So he beat a C level punchbag and an old man a little quicker than a couple of prospects and Manuel Charr? That's hardly a ringing endorsement of his quality at HW is it? Bakole might turn out to be a good win or it might not. Bakole is totally untested at this level and a stoppage win over Wach isn't anything to brag about at this stage. The fact that he has to be compared to untested prospects with records in the single digits says it all really. He's not on AJ's level and won't last more than a couple of rounds.
Hunter fights smart and it is a winnable fight. But he can't get careless like Povetkin or he'll end up getting KO'd. A fight I'd like to see; Hunter has the right style to give AJ problems. It is perhaps the best late replacement AJ can face beyond maybe Andy Ruiz.