Hrgovic- the most overated fighter of 2020

Based on his fans from the amateurs, I think he probably has some talent that he has not shown, but yeah, the expectations were wildly out of proportion to the reality was got.

His power seems to be overrated, and he has the Michael Moorer syndrome where he just seems to forget where he is and what he is doing for second. Some have noted that he is susceptible to a right hand, and it may be true, but again, I think it is just a concentration thing.

Let's talk in three years. He is either going to wake up or be put asleep.

 

I wouldn't rank him inside the top 10, but he's obviously a top prospect, probably the top prospect alongside Jalolov and Dubois atm.
I think someone like Whyte is way more overrated. Pretty much always fighting in the UK with a home ref and british judges and people act like he's the dark horse of the HW division. He didn't have the balls to fight Pulev in Bulgaria in a final eliminatotlr and gets hurt by every decent puncher he fights.
World class fighters don't go life and death with Chisora twice.

 

He's not top 10 but he is a decent prospect, at 28 though he needs to get a bit of a move on I thought he was younger than that

 

You didn't watch the fight against Sean Turner

 

Idk about putting him in the top 10 right now although I suspect one or two guys at the bottom of a top 10 have similar caliber wins. Hrgovic certainly looks like somebody ready to cement that kind of status. He's got a ton of experience. He's got power. He's got a process beyond "just punch them out". He's a big guy. He's 27. Jerry Forrest isn't a bad fight, he was very competitive with Franklin, but that's if Hrgovic also gets a real step up in Q3 or Q4. That timeline is kind of screwed now I suppose.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if he pans out to some degree. I don't think this division is super deep. Ruiz went from an underachieving joke to top 5 overnight. Helenius and Wallin jumped how far above where people were ranking them? Also, I'm not sure how much we can blame Hrgovic for his competition. We don't know who's turned down what. Not sure anybody rating him are pretending it's based on his resume. He's pretty much the same age Whyte and Joshua were when they met for a prospect showdown. I don't think he's significantly behind most HW developments these days. Look at Wilder and Ortiz.

 

Shouldn't be in anyone's top 10 just yet, maybe top 15 though, and the guy putting him at #3 needs a reality check. But I still think he's the prospect most likely to make something of himself. Needs a step up though, at 27 he's not got the same amount of time to play with as Dubois (22) and Dubois didn't hesitate to get in there with Joyce. Bakole or Kownacki next would be great for Filip.

 

I don't think it's a question of ethnicity. It's political, but the deciding factor is money. Being from Croatia is a disadvantage in so far as he doesn't have a baked in national fan base large enough to move the needle decisively. Regardless, we've seen Lomachenko get a title fight in his second pro fight. Sure, it wasn't for a HW title which is harder to come by, but having the right backers can make things happen.

Whyte was 27 in that fight. Joshua was 26. Hrgovic didn't turn pro until 2017 when he was already 25. He has a lot of amateur experience. Better he be prepared when it comes than miss his one shot. Look how hard Whyte has tried to claw back another chance.