He's definitely a contender. As for if he has a chance against the top 5...............Nah. Doesn't appear so. I don't know how much is aberration because these were guys that had no desire to get out of the way of punches in front of him and how much Cris had the fountain of youth for a brief moment. I mean, the most punches thrown by a HW ever? And to do it at the tail end of his career, I think Kownacki's activity rate and chin will keep him in alot of fights but he's gonna get sniped by the sharp shooters at the top.
I like the kid.I think he has a rock solid chin. He has alot of fat but he seems in shape. I never see him breathing too hard. He always super clam and letting his hands go. I could see him giving ANY current heavyweight a run for their belts.
Yeah, Kownacki was even worse than I thought, so bad I'd even back Dillian Whyte to scrape an unpleasant MD victory over him.