Just want to get a gauge of how the forum place him among the second level LH. He is currently rank 7 in boxrec.
I think he can beat them all. He's got a tremendous work rate and hits like a mule. I'm very impressed with Joey me boy!!
Fonfara hurt him with a short L hook and was on wobbly legs when he threw the blind OH R and nailed the wreckless Fonfara. Defensively responsible solid beard fighter with good countering technique are gonna be his downfall, as are EE/Russian/UK thoroughbred prospects. He can beat the glass jawed hype jobs and the other GG ams turn club fighters who work into the top 30, but once he meets a guy with solid fundamentals, in his prime or coming from an extensive am background, he'll get KOd himself. But.......yeah, like a mule, so lazy fighters, old fighters, and chinny fighters look out. Gotta feeling Al Haymon gonna feed Bute to him after Bute loses his eliminator with Alvarez on the cards, and Bute will KO him or vice versa.
I don't think he was truly hurt against Fonfara, the moment Fonfara went down after the first KD, he started celebrating like he was fine, he didn't seem hurt in the least, and he looked perfectly fine going for the kill. He could beat them all, although Edwin, Barrera and Isaac may be problematic.
