Filip Hrgovic vs Michael Hunter

Good fight, very tough test for Hrgrovic Why the hell did Hearn release Michael Hunter to begin with when it is so many fights he could make with him :dunno:

Now A.J. defend the IBF title against the official challenger Pulev and this will be his last defense of the IBF title. He will give up those titles before the match with Usyk or Tyson Fury. Why? Because these are promoter games. In case he loses, Eddy Hearn would be left without a heavyweight world champion. This is how Eddy Hearn and Matchroom probably get a new world champion in the IBF. Hearn is the promoter or co-promoter of Antony Joshua, Joseph Parker, Filip Hrgovic, Dillian Whyte, Zhang Zhilei, Martin Bakole ... Matchroom also promoted Hunter, but after he failed to beat Povetkin, they did not want to extend his contract. In case Hunter beats Hrgovic, Matchroom will surely offer him a contract again. Probably Joseph Parker or Zhang Zhilei will box with Charles Martin to get him off the second challenger position.Usyk goes to the WBO belt. Then we will have a match for the IBF title of two Matchroom boxers. Boxing is big business today!

WBA: ANTHONY JOSHUA ENGLAND WBC: TYSON FURY ENGLAND WBO: ANTHONY JOSHUA ENGLAND SNO NAME COUNTRY 1 KUBRAT PULEV BULGARIA 2 CHARLES MARTIN UNITED STATES 3 OLEKSANDR USYK UKRAINE 4 MICHAEL HUNTER UNITED STATES 5 ANDY RUIZ JR MEXICO 6 FILIP HRGOVIC CROATIA 7 JOSEPH PARKER NEW ZEALAND 8 TOM SCHWARZ GERMANY 9 AGIT KABAYEL GERMANY 10 TONY YOKA FRANCE 11 UAINE FA JR NEW ZEALAND 12 DEMSEY MC KEAN AUSTRALIA 13 JOSEPH JOYCE ENGLAND 14 OTTO WALLIN SWEDEN 15 ZHANG ZHILEI Hrgovic vs Hunter!Great match! It is a struggle for positioning on the IBF rating to attack the title. Antony Joshua will leave the title, and the winner of the Hunter-Hrgović match will probably fight Charles Martin for the vacant title. Both are great, whoever wins is likely to become the new IBF champion. Hrgovic is bigger and stronger, but Hunter also has his chances!:love: What? Why would AJ relinquish the IBF? He's fighting his mandatory next.

Good on hrgovic for stepping up. He's been getting away with fighting nobodies, as he sparred with wilder. If hrgovic didn't do well in sparring with wilder nobody would know hrgovic

Hunter has no problem taking big risks, but is Hrgovic ready?

Hunter will have a Croatian Crustacean when he hunts down Hyrgobot! When he exposes how bad defensively Filip is, everyone will call the stiff Croatian overrated!

Has anyone seen this giant lummox hurt at all? Is Hunter just expected to out point him? Because I see an imminent clobbering / rabbit punch battering over the course of 12. I legitimately don't like Hrgovic for some reason, but still see him winning I'll be rooting for Hunter either way. Dog or favorite.

Strongly disagree with that. He isnt a perfect fighter by any means but I certainly think he takes them both out. A fight with Hunter is a toss up though imo.

Huge step up... He didn't show anything special so far for lack of opponents with a pulse... Makhmudov would give him a ride for his money and that would show where he really stands...

WBA: ANTHONY JOSHUA ENGLAND WBC: TYSON FURY ENGLAND WBO: ANTHONY JOSHUA ENGLAND SNO NAME COUNTRY 1 KUBRAT PULEV BULGARIA 2 CHARLES MARTIN UNITED STATES 3 OLEKSANDR USYK UKRAINE 4 MICHAEL HUNTER UNITED STATES 5 ANDY RUIZ JR MEXICO 6 FILIP HRGOVIC CROATIA 7 JOSEPH PARKER NEW ZEALAND 8 TOM SCHWARZ GERMANY 9 AGIT KABAYEL GERMANY 10 TONY YOKA FRANCE 11 UAINE FA JR NEW ZEALAND 12 DEMSEY MC KEAN AUSTRALIA 13 JOSEPH JOYCE ENGLAND 14 OTTO WALLIN SWEDEN 15 ZHANG ZHILEI Hrgovic vs Hunter!Great match! It is a struggle for positioning on the IBF rating to attack the title. Antony Joshua will leave the title, and the winner of the Hunter-Hrgović match will probably fight Charles Martin for the vacant title. Both are great, whoever wins is likely to become the new IBF champion. Hrgovic is bigger and stronger, but Hunter also has his chances!:love:

Probably. Hunter looks like somebody who beats all mediocre heavyweights. I don`t think Hrgovic is better than Kuzmin or Bakole. Hrgobot beat Kuzmin pretty easily in the WSB but I guess it was 7 years ago and the Russian was pretty green.

Will be an interesting fight. Hunter did get rocked and was saved from an uncalled KD. Filip is younger and probably more power? Will be interesting. But yeah, Hunter, if he fights smart, will outbox him.

Not impressed with Hrgovic. His jab should have been developed long ago and it still isn't.

If Hunter wins, taking Bakole, Kuzmin and Hrgovic's 0's along with drawing against Povetkin should put him on a very short list of fighters deserving a title shot.

Yes!! Haha... Filip is gonna get exposed so badly. Probably. Hunter looks like somebody who beats all mediocre heavyweights. I don`t think Hrgovic is better than Kuzmin or Bakole.

Yes!! Haha... Filip is gonna get exposed so badly.

I'm a fan of Hunter and I hope he wins but I think the Croatian takes this. Hunter schools him I reckon. Hrgovic is STIFF.

Huge step up for Hrgovic. Hunter outboxes him IMO. Hunter is not some old fat American cab driver, like the most of the guys Hrgovic fought. I'm a fan of Hunter and I hope he wins but I think the Croatian takes this.

Huge step up for Hrgovic. Hunter outboxes him IMO. Hunter is not some old fat American cab driver, like the most of the guys Hrgovic fought.