20-0 Joe "The Future" Hanks v Fred Allen - Battle of Unbeaten US HWs

What an incredible picture this is. Now, there are three things that stand out in this photo (with apologies to top amateur prospect Errol Gill):

1) Olympic Gold Medallist and former European Champion Audley "A-Force" Harrison MBE,

2) 35-0 OG Malik "Makaveli" Scott, the biggest HW prospect in the world right now,

3) That guy on the left's arms. ****, he could smash up a reinforced concrete wall with guns like that.

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Now I'm sure you're wondering who "that guy on the left" is. Well, it's none other than 20-0 Joe "The Future" Hanks, who is taking a big step up on October 27 when he fights fellow undefeated American Fred Allen.

Mark my words, Hanks is going to make it big. Not only does he look like a cross between Kenwyne Jones and Kimbo Slice, but ability-wise he's basically a black Leif Larsen with 10 times more speed and decent skills too. Hey, if he wasn't any good, would he be sparring with fighters of the calibre of Harrison and Scott. Of course not.

Joe Hanks is "The Future" and there is nothing that can be done about the passage of time.

 

Considering how big his "Guns" are his KO ratio is rather meager, especially when looking at his opposition

 

joe hanks is a beast, i think he should win this.

by far the best american hw prospect.

 

The guy's just been honing his skills over the last few years. His KO record is not bad at all, plenty of 1st and 2nd round KOs.

If a guy with arms that big lands on Vitali's chin, there goes the iron chin myth.

 

Anyone who can withstand the feared Marcus Rhode after just four & a half years as a pro is a definite prospect.

 

I thought that was Bryant Jennings? :blood

And who the F is Fred Allen? Is he any good?

 

he'll be 30 in a couple of months, "the future" better pull his finger out as he's not even top 50 yet and his last oppenent had FOURTY THREE LOSSES, THIRTY EIGHT by KO

 

his low ko record is because of his early fights, he had 4 uds in his first 8 fights.

i think by far he is the best technical hw prospect the us has.

 

Hanks is better the Wilder :deal

 

Hanks was the kid sparring Chisora before the Haye fight right? He was giving Chisora good work.

 

Tried to start a thread on this last night- I am picking Allen. Hanks does nothing well. Nothing.

 

For a heavyweight, 30 isn't that old. And it's not like he's turning pro just now. He's already had 20 fights worth of experience.

 

Isn't everyone?

He also sparred with Audley Harrison in the build up to the Ali Adams fight :deal

:-patsch
Are fighters who do nothing well 20-0 with 14 KOs?
Are fighters who do nothing well considered good enough to spar with Malik Scott and Audley Harrison?
Are fighters who do nothing well considered by their sparring partners to be as fast as Scott, Chambers and Haye?

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I dont know about that... If lennox couldn't do it then i am pretty sure your boy is even less likely to do it... That uppercut LL landed on Vitaly would KTFO 95% of all heavyweights

 

let's be honest, arm size has little correlation to KO power

not taking anything away from Joe though, if i remember he was Chisora's sparring partner for the Haye fight.....looking forward to seeing more of him and Malik