My thoughts on Anthony Yarde

I wouldn't disagree with your statement. I would like to see him develop his skills a little before trying to challenge the top dogs.
Obviously athletic with decent power will be interesting to see how proceeds.

Bivols's 30 yr old so should be around for a while not sure about Beterbiev both beat him confortably at this point in time.

 

Lost to a faded Kovalev. Lost to domestic level Arthur and hasn't been in with anyone elite. That doesn't really say he's a hard match up for the top guys.

He might beat Buatsi, who looks like he's got all the tools but struggles against guys he should be blowing away. 50/50 with Smith who is another big puncher with relatively poor skill. The rest he loses to.

Domestic level.

 

Joe Smith Jr takes Yarde apart without too much effort. Yarde doesnt have the heart, will, skills or output for a fighter high output power puncher like him. Zurdo and Buatsi maybe but until Yarde can fix his self belief and strengthen his mental fortitude he isnt going anywhere near the top

 

I don't like those Brit hypejobs that marketed as best in the division for no good reason.

They will fold under the pressure of elite fighters

Callum Smith, Buatsi, Yarde, Richards, Fielding, Callum Jonhson - needs to prove something, at least fight each other more often

 

Buatsi will stop him just fundamentally better. He loses to Bivol. Style wise I like him and Berterbiev could be a cracker. He will retire Callum Smith.

 

He loses to all of them but buatsi. And I'm not so sure that he can beat buatsi.

If you are a generous guy you could give him chances vs smith too. But that's all you can do for this hypejob.

 

Yarde looked better in his last fight, he went to the body more (what he should have done from the start vs Kovalev) and no longer tried to be a slick outside fighter.
Butasi has power and a good jab, but from what I've seen he can be drawn into a firefight. He also gets tagged when he tries to be slick, he's better when he just sticks to the basics. Him vs Yarde could turn out to be a nice slugfest.

 

When power doesn’t work he’s been toast so far in his career.. Wilder Lite

 

Smith JR knocks out Yarde

 

The dude with two losses, one to a shot ex champ the other to a nobody?

The 30 year old who is "learning his craft?"

Average hypejob from a land where it's shockingly common to create hypejobs.

 

Yarde is hyped past his accomplishments. Joe Smith jr KTFO Yarde. I think Ramirez might outbox him.

 

I like yarde, he might not be world level but I'd love to see him in a lot of those matchups. Hes kind of like the new jean pascal, an explosive athlete with very limited skill that will fight till the end.

 

My toughts, Yarde needs a proper boxing trainer to have a chance against most of the names in the divison.
I can see him beat the Callum's, Buttsi on a good day, and have a field day with Fielding domestically, but the actual biggest names are probably a bridge too far for him atm.