Ben Whittaker will not conform to the image expected by his detractors.
The charismatic — some will argue, arrogant — light heavyweight swears he's made the necessary changes for this stage of his pro career. Just a small part of those changes, though, can be contributed to his previous outing, a technical split decision draw with Liam Cameron this past October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Whittaker closed as a -2000 favorite on BetMGM lines that night, yet he wasn’t in the ring when the decision was announced — or even at fight’s end.