Tarver: “I don’t know if we’ve seen a southpaw with this type of power!!”

Remains to be seen.

I'd first like to see Itauma in with someone with a decent chin, like Wardley, Zhang, Okolie, Bakole or Hrgovic before coming to any conclusions about his power.

 

Itauma still had to hit Whyte numerous times before getting him out of there he couldn't one punch spark him like old Povetkin and even Fury who is not really known as a one hitter quitter.

 

Tarver's head movement is still on point. How does he not get dizzy with those quick snaps.

 

The best of Moses is still yet to be seen, he's 20 and fought 13 fights. All these comparisons are too early to make.

 

I still haven't watched the Whyte knockout. On paper it's impressive but I'd like to see him face a guy like Parker, Dubois, AJ etc and see what that power looks like.

At this point I have to vote Sanders

 

Itauma looks tremendous but as you say it is early days and we don't know yet how Itauma's own chin will stand up, either.

Let's see how he is fairing in 2 or 3 fights time before we go all in on a 20 year old.

 

Itauma only had 24 amateur fights and never reached world level. So for perspective that, and I guess wins over McKean and Whyte, means that he is totally, utterly, absolutely unproven in boxing terms. Actually looking at his amateur background its looking like they totally fast tracked him and I'm not even sure if they manufactured his record as he started boxing later on after giving up on playing soccer. For comparison guys like Torrez, Teremoana, Jalolov are totally vetted and proven world level amateurs before going pro so we actually know something about how they look against world level opposition and not just guys just showing up to lose or overmatched over the hill fighters which are the only kinds of fighters Itauma has ever fought in his whole life.

I'm not calling him a fraud.... but I'm getting bad vibes from him getting fast tracked through the amateurs with such little fights and never facing anybody serious and him starting boxing late.... bad vibes.

 

You could make a case for Moorer hitting in the same ballpark, no?

 

Sanders and Ibragimov before he broke his hand.

 

What does that matter when it only took Moses 1 round?

It seems very clear he hits harder than Povektin and especially Fury based on the eye test and the common opponent Whyte.

 

For now Sanders in terms of power. I'd guess Itauma will 'overtake' him in the future by proving himself in that specific department.

No one has mentioned Zhang??!! Dude is the hardest puncher in the HW division.