Whyte shared his thoughts on the potential matchup in an interview with IFL TV. He believes Bakole's recent success might work against him:
"I think that's a great fight. Everyone says it's dangerous fight for AJ but, me personally, I don't think so. I think Bakole's very confident. Confident from the sparring, confident from his last two, three performances. I think that works in AJ's favour. I think he's gonna walk to AJ with his hands down, try to fight AJ the same way he fought Jared Anderson. He'll run into a big shot and get knocked out."
Whyte pointed out that Joshua is a big puncher who does well against fighters who stand in front of him. He struggles more with boxers who move around a lot.
The former title challenger also stressed that sparring and real fights are different. He explained:
"You might be winning in sparring, but the fight's different. In sparring you've got three or four sparring partners doing two rounds in, two rounds out. It's you alone against three or four top heavyweights. A fight is me and you alone in there with 10 ounce gloves on for twelve rounds."
Despite not being friends with Joshua, Whyte still picks him to win. "AJ's a big puncher. I'd actually pick AJ to win that fight … And AJ's not my friend," he said.
While Joshua looks for his next opponent, Bakole has a big fight coming up. He'll face Efe Ajagba in May in an IBF final eliminator. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for Daniel Dubois' IBF title.