As stated in a few other threads I have this feeling that hunter is going to make some noise in the current top 10 . That being said who do you guys got in these potential match up s???
Michael hunter vs :
1.Daniel Dubois
2. Dillian whyte
3. Joseph Parker
4. Tyson fury
5. AJ
6. Wilder
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Kubrat pulev
Hunter looked great in round 1 against Povetkin. After that his performance dwindled and he didn't do enough to win. I think he got lucky to get away with a draw I think the ref mistook a knockdown for a slip, if the ref ruled it a knockdown Povetkin would've won. Hunter is just physically too small right now.
I think Hunter can beat Ortiz. Hunter boxing to a draw with top 10 Povetkin is better than anything Ortiz has done. I would give him a chance against Pulev also, since Pulev has no head movement.
Dubois is unproven. Hunter would be a favorite against him at this point.
Agreed, pulev is horribly stationary , hunter would beat pulev for sure . Pulev was going life and death with Bogdan dinu 2 fights back before he caught him then hit him while he was down . Pulev is very average these days .
I think Dubois vs hunter would be pretty even odds wise . While dubois is totally unproven I would personally pick him to beat hunter. But we won't know until we know in the case of ddd .
I think Hunter can beat Ortiz. Hunter boxing to a draw with top 10 Povetkin is better than anything Ortiz has done. I would give him a chance against Pulev also, since Pulev has no head movement.
Dubois is unproven. Hunter would be a favorite against him at this point.
I like Hunter and think he's got a great attitude but I think he's gonna struggle at the top end of Heavy. Thought Sasha deserved the nod over him already, vs Parker, maybe 50/50, Whyte most likely finishes him mid to late, though I think Michael will be giving a good account, maybe winning up to that point. Outboxes Wilder until getting flattened. Vs Joshua looks a bit like Parker, a bit too tentative and likely not able to get much going... Ortiz and Pulev and Ruiz think he's got a decent chance with speed and footwork to outpoint all 3... though I wouldn't be putting money on it. :lol1:
we aren't too far off in our assessment citizen K . Alot of people give the kid no chance . I think that's crazy . Good post sir .
He loses to Whyte, Joshua, fury and uysk also the draw with povetkin was probably fair and that's an indication of his level he's very good but a bit small borderline top ten due to lack of size I still think uysk struggles against the top ten
I like Hunter and think he's got a great attitude but I think he's gonna struggle at the top end of Heavy. Thought Sasha deserved the nod over him already, vs Parker, maybe 50/50, Whyte most likely finishes him mid to late, though I think Michael will be giving a good account, maybe winning up to that point. Outboxes Wilder until getting flattened. Vs Joshua looks a bit like Parker, a bit too tentative and likely not able to get much going... Ortiz and Pulev and Ruiz think he's got a decent chance with speed and footwork to outpoint all 3... though I wouldn't be putting money on it. :lol1:
He is championship material for sure, but I believe Joshua, Fury, Whyte, Wilder, parker all beat him. he has a chance against others.
Usyk , Joshua , and fury are the only 3 I can pick without a doubt to beat hunter, and I surprised myself when I broke down his chances vs my top10 .
I don't really rate him tbh. He's already been beaten up by Usyk and couldn't beat a old shot Povetkin.
Totally fair assessment!! I didn't add usyk to the list for that reason, and as I don't have usyk ranked at heavy just yet . Even tho usyk comfortably beat hunter it was at cruiser , and I have hunter in the low end of my top 10 @ HW. I belive usyk would also beat hunter at HW but i think it would be a much closer contest. Hunter has improved since that fight and looks to be better at heavy , with room still to grow as a fighter.
As for povetkin, I don't think he's completely shot . Still the same level fighter who gave Joshua some decent rounds , and I had hunter beating povetkin 115-113 altho I'm def not crying over the draw verdict.
For me:
1. Dubois via late TKO .
2. Hunter via SD over whyte
3. Hunter via UD over Parker
4. Fury via UD in a competitive fight
5. AJ via UD in a boring decision ( simular to ruiz2)
6. Hunter via UD over wilder ( IF wilder doesn't catch him with the one hitter quitter which is very possible ).
7. DRAW . I see Ortiz taking the early rounds quite dominantly , and fading down the stretch and getting outworked and buzzed a few times.
8. Hunter via late TKO over pulev
I think in the next few years hunter will position himself in the top 5 . He's improving every fight . I know alot of you guys are going to pick hunter to lose to all these guys , but I feel he matches up well at heavyweight and his team made the right decision to move up . Hunter is going to get overlooked and I'm gonna make some money when some of these match ups get made !!!