Let’s see how many people here think Torres is a better boxer or has better potential than Itauma let’s weed out the weeds who don’t know boxing
Itauma by far and it will become very evident this year. Torrez will get KO'd before he reaches the top 10.
Torrez might have more power, but everything else is on Itauma's side, so I will say that Itauma is better...
Lol. I said he 'might' be better, thats the key word. They are literally at the same stage as their boxing career and I think they are both big HW prospects. It is a fact that Torrez doesn't get anywhere as much hype as Itauma, I mean Top Rank can be pretty crap at promoting their fighters. Even though he has some more favourable aspects about him, such as his amateur pedigree, higher ranking, and his punch arsenal - I agree he gets hit a bit more although I fully expect Itauma to get a taste of that medicine soon enough.
To suggest that Torres might be better than Itauma is going to be a hilarious quote to look back on in the future mate
That's what I see in Torres, as he gets near top competition I see a KO loss coming. Unless he seriously improves his skills. In a sense I think he's still fighting like an amateur.
You could be right, we'll see. I don't know how good Torrez nor Itauma will end up actually becoming in the future. Although, it is evident that Torrez has looked just as impressive as Itauma in the pro ranks, and that he has a very solid amateur pedigree.
I’ll wait until someone actually puts Itauma’s chin under pressure before hyping him. The other guy I don’t know much about.
Moses Itauma 11-0 (9), #39 on Boxrec, Richard Torrez 12-0 (11), #23 on Boxrec & Justis Huni 12-0 (7), #14 on Boxrec are all around the same level as professionals. That's supported by their professional records. Itauma & Torrez have probably been more consistent than Huni who has been sidelined several times with injuries. Huni has probably faced more challenging opposition & has done so at times without the protection of a 'home' commission. As a boxing fan, I welcome a matchup between any two of these three. The guy who wins moves to the top of the class (& belongs in the genuine top 10 H/W rankings). The one who loses moves into the bronze medal position (unless it's very close). It would seem that Itauma & Huni are more likely to face each other. The American way is to preserve their guy's 'O'. That rules out Torrez facing anyone who poses a legitimate threat of beating him (& keeps him in the silver medal position as regards these three fighters).
The WBO wants to pit Huni and Itauma next for the WBO Interim Heavyweight Title. That's the only reason they may fight next. If the WBO wanted to make Richard Torrez vs. Justis Huni next, I'm sure it would be considered, too. It's not the "American Way" for top prospects not to fight. * Holyfield and Tillman fought a little over two years after they turned pro. * Tyson and Biggs fought a little over two years after they turned pro. * Mercer and Morrison essentially fought each other after being pros for two years. * Bowe fought Seldon less than three years after turning pro, after Mercer pulled out. * Jeremy Williams and Danell Nicholson were pros for seven or eight months when they fought. * Williams fought Larry Donald just over a year after they turned pro. * Cliff Etienne had been a pro for a year and a half when he beat both Lamon Brewster and Lawrence Clay-Bey. * Lamon Brewster had been a pro four years and Nate Jones a pro for three when they fought. (Jones got brain damage.) There just hasn't been a glut of young US Heavyweights all coming out of the amateur ranks at the same time in the 2000s. I remember being at an open spar with Monte Barrett one time and he and Nate Jones were talking. It was just after Brewster (who had been an amateur with them) beat Wlad. And they were like "Can you believe, out of all of us, Lamon Brewster is a champ?' Because they'd been better than him as amateurs. They may have been the last group that turned pro together. And Barrett didn't even make the team. Lawrence Clay-Bey did. Wilder didn't come out of the Olympics with anyone of note from the US to fight at heavy or super heavy. Breazeale and Hunter came out of the Olympics at the same time, but Hunter didn't stick around heavyweight and went to cruiser for a while.
Come on, bro. All the examples you cited are ancient history. Torrez won't be taking on a live opponent any time soon. He should really be facing Jared Anderson next who he beat in the amateurs more than once. Great opportunity for Anderson to redeem himself & for Torrez to move himself into the top 10. If you want to see a decent fight between two talented up & coming heavyweights where the winner isn't a foregone conclusion before the fight takes place, look somewhere other than the United States. If Torrez was really ambitious, he would be going after Jalolov who has gone backwards since their last encounter & would be outhustled by Torrez over the distance if they were to meet up. Torrez's next two should be Jared Anderson & Jalolov. He'd win both & be a top 5 heavyweight. Too bad his American handlers are more concerned with protecting his 'O'.
