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Martin Bakole

I've always felt he's underrated. I picked Hunter to beat him and despite being right on that occasion I've always felt he was perhaps rather fortunate and I definitely feel a rematch goes very differently. I quite like Bakole he moves well for such a unit, good power, good workrate, chin looks, good. Hands down but slips shots well and seems to have a beard on him. He doesn't fight like a typical HW. Despite being 6'6 he's a good bodypuncher, uses angles well, cuts off a ring pretty well, double and triples up his punches. He puts punches together well for a giant HW. I am not saying he is as good but in a weird way he is a little bit Tyson Fury esque at in there, just glimpses. I still believe its hard to get a real gauge on how good he is or can be as I believe he's improving and not a spring chicken but surprisingly youngish? 26-27? I'd like to see him in there with Whyte or say a Parker (fight lined up with Joyce) but someone of similar quality maybe Ruiz? Do you reckon he could go far? Not sure I see a future world champion but he looks a decent enough contender.

Comments (8)

Dakuwaqa

Anthony Joshua is similar, I mean I doubt AJ could comfortably make cruiser or anything but if he laid off the weights I doubt he'd be much over 220 He looks like he’s wearing a muscle suit. Tiny head, narrow wrists and shoulders.

4y ago

Nash_out

Looks like younger and fresher version of Takam to me. I see nothing special. Him beating Yoka just proves how overrated Yoka was. Likely to be on a similar level. I think Takam throws better, faster combinations, but Bakole has a bit more thudding power. I think Bakole vs Chisora would be a good fight. Chisora from a few years ago wins, but he was getting rocked by jabs in his last fight, though still game as ever, so would be a fun battle. Nash out.

4y ago

Dakuwaqa

He moves well? He has decent hand speed but his legs are 100% wooden. He moves like he’s missing the knee joint and instead has one long femur all the way from his hip to his feet.

4y ago

JakeTheBoxer

Looks like younger and fresher version of Takam to me. I see nothing special. Him beating Yoka just proves how overrated Yoka was.

4y ago

Mammoth

I think he's better than Hrgovic

4y ago

dan_cov

If you took Yoka off the sauce he'd likely be 190lbs ringing wet and built like a wire coathanger.

4y ago

dan_cov

Not sure I ever see Yoka beating any legitimate, semi-decent HW. Despite being 6'5 and 240 he isn't a natural true HW imo I personally feel he is a skinny ass dude that is blown up on steroids and doesn't have a very big frame. Sort of like Joseph Parkers old stablemate - sizable chap for sure but just doesn't have the bone density and such to be a true, true HW

4y ago

markusmod

I said from the start he was a bad opponent for Yoka. I had a feeling Yoka, who was matched really soft as a pro, would lose.

4y ago