Bryant Jennings and his way to the Top 10 of HWD?! Thoughts & Expectations

jennings is shyt, end of thread.

 

Jennings is an interesting fighter, and I'm glad to see him back in the mix. He doesn't do anything spectacularly well, but he doesn't do anything particularly badly either, which has accounted for a good degree of his success. He also takes his conditioning super seriously, which means he always has the energy to fight hard for every round, and outwork more skilled or talented fighters down the stretch. He's like a moderately athletic, unschooled but rugged and gutsy workhorse, which sounds a bit like I'm damning him with faint praise, but is actually quite a unique set of attributes in this current division.

It'd be nice to see if he can work on some of his weaknesses in this comeback. He has a decent reach for his height, but doesn't tend to use it as well as he could against shorter or same height fighters, and brawls a bit too often in situations where it's better for him to hang back. Slight tendency to shell up too much in defence too, which limits his counter-punching opportunities.

All in all he's a quality fighter though. I guess I rate him in the same way as I rate Takam. They're both similar types of fighters on a similar level to each other. Good, solid mid-tier guys who can give almost anyone a decent night's work. Also, like Takam, he isn't afraid to fight anybody, and that's only to be admired in a division that has Wilder and Pulev in its ranks.

 

Jennings is solid, I think him vs Whyte, Chisora or Takam will make fun fights to watch..

 

He will be back in top10 just because he is in the right time and in the right place.

 

I've only seen clips so I'm not really sure how good he is, although I know a little more thanks to this thread. I do seem to remember Hearn referencing him as a possible AJ opponent in one of his IFL videos a few weeks ago. So he's in the thoughts of the promoters as a possible candidate, although Miller must surely be the more obvious choice there.

 

whyte and Jennings had a heated exchange awhile back but I think Jennings back down

both those idiots fought on the same card against bums when they should've fought eachother

I hate boxing sometimes

 

Who do you have winning that one?

 

Sounds like a good contest, a thinker versus a brawler...

 

He's already lost consecutive fights to Klitschko and Ortiz.. hasn't been active with any serious opponents for 3 years... his psyche is shattered.. I mean all the best to him, hope he does it, but the chances are tiny.. plus he's a vegan, which poses a serious health risk.

 

Usyk/Gassiev cannot move up soon enough......

And I wish Dubois/Hrgovic were 2-3 years older.....


It's starting to get boring watching one HW champion take on the best challengers, and the other sticking to taking on B class HW's.