Does Moses Itauma lack the spiritual backbone for the battle of the top?
Moses Itauma’s rapid rise towards the world title shot has many fans questioning whether he is being exaggerated due to the praise he received after his victory over low-level opposition. Itauma’s headline will be playing against faded veteran Dillian Whyte in Dazn PPV on August 16th. This is an interesting choice for pay-per-view card headliners, an unproven lead fighting the Journeyman.
Mental toughness doubts the surface
People feel that 20-year-old Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) is being piloted to win a title shot around Joseph Parker and Ajit Kabayer. He is pushed to the top without fighting that he has to fight to prove himself. He looks like Ham the Sheilaz from the heavyweight division. Get the underbrand title shot to cut corners.
Fans note that Itauma looked uncomfortable with the pressure temporarily placed on him by his last opponent, 41-year-old Mike Balogun. Itauma didn’t respond well when he took some big shots from Balogun, who was the random guy he was chosen to fight. That was not the first time Ito had shown mental weakness.
I remember the amateur nerves of itauma
In his amateur fight Stelios Roulias Of Greece, he was nervous from the non-stop pressure placed on him. Itauma ran around the ring, reluctant to stand up and fight, relying on throwing only pot shots before taking off again. The pressure looked like itama, which looked like his brother, Karol Itama. Some fighters get War nerve. I watched it with Moses Itauma.
What this suggests to fans is that Moses Itauma struggles to deal with the pressure from the fighter jets and shows mental weakness. That may be the main reason his promoter did not match him with these fighters.
- Ajit Kabaiel
- Richard Trez Jr.
- Joseph Parker
- Martin Bacall: *When he’s in good health
- Bakhodir Jalarov
- It’s Renier
The way itauma is consistent has the distinctive signs of a fighter who is protected to hide his flaws until he gets that big-money fight and is instantly blown away. Turki Alalshikh needs to open his eyes and take a closer look at the revenge to see what he is.
Last updated on 07/28/2025