Huck will win, I am sure of it. Cunnigham fights scared, and Huck is going to bring the pressure. Cunnigham is going to have break a record for clinches in a fight, for him to survive. Steve doesnt have power, and the much slower, and ponderous (then Huck) Diablo, was able to land on him. Huck is bigger, hits, harder and the major difference is he is much quicker then Diablo was. Huck is athletic, and throws many punches! I dont even know HTF Diablo got a title shot?
Cunningham is very athletic - he seems almost like the Jermaine Taylor of cruiserweights, minus the bad decisions. It's weird that a guy who looks to be in MONSTER shape like Cunningham has stamina problems late in fights, I mean, look at any picture of Steve...the man looks like a BEAST.
Does he have stanima problems? Really, I cannot immagine that, the way he does/does not fight. Huck has balls, he is a tall figher but comes to fight, and throws alot of punches. Huck is for real, he is quick, hits hard, he whooped the tough, highly ranked Russian Tokaraev's ass.
You keep repeating that, but please tell me what other fights you've seen of Cunningham besides Wlodarczyk? Huck is definitely the real deal, but Cunningham is a far more talented fighter than Tokarev.
I havent seen any other. I seen enough to know Cunnigham fought scared, is afraid to get hit and is boring. He was intimidated by Diablo, do you not agree? Steve held every single chance he had, then complained about losing after such a poor effort.
Admittingly,apart from his fights against Wlodarcyzk-who is no top 10 fighter at all(he got a gift decision against Karanevich)-I havent seen any of outings to a box ring. However,judging on what I saw I wouldnt bet a single coin on Cunningham against Huck. Huck is a very powerful young fighter with good stamina and a lot of pop in his fists. He still makes a lot of mistakes inside a box ring ,but Cunningham isnt the one to take advantage of those mistakes. Huck is just too strong and mentally tough for Cunningham. You have to be prepared to go to war when entering the same ring with Huck-Cunningham isnt IMO. As for Cunningham being more talented than Tokarev I for my part would surely favour Tokarev if they ever met inside a box ring. To a certain extent Tokarev has a similar style to Huck. I was surprised how easily Huck won round after round in his encounter with the strong and hard-punching Tokarev. Huck is the real deal,and Tokarev is still too much for Cunningham IMO. As sean rightfully pointed out a fighter who had two pretty close with feather fisted and limited Wlodarycyk wont stand much of a chance against Huck.
I guess it will be a split decision. Cunningham will do a lot more than Huck on the outside with his reach and jab and at the inside he will hug like Ruiz. Huck often throws 2 or 3 combinations on the inside and not more for the hole round. The crowd in germany may cheer those combinations, although they don't see that only 1 of 5 punches is landing. One jugde will me impressed of Huck's combinations and his harder punches, the other judge will give Cunningham more points for doing more and hitting some jabs, although Cunningham isn't a hard hitter. The third judge has just to decide whether it will be a draw or a split decision. If he gives Huck a 115:113 many guys will scream that it's impossible to win on points in Germany ... and UK .. and Italy ... and Japan ... and Denmark ... and Puerto Rico ... and Australia ... and France ...
I can only see Huck winning this...don't underestimate his chin too... ...the problem however with a Huck win is the fact that this division is unlikely to be unified (seeing as he is unlikely to travel outside of Germany/Central Europe).
Huck is gonna win this fight. He is the best cruiserweight in the world in a division that is stacked.
Huck is probably the best cruiser out there right now. I don't see him having major problems with Cunningham.
You sure? The fight will be staged in Germany's capital Berlin? Would be great! If so I am going to watch it live!
Macca? I very much doubt it! Anyway! There are quite a handful of new faces at cruiser weight who can hold their own against Huck.The young and talented Cuban Hernandez,silver olympist Kraj,Solis' old rival,the heavy handed Russian cruiser Alexeev whose firepower was feared at the amateurs. Huck looked great in his last fight against Tokarev who is a true top 10 fighter. Cunningham had two pretty close fights with the relatively harmless Wlodarcyzk. I cant really see Cunningham winning a point decision against Huck.
Right this minute, the first three probably could. A year from now, I wouldn't hold my breath. Don't forget this kid has only been boxing for 3 years (he was a kickboxer before then), and he's not even close to hitting his physical prime. Best I can tell, he's also generally better conditioned than any of those guys. He laid a beatdown on Tokarev (the judge who scored it even was on crack or something), and didn't tire out the way Mormeck, Haye and Bell tend to do late in fights.