Solid match up Ajagba has improved quite a bit since losing to Sanchez But Knyba appears to have a better jab and has decent power 50 50
efe knocks him out within 6-7 rounds lol knyba is scared to get hit you can see he doesn't like being touched at all when he fights.. efe is a different animal then a 36 year old inactive ruiz lol
Knyba looked very fragile against Kabayel. Close fight for a couple rounds until Ajagba lands a solid right hand and then it's game over.
Knyba has good offence.. speed, jab, power. But he doesn't like getting him back. I slightly favour Ajagba.
Let me go based on BoxRec's top 15 (excluding Usyk because he's basically retired). The Boxrec list is crazy flawed, but it's one of the few places that gives a top 15 and isn't a sanctioning body: Daniel Dubois: I think Dubois can struggle for the first couple rounds, but once he gets into a groove, Knyba is in trouble. Agit Kabayel: We've seen this one. Yes, the stoppage was too early, but it was clear Knyba would have gotten out of there soon anyway. Murat Gassiev: Gassiev loses this if he fights his normal tentative counter punching style because he won't touch Knyba. If he gets on the front foot, his feet are too slow to give Knyba problems. Knyba by decision or KO. Anthony Joshua: Apparently these two spar, so that could certainly affect the matchup. But I struggle to make AJ the favorite in any fight because of that chin he showcased against Prenga. Knyba does need to be more aggressive to do his best against AJ, but if he lands that right hand he landed on Ruiz, AJ will be flat on his back. Knyba by KO. Tyson Fury: Fury is currently bad, and I think that fight with Wach puts into question whether he can beat any fighter with a pulse and a brain (sorry, Makhmudov). I think this would be a close fight, but I would edge Knyba based on the simple fact that Knyba has some power in his hands, and that would certainly equalize the lack of offensive variance against Fury. Filip Hrgovic: I take Hrgovic by decision. He'll outwork and outbox him for most of the fight. Lawrence Okolie: I don't know if Okolie looks good without PEDs. I will give Kynba this win. Fabio Wardley: Wardley is going to have some trouble due to his lack of boxing skills, but his killer instinct will be too much for Knyba, who doesn't have the best recovery. Richard Riakporhe: I think Riakporhe has some good pressure fighting skills, and I think he can beat the giant to a decision. But we haven't seen him enough against good competition at heavyweight for me to make that statement with any confidence. Frank Sanchez: I almost see this fight the same way as the Ajagba fight, but I think Knyba would do better than Ajagba and possibly be up in the fight until Sanchez eventually counters Knyba and really hurts him. Sanchez by KO. Efe Ajagba: Jab battle! I think Ajagba is the more well-rounded fighter, but he has significantly worse feet. However, he has a similar reach to Knyba, which basically mitigates the distance problem. He does have a better chin, though, and he's more experienced than Ajagba. Ajagba by decision. Joseph Parker: I think Parker is going to win quite comfortably if he loses weight. Artem Suslenkov: Quite a basic fighter. He only really beat Joyce because Joyce didn't have the stamina, was overweight, and had been out of the ring for over a year. Knyba keeps him on the outside with his jab. Nelson Hysa: I said this before, but Knyba is everything Hysa is marketed as: a tall guy with a good jab, good feet, and a killer right hand. Hysa's terrible defense ends with a Knyba KO. So in total, I have him beating Gassiev, Joshua, Fury, Okolie, Suslenkov, and Hysa.
