Hrgovic next opponent? Whyte? Bakole? AJ? Andy Ruiz?

Watching Hrgovic fight Joyce, a guy slower than molasses , who's easier to hit than a crack Ho with a 100$ bill and still struggle strikes fear in no one. I'd expect every fighter on that list , except for Joshua would clamor for a chance at him. AJ doesn't need him like the others do.

 

And that's a major problem when his poor gas tank and typically not too high activity level means he won't get near most good fighters on points either... He needs a complete overhaul of how he fights AND trains to stand any chance of going anywhere.

He's looking more and more like a fighter who simply isn't going anywhere - he's durable, but not much more... Could well be the Wach of the next generation?

 

Warren said yesterday Hrgovic will be back "by September at the latest". Whyte and Itauma are possible opponents.

Whyte would make for a decent fight.

https://ringmagazine.com/en/news/fr...retire-hrgovic-may-fight-whyte-or-itauma-next

 

Why not the Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder?

 

Whyte is the perfect opponent.

 

Yeah Whyte would be good. He's shot and his tank isn't better than Hrgovic's, so Hrgovic should win a clear decision.

 

Fighting Whyte will do absolute nothing for Hrgovic’s standing.

Hrgovic should fight the likes of Bakole or Joshua. Maybe Parker or Kabayel if those guys need stay busy fights.

 

I think that Kabayel is aiming for the title fight, he would not gain anything by fighting Hrgovic and could lose a lot...

 

The problem is Hrgovic needs fights he can win if he wants to be relevant... And struggling with the ghost of Joyce doesn't make him look like a win that will age well on others resumes - plus he brings limited ppv buys, etc.

His power isn't all that and he's poor on points - he's durable but that's about it... He's got gatekeeper written all over him IMHO.

 

He needs to put himself in line for a potential title shot. It doesn’t matter if he would be the underdog if he gets one. Underdogs can still win. To be in position for that title shot he needs to be ranked as high as possible.

Maybe if you were Hrgovic’s manager you would be interested in some slick matchmaking and fight Whyte to pick up a probably easy win over a known name. But I am not his manager. I am a fan. As a fan do I really want to see Hrgovic vs Whyte? Or do I rather watch Hrgovic vs Bakole? Since the Saudis got involved we finally are getting good fights on the regular. Let’s keep that trend going.

 

He's not realistically going to get himself in line for a title shot, though... The fights it'd take to get him there are unwinnable for him.

And realistically he's been ranked way too high for a long while and it takes time for that to correct itself.

I wouldn't bank on him beating Whyte, necessarily.

I think if I were his manager the first step has to be a bit of realism...

He's not realistically going to get anywhere near a title, regardless of whether he gets offered unwinnable title fights as a keep-busy opponent.

What that then means is to make a good living as a pro boxer, he needs to get a lot more active and fight more often - regardless of whether he's getting his dream fights or not.

I'd be fine with Hrgovic against Bakole - it's two durable enough gatekeeper level fighters who've been overhyped bigtime but do have a place in the division... And it could be a decent slugfest if nothing else.

With their stamina though, 10 rounds max - nothing would happen in the last two anyway.

 

When all four belts scatter in next year or two there are potentially eight guys who will get to fight for those belts. Hrgovic can definitely be one of them.

 

Joyce is slow and easy to hit, but he’s big, strong, durable, and doesn’t stop. You’re underselling what a pain he must be to fight. Hrgovic couldn’t miss with that right hand, and Joyce just kept on coming.

 

Issue with him is that it doesn’t ever seem like he really wants it. He’s tough and he’s got some talent, but he doesn’t seem like he actually likes boxing. He seems like it’s just the thing that he can earn good money at, so he plods on with it, probably thinking about the day he can do something other than get hit in the face for a living.

some guys just love it and you can tell. That ain’t Filip.

 

Potentially 8, realistically less... And Hrgovic isn't going to get into position by fighting the kind of guys he can beat, nor is he going to stay there if he barely fights.

He's unlikely to get a title fight against a soft touch, either - orgs might be pig headed and corrupt, but they're not stupid enough to hand a belt over on a plate to someone with limited name recognition... You're right, beating a Whyte might give him that, but that's a big if given his limitations.