His promoter Mick Hennessey is jumping the gun and putting him in with seasoned contenders. Yes, the guy had a padded record of 21-3 with 20 KOs BUT Tyson is a baby.. his balls haven't even fully dropped yet. I don't care how big and strong he is, Mick is going to screw up his career by pre-maturely putting him against the wrong opponents. JUST SAYING. I don't believe he is the next big heavyweight contender.
Let me preface by saying I know little to nothing about the guy but I completely agree with the premature comment. This man is 2-0 as a professional. Now granted it depends on who you fight, at 16-0 Povetkin has faced alot tougher competition and is more ready for a world title shot than Chris Arreola is at 26-0 but 2-0 and a contender? you have to be kidding me.
Too early to tell, but having seen him fight I think he's got the correct fundamentals. Just needs to work on them and improve all-round with his fitness and technique. I would note that very very few people are hyping this guy up as a heavyweight contender at the moment, just someone of note partly thanks to his unusual background. Let's not leap to tear down the hype before the hype has even turned up yet.
If he gets conditioned, and gets rid of his love handles that wobble around as he punches then he might have a chance at being a decent contender. Seriously, the love handles are distracting!!
