Shakur Stevenson sparring Jared Anderson

Just has to avoid Wilder's dynamite and pick his timings.

 

When are we going to see all-American hype-job Jared Anderson in with a live opponent? 2028? 2030? Before the Brisbane Olympics in 2032? Or am I being unrealistic in my expectations? I mean, he'll only be 32 by then which is when H/W's are really entering their primes.

Does anyone know why he didn't stay in the amateurs longer to get some valuable experience against international competition? Was it b/c he couldn't beat Richard Torrez & therefore wouldn't have got the overseas trips anyway? If so, why is he 'the next big thing' & not Torrez?

Maybe he will get the Michael Grant treatment & go 30 and 0 without facing anyone capable of hitting him back. I still remember the articles written by American boxing 'journos' (I use that word loosely) hyping Grant heavily. Like when the Klitschkos went over to America for sparring & the American boxing journos breathlessly told us that the Klitschkos handled everyone in the gym "except Grant". Good one, guys. Top marks from me for fiction writing.

Keep an eye out for future stories by American boxing journos of how Anderson is handling King Kong in the gym but keeps getting matched with Bambi in real fights.

10-9 Stevenson.

 

Lotta Anderson hype brewing...

 

I've been hearing it for years already. Okay then, fine. Let's see a real fight.

Sure, he's only 22 but so what? If you're good enough, you're old enough. He might be the real deal. But if he is, there's no need to hide his light under a bushel for the next decade. Let's see what he's got.

Just don't make another Michael Grant out of him.

 

It's gonna be a slow burn with him. There is no other Great Hope out there, and when Deontay got obliterated a lot of people hopped onto the next car in the train. Get ready for 5 more years of youtube comments under Anderson methodically beating down a top 250 guy that say "Next year champ for sure!!"

 

He's 12 fights in gtfo of here. Makhmudov has had even more fights yet only now in his 15th fight is he fighting someone with a pulse. Jalolov hasn't fought any better ether.

I'd like Anderson to step up later next year but now would be too soon because he's only 22 years old and 12 fights in.

Tell me, who did Fury, Klitschko, Joshua, or Hrgovic, fight in their 13th fight ?

Usyk is the only one who stepped it up very early and he had the most ameture experience

 

The guy is a classic American hype job who has done nothing to deserve it. Three of the four guys you just mentioned faced the best amateurs in the world at the Olympics. Joshua fought for a world title in his 16th fight. There's no comparison & that's my point.

Before you ask me any more questions, try answering some of mine.

 

You have no questions. You know all the top guys bar Usyk fought bums in their 13th fight. The bodybuilder is considered to have stepped up too early yet it was his 15th fight where he fought Whyte correct ?

Anderson is overrated and does get undeserved hype and but i dont understand criticising him for not having fought anybody in his 12 fights. I would like him to step up soon but i won't cry about his weak competition when he hasn't had many fights. Wasn't much of an ameture like say Joyce

 

I have many. They are all the sentences that appear in my original post with fish-hooks at the end of them.

I'm not looking up records to see who blokes faced in their 13th fight. I would like to see heavily hyped fighters facing live opposition occasionally is my general point. Particularly someone who has received as much hype as what Jared Anderson has.

There you go asking me a question again. I only ask them. I don't answer them.

That's harsh. We don't know that until he starts facing live opposition.

I think it's a bit over the top. Which is why I drew a comparison with Michael Grant.

I did use the expression 'All-American hype-job' but beyond that I don't think wanting him to face a live opponent sooner rather than later is being particularly critical. Maybe the Michael Grant comparison could be considered unfair? The way to make that go away is to fight a live opponent.

It's a little tiresome seeing heavily hyped guys continually matched with lame opponents. Fight someone who's going to hit you back & give you some rounds is what I'm suggesting. If the fighter is genuinely any good, doing so will benefit them.

I will. No more Michael Grant's please. That's not how to produce a genuine H/W champion of the world.

He fought Richard Torrez several times. Torrez made the Olympic final. So he has some amateur credentials.

 

Fury had only been professional for 2 years by his 13th fight .. but by that time he'd already knocked out John McDermott who was a solid European level heavyweight .. far better than anyone Anderson's fought

 

It doesn't matter what you think. For a fighter to develop, fighting a contender in their 13th fight isn't advised. That should happen in their 17thish fight. No ATG heavyweight bar Usyk fought a top guy in their 13th fight

Your questions are irrelevant. You just ask when he'll fight a live body or why he didn't stay in the ametures long enough

Sooner can suggest a few fights from now. I'd like him to step up in his 15th fight but to criticize him because he hasn't fought anybody in a mear 12 fights doesn't make much sense considering most top fighters don't

All fighters don't start off elite. Them getting experience in can improve them significantly

Not nearly as much as Joyce, plus Joyce is old and has to move quickly

 

Doesn't really matter try watching his actual fights he gets touched up a lot and the OP is misleading as well he barely showed any head movement there

 

He was going to fight Christian Hammer but had a hand injury.

If you want Anderson to step up so early Bob Arum has already stated he wants to put Anderson with guys like Zhang and other gatekeeper level contenders next year. Probably around his 15th fight as it should be.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.**...s-like-hrgovic-zhilei-early-next-year--168601

Plus he's already called out Makhmudov (i think Makhmudov KO's him)

 

Anderson has some talent but he needs a lot of work. Big HWs generally take longer to mature. People don’t want to hear this but assuming he doesn’t go off the rails it’s going to take another 3-4 years of training camps and gradual improvement of opposition before he’s ready for contend for a world title.