Comments Thread For: Anderson, Ajagba to Headline Heavyweight Doubleheader

[Wacked_Out]

The best fight might be Lebron vs Suarez. Vianello vs Efe is a battle of two rigid robots but Efe probably cleans him out. Mason needs to step up the competition.

[kiaba360]

He wasn't just beaten by Sanchez, he wasn't competitive. If Sanchez were any kind of puncher Efe wouldn't have seen the 6th. He's 29, at least he isn't 34 like Makhmudov but I don't see him competing at the top level with just a big right hand. He looks pretty good against mid-level talent but I think the better fighters, like Sanchez, will always have an easy time with him.

At this point an Efe / Makhmudov match is even money (and a really great fight!), imo.

Most of these guys can hurt each other, so the top level could shift in a heartbeat. Wilder had a long career even-though all he really had was a right hand.

[theface07]

Most of these guys can hurt each other, so the top level could shift in a heartbeat. Wilder had a long career even-though all he really had was a right hand.

Exactly. The heavyweight landscape can change quicker than any other division due to the higher possibility of one punch knock outs. After the first Ruiz fight, people were slagging of Joshua and saying he was an overrated bum, a hype job, etc etc and will never get back to form again. Of course, he's not the same fighter he once was but he's had a good comeback period and is back in the mix near the top level again.
Many boxing fans are fickle, have short memories and like to kick people when they are down. The internet has exacerbated this problem because there's no consequences to trashing people online that you will likely never have to answer to in person.

[SteveM]

Yet another heavyweight card where the 2 big names avoid one another.

Tune in on Oct 9th then - you have Parker vs Zhang - 2 fighters who could have taken easier fights at world level

and also Clarke vs Wardley - 2 best British-level HWs going at it in what looks to be an even matchup

[tophat1]

Anderson has gone backwards sincd tge martin fight. I wonder if they lost a touch of faith in him. They didnt even risk putting him in with Kossobutskiy.

[Timur78]

I always said that by the time Ajagba fights a known name opponent, he'll be too old for boxing.
They are bringing him up way too slow...

[juggernaut666]

What happened to Ajagba vs Ortiz ?

[MastaBlasta]

Younger guys fighting younger guys, getting experience, making decent money. Nothing wrong with that. Some fans think Louis, Marciano, Ali, etc. started out by fighting the top 10 at the time. They didn't. It's a good card, interesting matchups. All these guys are young enough that any one of the HW's could go on to become legends, with this being the early days. All of these guys are good too. Lighter-weight fights are good too.

[PBR Streetgang]

Anderson has gone backwards sincd tge martin fight. I wonder if they lost a touch of faith in him. They didnt even risk putting him in with Kossobutskiy.

I think they said as much after he got hit a good amount by Martin. They lined up Rudenko so he could get some confidence back with an opponent who didn't have much firepower and would get stopped. Kossubutsky looked less than stellar in his fight against Efe.

Time is on Anderson's side, they can try to get some of the defensive issues worked out before they toss him in with someone who might lose legitimate threats.

[Superbee]

Finally a step up for Anderson... 'bout time ... Though calling Ryad Merhy a "contender" is a bit far stretch ...