Moses Itauma question marks

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  1. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    The guy seems to have rare for HW combination of speed, skills, timing and ring IQ along with good power and high confidence. However, there are few questions about him which will not get answer until he faces some real challenge in the ring.

    1) Stamina. So far he had two 6-rounders and both fights he dominated. How does he do in a 10-round fight against opponent who will pose some problems?

    2) Chin. He rarely gets hit, and I never saw him getting hit cleanly. His older brother Karol (who was also a good amateur and is current LHW prospect) was knocked out with the first clean punch he got hit. Can Itauma take a punch? This question will be unanswered for some time at least I guess.

    3) Durability. How does he react when the things get tough in the ring? Will he stay cool and focused or gets anxious? It is still unclear

    For example, Jared Anderson's first test was Charles Martin and that fight showed some weaknesses in his game. Now he fases a bigger challenge in Bakole and we will see if he will be able to come on top.
     
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  2. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Itauma is the type of fighter who would beat up Anderson and even knock him out, great ring IQ, defense and speed, moves great and throws incredible combinations, I see him as a future force in the HW division...
     
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  3. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Stopping Wach like he did was impressive but right now he's facing guys who are simply showing up for a pay check and lose. So yes there's still a lot of questions that have to be asked. We've seen many prospects/contenders recently step and and get exposed like Sanchez, Makhmudov and even Hrgovic.

    Itauma needs to keep stepping up his opposition until he's ready to take on another prospect. The winner of Clarke/Wardley 2 would be a good step up or perhaps a come back trail Hughie Fury.
     
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  4. velagod

    velagod Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He did gas a little in the Dovbyshchenko fight so that’s a defo question mark and like you said chin, he looks like he’s sharply improving though and they’ve bought his weight down.
     
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  5. DoctorJones

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    What is his height?
    I saw him listed at 6'6, then 6'4 and now 189
     
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  6. Unique Way

    Unique Way Active Member Full Member

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    He is nowhere near 6'6"

    6'2 and half inches which is listed on BoxRec is probably correct.

    Jared Anderson is also clearly shorter than his "official" 6'4" height
     
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  7. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He may win one fight with a top 10 guy and lose to top 30.

    I don't believe in his hype yet.
     
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  8. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why is his height such a contested and secretive subject? Some sources have him at 6ft6, TNT billed him as 6ft4, Boxrec have him at 6ft2. How can they be so different?
     
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  9. DoctorJones

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    So seems we have a few contenders that are not giants again
     
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  10. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He looks around the same height as Dillian Whyte but has that big head and thick build like Joyce and Foreman have so he looks bigger than he actually is.
     
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  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's still young, I'm impressed with his ring IQ for his age. ou raised some good points, we'll see how he fares with better competition.
     
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  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why not? Our champ is a cruiser who rolls super-heavies, and makes them come out and complain they are two big...

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  13. DoctorJones

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    Of course!
    But still a few years ago the top 10 was pretty much stacked with 6'6 guys
    Now we have Usyk, Kabayel, Parker
    And potentially Itauma, Opetaia...
    Seems like half of the contenders may have a normal size for the 90s for example
     
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  14. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At his age stopping Wach, beating him better than anyone else, he’s got all the time in the world to improve further, he can become elite, just can’t into the trap of believing his own hype, as many have which has proven to be the downfall of many.
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Everyone has to pass the chin test but he's fast and elusive and he's sparred many top guys and done well against them

    His stamina seems OK so far and that can be worked on and improved if need be

    He's still a bambino and he looks extremely impressive for his age, more physically gifted and skilled than the vast majority of other HW prospects even much older ones
     
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