Is Tony Yoka a future threat to the HW division?

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  1. bruce_keyes

    bruce_keyes Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It looks like he beat Hrgovic not once, but twice in the amateurs... has decent power, speed, footwork.. How does he stack up against DDD, Majidov, Hrgovic, Joyce?
     
    bruce_keyes, Dec 11, 2019
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  2. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    He was very lucky to beat Hrgovic in the semi's in Rio Olympics. I hear he was lucky to win a fight before as well.

    Yoka is a tall man, with very good skills. He has two problems, he doesn't take a good punch ( flaw showed up early as a pro ) , and has been busted twice for PED issues.
     
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  3. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, next thread
     
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  4. bruce_keyes

    bruce_keyes Well-Known Member Full Member

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    OK! well that solves that question. case closed.
     
    bruce_keyes, Dec 11, 2019
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  5. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Could be. Has looked good so far.
     
    PaddyGarcia, Dec 12, 2019
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  6. Max Thunder

    Max Thunder Proud member of the Cult of Vikings Full Member

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    In the current hw landscape I have him at #2 of people who have stopped David Allen, the first place belonging to Big Pricey.
     
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  7. fenoc1

    fenoc1 Active Member Full Member

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    He was blessed to beat Hergovic i remember watching that fight but then the scores were 5-0 ( i think) and i was wtf maybe i got it all wrong myself. He did beat Joyce fair n square though.
     
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  8. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought Yoka was very lucky to have beaten Joyce in final , wrong call.

    I think Joyce, Bakole and Dubois are bigger are threats.
     
    Mitch87, Dec 12, 2019
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  9. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yoka got two gifts at Rio, hence why all the officials of that competition have been banned. He's glass jawed and probably going to pop for something in future.
     
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  10. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    He'll be found out before then. There's glass in that mandible.
     
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    fenoc1 Active Member Full Member

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    ah stop Yoka bet Joycey handy
     
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  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    He's talented and at 6'7'' and 240lbs with an 82'' reach he has the size. However, his durability wasn't the best in the amateurs and he was legitimately stopped a couple of times. I remember a poster on here predicted the fix was in for him to win the Olympics a few days before the opening round of action and lo and behold he ended up winning gold after losing both the semi-final and the final IMO and the opinions of many others.
     
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  13. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good boxer but weak puncher and even weaker chin, got good recipe for Heavyweight
     
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  14. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’s well above your average HW in terms of skill, but toughness and durability matter more with big boys than they do in the other divisions.
     
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    No. Packing glass and loves steroids.
     
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