It remains to be seen how good Bakole really is. He has a fearsome reputation in sparring. But the only time he stepped up he stunk the ring out, and had his soul taken away by a CW. That same CW couldnt even beat a 40 year old Russian HW in his last fight. Proving that Hunter's level isnt elite top 5. To be fair to Hrgovic, it is a lot of risk with no reward facing Bakole.
Martin has his soul took away two days before the fight with tragic family news Martin has sparred AJ, H.Fury, Daniel Debouis and been hit flush he not budged an inch concrete jaw Ignore the hunter performance
I don't get the hate for Hrgovic on this British forum? he's the best HW prospect by miles, being fast tracked, and seems like a nice guy. I'd imagine he'll be facing someone better or at least the same level as Bakole in his next fight. And lets be real, Bakoles age is reported to be 26 or 27, in reality he is much older than that. He could pass as someones grandad.
Anybody with a knowledge of boxing would notice the following: 1. Hunter was a very good fighter and a dangerous opponent for anyone. 2. Bakole looked one punch away from taking him out a few times during that fight. I seen more than enough in that fight from Bakole to convince me that he has a very good chance of beating nearly any heavyweight. Fury obviously the man to beat but Joshua looks a perfect opponent for Bakole.
The disrespect shown here for Eastern European fighters is crazy. I guess it doesn't help that a lot of jobbers tend to be Eastern European, but some good ones can slip though you know. This one in particular has an Olympic medal....
Looked at a p4p list lately? Lomachenko, Usyk, Golovkin, Beterbiev, Plus there's Bivol, Gvozdyk, Derevyanchenko, Breidis, Gassiev, Pulev, Povetkin, Besputin, Dalakian, Postol, Baranchyk.. etc The list is endless. They are probably the most dominant force in boxing. Sounds like you've only watched Anthony Yardes Hungarian opponents
The hate is real Go check Hrgovic amateur and WSB record before you label him a 'euro hype job'. He's as legit as they come. It's easy to just look at someones record looking to score little points...... Bakole couldn't even get Lukasz Rusiewicz out of there, and he's a Cruiserweight who has been knocked out 7 times. Even Craig Kennedy and Dave Allen stopped him
Dubois however, has signed to fight Joe Joyce. What's the betting that Hrgovitch is going to the States to roll over some stiff ?