George Groves Boxing Club | Ben Whittaker

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Published 2024-02-21
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/frochgroves3

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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All Comments (21)
  • @user-ru2bc6vu4p
    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
  • @wesshaw8578
    Really engaging guy, great interview. look forward to watching his career develop.
  • @Dundarley
    Ben Whittaker - A very level headed and respectful young man. A Boxing🥊superstar in the making. .
  • @2philiwiz
    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!
  • @johnhadfield3180
    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
  • 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"
  • @Hologhoul
    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.
  • 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.
  • @yingyang741
    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
  • @daviddee9336
    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.
  • Nice conversation. Just had an Olympic boxer on my podcast as well. Interesting type of person to get into this sport
  • @leroyvassell4395
    Ben is an exceptional talent! I love his style and he is going to the very top. Keep expressing yourself bro. You are unique!
  • 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
  • @Jonnysonone
    Decent head on his shoulders. I hope he goes all the way. Likeable kid.
  • @Crazydogtako
    Ben Whittaker names there for a couple of years. Good episode. Let's goooooo champ 🥊🥊
  • @84boxing
    Great interview/podcast. Ben is definitely gnna b 1 to watch💯💯