Heavyweight prospects.

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  1. lighteningjab

    lighteningjab Member Full Member

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    What heavyweight prospects do you people think have a chance at a decent career? Those with less than 10 fights. Any exiting ones around?
     
  2. CST80

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    Joe Joyce and Ivan Dychko. That's about it.
     
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    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There are many of them. But the names that stands out the most are:Filip Hrgovic, Dychko, Sergey Kuzmin, Evgeny Romanov, Rostislav Plechko, Ali Eren Demerizen, Bakhadir Jololov, Joseph Goodall and Kashymbek Kunkabayev when he turns pro.
     
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    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rivas is another prospect who is now active and is closing on top 10 rating in the WBC rating
     
  5. DanielDimov

    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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    You rate Joyce high?
     
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    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I really the look of Sirenko, but you just cant judge him based on the opposition hes fought so far, they've been terrible. Dychko and Hrgovic are another 2 who look like good prospects
     
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    Sandman_ Lineal champs only! Go Lineal or go home. Full Member

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    I'm impressed with the two Pommies - Joe Joyce & Daniel Dubois.

    Joyce made the Olympic final & just won the Commonwealth professional championship with a second round stoppage in his fourth pro fight.

    Not sure what else he needs to be doing to impress.

    He's also willing to fight the winner of Hughie Fury v Sam Sexton or Dereck Chisora next up.

    Can't ask for much more than that.
     
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    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, they are interesting in a way but iw ould want to see fight between them. I think Dubois/Joyce will fight each other some day. I would favor Dubois because of his power and better defense and he isn't far of in boxing fundamentals also.
     
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    I’d add Hrgovic. A decent win from Dubois and him too.
     
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    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    Less than 10 fights. The big six as I see them.

    Hrgovic, and he's ranked in the top 40 after 4 fights. He'll be in the top ten. A future champion, I think. Top chin, skills, speed, height, reach, and good conditioning. Quick feet. Power is solid to very good depending on who you ask.

    Joyce - Slow and sloppy, but a big puncher who puts a lot of pressure on his opponents. Is being moved quickly. I think he will need a top chin to over come lack of defense. Wide open to counters

    Dubois - A big puncher. Very young. Feasting on easy marks for now. Big punchers can do that, he's best judged 2 years from now as his completion level steps up.

    Jarolov - A big time puncher, and rather skilled. He just had his first pro fight. Perhaps coming into his own now. I didn't think he was mentally tough in the AM's But he was younger then. 23 years old now.

    Dychko - Rated #2-3 as an amateur, he's a very tall yet mobile big man. Needs to step up his completion level soon, could be a better version of Fury. Quick to land and combo.

    Yoka - Back from suspension, the Frenchman is tall fast and skilled, but he's not durable and has had some early struggles.
     
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    dellboi94 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like Teslenko, looks fluid and has a nice jab.
     
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    1. Joe Joyce

    2. Vlad Sirenko

    3. Dan Duboi

    4. Darmani Rock

    5. George Arias
     
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    P.Fury already said he's not interested in Joyce bc he has bigger fish to fry.

    the reality is Joyce would be almost impossible for Hughie to defeat and no one who wants to risk title shots will fight him.

    Joyce is a top 10 legit fighter, if I remade my list he would be replacing guys like Miller and Takam!
     
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    Sandman_ Lineal champs only! Go Lineal or go home. Full Member

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    I think Joyce & Dubois are on different tracks.

    They'll be playing the long game with Dubois & taking it slow b/c he's still very young.

    Joyce is pretty much ready to step it up now & take on whoever is willing to fight him.
     
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    Sandman_ Lineal champs only! Go Lineal or go home. Full Member

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    He's not in my top 10 yet but he's probably only a couple of decent wins away.

    He's physically very strong & willing.

    Very entertaining to watch.

    They should be able to get him some decent fights & he needs a couple of distance fights to fully develop his skills as a professional & be ready for the best the division has to offer.

    I think he'll be fun to follow over the next couple of years.
     
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