for years this lads special 🌟 can’t wait to see all the doubters eat there words 😂
gives a good account of himself,i must admit i was a bit of a hater but listening to him talk i like the sound of him well dne young lion
Good kid, listen to any interview and u can't help but like him
World 🌎 champion right there 👏 🇬🇧
Boxing superstar in the making 🥊
He is a talent, but I can’t wait for him to start stepping up. They’ll have to move him pretty fast because of the recognition already
George and Dec brilliant
Good luck to the lad. I like him man, he a cool cat, been bought up proper you can tell. True, we all know eventually it'll come to a stop but why not enjoy the ride on the way. That ain't nothing against him, even the best come unstuck at some point. But he's got a good character and he's funny as fuck to watch IMO
Bang-on, pal, he's clearly had great parents. And in that last fight, I've never laughed so much watching a sporting event, it was brilliant!
He seems like a nice down to earth guy. Total opposite to his in ring persona.
Lovely kid going right to the very top
I really enjoy his fights. But it is only the early fights. He loves to celebrate each enjoyable moment. I think the american market will fall in love with him. But, like Prince Naseem, what happens when Ben meets a highly technical fighter like Prince did with Marco Antonio Barrera. Also, would ben entertain entering highly stacked supermiddleweight class? At lightheavy, there’s bivol and beterbiev, maybe later benavidez and murrell, then with only one weight to go, there’s jai at cruiser.
How long did it take him for his first bout?
Top guy
I like ben. Hes coming across really well in these chats.
He should come out with a dragon ball z attire
He would love that being a dbz fan
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Declan Taylor - surely that can’t be a real head!?!?
Should name this show ,the 3 great foreheads😂😂
4:43 Groves is class man, deffo been punched in the head before 😂
Is that a syrup groves has got on
❤🙏👋👏👍💪
The co-host looks like he's had a few late one's 👽
Looks good knocking out tin cans and dancing, lets see him have a real fight tho, different gravy is that.
Hype job but he seems like a good lad
how's he a hype job? I'm intrigued
Let's see init!! Teofomo & Ryan Garcia....kinda been exposed as hype jobs? just saying....@@TC8787-yq7og
Why do the guys have to use the F word when there will be kids watching?
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i thought Ben came across really likable
Hype doesnt win shit and this guy will be found out
Waaaaaaaa Nas didn’t have the basics ? Wtf
Extreme martial artist combat master OLISA ERIC OSSAI challenged Ben Whittaker multiple times to boxing match but hes been avoiding,bottling it & ducking ,smh !! ..
Whittaker’s eyes 👀 are too close together
Not u again ,,, ur boring , u troll
His peepers all good bro
Can you guys get Viddal Riley on the next episode?
Funny as fuck he is🤣💯 can fight like fuck too