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Now hear me out. I know Hunter is a former cruiserweight and all. But I think he could potentially be just as big of a test as Miller would have been...
Hunter destroyed Bakole. Bakole is a big @ss heavyweight. Hunter was able to stop him. Bakole recently stopped Wach by TKO in a better way than Miller did. Not that I believe in triangle theories but it shows that Hunter has the skills to beat way bigger guys in the division.
He also lost to Usyk, but there is no shame in that at all. That was a good learning experience for him.
Hunter also KO'd Ustinov. Not that Ustinov is that good, but he is a very big guy. The size difference in that fight was huge so it was impressive to me how he just walked through Ustinov. Also knocked out Kiladze sooner than Kownacki and just as fast as Joyce did.
Politically it also makes sense. Hunter is an American with a good amateur pedigree. Good opponent for Joshua's american debut. Ranked by the IBF and WBA. He is also on DAZN so it's an easy fight to make. He was rumoured to fight Povetkin around the time Joshua is fighting so he is available for the date I would reckon.
I mean I get that the size difference is huge between Hunter and Joshua. But I think that Hunter being a midget could actually play into his advantage. More mobility and speed are advantages that Miller didn't have lol. The last time Joshua fought a real short guy in Takam he was struggling to land clean so this could be interesting imo.
Hunter destroyed Bakole. Bakole is a big @ss heavyweight. Hunter was able to stop him. Bakole recently stopped Wach by TKO in a better way than Miller did. Not that I believe in triangle theories but it shows that Hunter has the skills to beat way bigger guys in the division.
He also lost to Usyk, but there is no shame in that at all. That was a good learning experience for him.
Hunter also KO'd Ustinov. Not that Ustinov is that good, but he is a very big guy. The size difference in that fight was huge so it was impressive to me how he just walked through Ustinov. Also knocked out Kiladze sooner than Kownacki and just as fast as Joyce did.
Politically it also makes sense. Hunter is an American with a good amateur pedigree. Good opponent for Joshua's american debut. Ranked by the IBF and WBA. He is also on DAZN so it's an easy fight to make. He was rumoured to fight Povetkin around the time Joshua is fighting so he is available for the date I would reckon.
I mean I get that the size difference is huge between Hunter and Joshua. But I think that Hunter being a midget could actually play into his advantage. More mobility and speed are advantages that Miller didn't have lol. The last time Joshua fought a real short guy in Takam he was struggling to land clean so this could be interesting imo.
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