What's next for Hrgovic?

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  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I hope he learned his lesson from this fight, you can't ignore your defense against a 277lbs man who punches hard, maybe a rematch would be fairest but I honestly wouldn't like to see him against Zhang again. Hrgovic now has to train even harder and work on many things, and he even needs to recover after this fight.
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's now IBF mandatory. He can wait to fight for a vacant belt.
     
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  3. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder would be an interesting opponent for Hrgovic.
    A bigger challenge for Hrgović than Zhilei Zhang.
    A bigger challenge for Wilder than Robert Helenius.
     
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  4. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He can fight Pulev or Chisora next
     
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  5. James Hudson

    James Hudson Active Member Full Member

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    Zhang beat him....he looked poor. Wilder would stop him imo. Fight Joyce next
     
  6. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought so too.
     
  7. Snails

    Snails Active Member Full Member

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    Wilder would likely retire chinny Hrgovic.
     
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    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah these two would make for a tougher challenger than Wilder and far more likely to happen.
     
  9. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He has been fighting low level bums for too long and has got into bad habits where he doesn’t defend himself. Especially when he has finished a flurry and is retreating. Zhang found it so easy to walk in on him and land when he was retreating.

    He needs another fight at Zhang’s level or above. Going back to fighting bums again isn’t going to help him.
     
  10. James Hudson

    James Hudson Active Member Full Member

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    Surely ur having a laugh??? Pulev and Chisora a tougher challenge for him than Wilder?? I have zero time for Wilder but he would eventually catch Hrgovic and stop him
     
  11. gollumsluvslave

    gollumsluvslave Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Hrgovic should seriously consider whether his heart is in boxing - it was such a strange uneven showing, where for small spells he would box really well, then would look disinterested and even turn away, giving Zhang major opportunities.

    It was like 2 different fighters in there battling for control of his muscles!

    One thing for sure though, he has shown he can take some hellacious shots - his chin is really good!
     
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  12. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Hrgovic only just scraped a win vs Aging Zhang who was unfortunate.

    He'd get destroyed vs Usyk, Fury or Wilder.
     
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  13. rusev

    rusev Active Member Full Member

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    His dad passed away soon , he was not mentally in the fight because of that .
     
  14. Pompey Junglist

    Pompey Junglist Active Member Full Member

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    Hrgovic was a serious disappointment. No finesse or guile, far too open and sloppy. Whether it's bad habits or believing his own hype, he's a long way off World level at the moment and honestly I doubt he ever gets there.
     
  15. piprules

    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Feed him to Parker after over rated Joyce.