Artur Szpilka vs. Bryant Jennings

The more I think about this fight, the more I see Szpilka as a winner. He has the amateur experience, he's been in with better opposition (IMO), he has a very awkward style (good movement & speed) and he can punch. His weakness is his bravado & lack of defense,- he also seems to lack physical strength.

Jennings, on the other hand is a very simple yet effective boxer. Athletic, tight high guard, good jab & movement. I also like his uppercuts. But he seems to lack power. I noticed he has shitty lead hooks and a sub par/amateurish straight right (a critical punch against a southpaw). But then again, his longer lead might negate the lack of a right hand.


Jennings might not be able to deal with such an awkward southpaw simply due to his limited experience and Szpilka might have trouble with Bryant's range & tight guard.


I expect a very interesting fight, and my prediction is Szpilka via late TKO (left hand out of nowhere catches Jennings while he's moving), but I can absolutely see Jennings winning this via decision or TKO (after catching Szpilka on the ropes with a nice combo)



That is my analysis. I wasted 10 minutes on typing this ****. I do not know why.:yuck...:verysad

 

very good analysis.interesting to read.
another factor will be their mental strength. both are undefeated top prospects and fighting on HBO for the first time.so the pressure on them to perform is huge .Szpilka seems very confident,but so does Jennings.

 

Couldn't agree more :good

I got Szpilka winning this in the late rounds. BJ winning on points until Szpilka catches him. He will hurt him so it depends if BJ can handle that kind of punishment. It's going to be a tale of two that haven't faced this type of opposition before. Szpilka hasn't been with a technique guy like BJ before and BJ hasn't been in the ring with a dangerous guy like Szpilka - southpaw with a good punch and can be aggressive in spurts.

 

szpilka had problems with mike mollo. bryant jennings is more mobile, more dynamic, he is in better shape, has a better arsenal at his disposal, and isn't shopworn like mollo. jennings by decision or possible battering to a stoppage victory.

 

Jennings had problems with Fedesov who is less mobile, less dynamic, in worse shape, with a worse aresenal, and less powerful than Szpilka. Szpilka by decision or possible battering to a stoppage victory!


Jennings had problems with Topou who is less mobile, less dynamic, in worse shape, with a worse aresenal, and less powerful than Szpilka. Szpilka by decision or possible battering to a stoppage victory!

Jennings had problems with Byarm who is less mobile, less dynamic, in worse shape, with a worse aresenal, and less powerful than Szpilka. Szpilka by decision or possible battering to a stoppage victory!

 

Someone has been studying fight tape!:deal

I am on the same boat as you 100%. The only thing that stops me from picking Szpilka by definitive KO is his D lapses.

Alot of people who chime in this fight have not taken the time to study both guys' fights. On paper this is a match-up of a American from Philly against a EE seems to make people predict based on historical value(The American is always faster, slicker..ect.). When you actually stop and watch them fight this is completly not the case.

Hilarious when people claim Artur is the one stepping it up and he has alot to prove when infact Bryant has not done **** to warrant such stature in this Sport and he himself is still a big question mark.

 

come on man, jennings fared much better in those three victories than szpilka against mollo, especially in their first fight.

 

Exactly- I got a feeling that Jennings is getting thrown into deep water here, and most people (including himself) are really overrating his ability/achievements. His recent inactivity & lack of experience with southpaws might **** him over in this one.

From what I've seen, Szpilka has better movement, speed, power & technique, and he's awkward AS ****. Jennings seems to have a better defense (albeit a very one dimensional one) and he's more athletic. But so far he's faced really simple fighters,- come forward sluggers in Fedosov & Toupou (shot Liakhovich is a different case, but he wasn't himself that night IMO)

I've watched all the recent fights of both guys, including training footage they posted on twitter, and that is how I see this fight. Maybe I'm misjudging the situation, but that happens to the best.

 

Honestly, I feel that Mollo would have given Jennings equal problems on account of his incredible toughness & physical strength, just as Fedosov & Toupou did

 

Fighting Mollo is NEVER an easy fight for anyone. Not with the aggressive style - brawler type such as Mollo himself. No HW would have an easy fight with someone like that. He's a relentless guy that has a strong punch, he almost never let up on Artur in their fights. Oh and Artur is only 24.... I say he handled Mollo very well this early in his career.

 

This guy is on point with his posts :hat

 

That's gotta be a big factor, can people remember that BJ only fought once last year! Inactivity. If he brings any rust in the beginning than he'll be hiding/running. Artur better fight smart but on the other side, I'm really not that worried about BJ's power vs Artur.

 

Take that bull**** somewhere else.

 

:finger5

 

Couple days away now. Still hard to call, being as both fighters have yet to show what they are really made of. Pulling for Szpilka to break down Jennings, but could his bad defense be his demise? Feeling more confident about Szpilka then I have before, after watching a couple of videos of Jennings and Szpilka. Still tough for me to call either way, though, due to many questions being unanswered about both fighters. This fight should answer a lot of those questions.