DAZN: Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin Jr & Willy Hutchinson vs. Ezra Taylor - Round by Round.

I don't see anyone beating Itauma, including Usyk.

Itauma is the anomaly of boxing. Nobody can beat him.

 

Franklin has no business fighting anywhere close to the world level. At best he should be used as a sparring partner for prospects, ala Kevin Johnson. And I guess this fight kinda was that and Franklin served his purpose by getting Itauma some rounds.
But Franklin should not retire yet, he can still finish his career on a high note by fighting lower tier opponents.

Itauma really is a freak athlete and extremely dangerous in the opening rounds. Hes like a better version of Zab Judah, but just like Judah he undoubtedly slows down after the 3rd.
That being said, Itauma´s feints and general ring IQ are damn good. Its hard to imagine him not winning a world title at some point.

Also, I am super stocked for Hutchinson! What a brilliant performance that was from him. They keep matching Willy in though fights and he keeps impressing me. Cant wait to see him in the ring again.

 

Impressive performance from Itauma, to one punch KO someone as durable as Franklin says a lot.

But I would have liked to see Franklin take him a few more rounds. As impressive as Itauma looks so far there's still those unanswered questions, what's his engine line when he's forced to fight at his opponents pace and can he take a decent punch?

Hrgovic would be the perfect test, great right hand to test the chin and one of the best chins in the division but I don't think Hrgovic will want it.

 

I’m sure Frank’s is willing to put the money up

 

He’s the first hw in a long time who has the punch variety and skills of a high level professional boxer.
Most nowadays dont learn the craft of punching like a pro.

 

Hrgovic is worse than Franklin. Dubois obliterated him. Itauma puts him to sleep in 3.

 

Dubois obliterated AJ even worse. Hrgovic is very solid and a really good test, a perfect opponent for Itauma.

 

Hrgovic is the most overrated boxer ever. He's a bum. He has beaten nobody notable so far.

 

He beat Zhang and Joyce. If you think frankin is better than him you're just a hater.

 

Obliterated is an exaggeration, he took him 8 rounds and he was stopped due to cuts and landed plenty of clean shots on Dubois. Hrgovic won't win but will take him rounds and test his chin and that's what we need to see.

 

Zhang is 600 years old, and many people say Zhang won that fight anyway. Hrgovic went life and death with Zhang.

Joyce was already done by the time he fought Hrgovic.

You can see how dreadful boxer Hrgovic is in Dubois fight.

 

I don't think so. Hrgovic is very fragile and has a terrible defense. He's so basic. Itauma puts him into sleep easily in 2 using his superior power and speed. Hrgovic won't even know what hit him.

The only way you can test Itauma is matching him with Fury. Itauma destroys all other fighters in a few rounds easily, including Usyk.

 

He isn't fragile, Zhang couldn't stop him, but yeah his defence sucks, I've seen better head movement from statues and yes he's very basic but he's tough and has an accurate right hand. He has no chance of beating Itauma unless Itauma has a bad chin or terrible stamina and Hrgovic might be the safest bet right now to test those attributes without throwing Itauma in against the very top guys, which I don't think he's ready for.

 

Franklin was the same caliber as Whyte or even worst since he lost to him. This fight was pointless

 

This is such a bad take