I don't really care about him being moved along slowly, he's still only 22 and only been pro for 4 years, he still needs another year or so. To be honest, I think he's too small. He's probably better off taking a break and shedding some weight to get down to cruiser.
Well spoken,tommy! He is still an extremely young fighter among all those countless old geezers at heavy weight.Nevertheless,I like many other posters here on esb would like to see him dig deep in a demanding and tough fight. He should rematch Pala or fight someone like Sprott or Bakhtov. Other promising young heavies like Kretschman(scheduled to fight Bakhtov),Dettweiler(has fought Coc,Pala,and Sprott),or Pianeta(is scheduled to fight Sprott) have fewer fights in their fight record,but have already come up against stiff opposition in the ring.