Heavyweight prospects.

I watched Jalolov KO Hugo Trujillo. Jalolov has some potential but he needs to develop his two-handed skills significantly. He is relatively young and with decent amateur experience in his background. Right now he is training with Pedro Diaz in Florida. I wonder if he will cross paths with Dychko. Anyway, Jalolov is a 6'6" southpaw with decent power in his left but he still looks rather raw. Due to his age he'll be hitting his prime when the current big names are starting to fade a bit. He probably won't make a serious move until three or four years from now.

 

I saw it too. From that and what I've seen in his amateur career I'd actually say his power is pretty devastating. He completely iced his last WSB opponent with a single left hand. That said I agree he needs to expand his arsenal a bit more( starting with a solid right hook) and I really hope he can resolve the stamina issues that seemed to plague him throughout his amateur career. If he can do both I think he can get pretty close to the top.

 

I would pick Sirenko over Joyce..................and definitely Usyk over Joyce as he has already made Joyce look like a fool..............

 

No poll? Let's get a poll going.

 

Lewis Meehan has a fight booked. He's 22 but lacks commitment.

 

He hasn't fought since Feb anyone and doesn't seem to have anything line up, anyone know why? Injury, promotional issues?

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/6217006/daniel-dubois-english-title-tom-little/

 

Interview from April 30:

Filip Hrgovic The heavyweight from Dubrava is rapidly falling into the boxing box

With Philip Hrgovic the boxer from from Dubrava, we discussed in Sesvete, ie in Novi Jelkovac. There, at the eastern entrance to Zagreb, a new hall is just being completed, where Hrgovic, once all the papers are readyhe will prepare for his next rival. There are not many. Anyway, the future hall already looks like there's nothing in Philip that's going to miss her.

In a very short period of time, the Croatian hardship has penetrated professional ranks. Former European amateur champion and bronze at the Olympic Games in Rio in just five months from the start of professional career has entered the world's top 40 heavyweight box on the Boxrec site. He won all four games, three of which ended with a KO. Only Sean Turner has endured the distance against Philip.

"But this man was built like a ice cube, almost no blemishes. It's low for the tough and thick, sturdy and hard to crush it. At the start of the match, I have estimated that it is pointless to score the knockout against him - commented Filip on the memories of the pleasant type.

You've pretty fast progress, in the top 40 boxers of the world there are only four of them, five of your years?

- Personally, nothing is in the top 40. You **** a man who's forty in the world in anything. My goal is much more ambitious. I was just like a kid with the biggest boxers - Klick, Haye, Wilder ... I've been boxing with all the best amateurs and all I'm talking about, I'm not saying no cover. My results speak for me. The best is coming, I'm worth much more than the top 40.

Unlike other stresses of today, your professional career began with some of the more serious boxers. This is not a common case.

- Yes, in the first match I was boxed against boxer with Anthony Joshua boxing in the 12th match.

Did you go too fast?

"I've been pretty fast because of my WSB (World Series Boxing) experience. This is my plan for my promoter, my manager and the whole team. Heavy category is on the rise and now is the time to do something. Now is the chance to make big money, now I have to be in the top, and my quality and experience in amateur boxing give me a good base. I'm strong, durable, ready and healthy. Even this four-man four-month pace, which is not easy for a professional, is not a problem as I've been boxing at WSB and more often with stronger opponents than now.

So, are you satisfied with the beginning?

- Yes, I win, I'm progressing.

What's the plan for, is there a fight for a smaller title already in sight?

"The plan is certainly to attack some title, intercontinental or European, in September in Zagreb. The Arena is already reserved for September 8, and the match will be 12 rounds. Before that I have one match in Germany, early June.

Do you think you can fill the Arena?

- As far as I'm concerned, no one has to come, I'll do my job. But I'm not afraid, my name will help fill the Arena. Much depends on promotion, television. In fact, most depends on whether the Arena will be reconstructed. I think boxing interest exists everywhere in the world and I think people in Croatia want such shows. For a long time we did not have a real boxer and in general our sport scene was a bit dull. It was great Janica, they were great like Ivanisevic and Mavrovic, the Cro Cop was on the way ... Something should be alive.

Big names. Do you see yourself among them - not now, but at the end of your career?

- Of course I can see. That's why I work so hard to be the first in the world. There is no stronger title than the world champion in the tough category.

Who will win between Wilder and Joshua?

- Joshua is a better boxer and he will get it. In the last match he did not celebrate the knockout as Wilder, but he was dominating all the time, Parker barely touched him.


What is your goal - to win the title of the world champion or to win the best boxers in the world?

- That should go with each other, but then you see how Parker came to the title with a victory against Ruiz, some Romanians ... Of course I want all the titles, but what does that mean if you avoid someone? I would rather share Joshua, Wilder and Ortiz than take all the titles if I had to make a choice.

In an interview for Sports News, you said that you would break up Joshua, who currently holds three of the four great titles and is considered to be the hardest hit in the world. Do you think you can really win it now, right now? How do you rate your chances?


- I really think I can beat that man. And if someone brings me in two months, I think I'd win it. And I'm not telling you to have anything to write. That's what I'm talking about based on my experience and career. That match will come for a year and then I will be even better and have even greater chances.

 

What about Simon Kean? anyone rate him? what's his potential?

 

I think he will be a contender in time. I think he will be a better version of Breazele.

 

I'd say he fits in somewhere just outside the top 10-12 prospects. He's got a very nice 1-2 and long left hook on him, and he's patient and and more than willing to just stick with his jab for awhile. Nascimento did manage to buzz him a bit in the first round of their fight, so I guess his chin is a little suspect. He as an upcoming domestic clash with Adam Braidwood that I expect him to win fairly easy, though Braidwood can punch.

 

good all rounder, nice power, He certainly looks a top 10 fighter. Only possible problem could be his chin, he did get knocked out at least couple of times in the amateurs.

 

Joyce is a monster. It doesn't look pretty, but you can't argue results. He's really prepared to fight anyone. His Olympic experience as well as his stiff test in the WSB have prepped him to take on good talent. He should be in a rush. He looks to me to be a finished product. This type of super busy, face forward, aggressive style will not age well.

 

I think he will be a top 15 fighter if all goes well.