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What are we building Hunter into exactly? He's bout to turn 31 & has two live opponent W's on his record & is a tiny HW in today's era with okay power who's unlikely to get far even if he can be built into something cuz he'll be fighting guys who got 20lbs-30lbs+ on him on a regular basis. His biggest claim to fame is maybe being the guy to give Usyk his 2nd biggest challenge by winning 3 rounds. Best thing that could happen for Hunter is he gets a Joshua fight & regardless if he sinks or swims his Q score just shot up drastically & he's got some name value off of an L worse case.
Matchroom doesn't work like most US promotions. They don't give a f#ck if you catch an L or two. They'll keep using you & putting you in fun &/or interesting fights. F#ck man Matchroom keeps David Price around still ffs. And hell yea keep him around he's fun to watch win or lose.
I tend to think its the fight that makes more sense since Ruiz does have that close fight with Parker in his only L that makes him a more viable guy to be getting a title shot. But lotsa mfers seem to be saying its Hunter & not Ruiz so idk.I really do believe Andy Ruiz would get the fight, he sounds like he knows he has that fight in the bag, and he has already sign his part of the deal.Comment
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Well yea lol.
I mean I'll never be a guy that says someone has absolutely 0% chance to win a fight, but yea this will be like a 90/10, 95/5 Joshua fight. But yea unless Hunter has the greatest day of his life & Joshua has one of the worst days of his life on June 1 Joshua is gonna win.Comment
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“They have to pick the right opponent and that is what I am. Some of these guys don’t want to fight. I’m a rising star, I work with Matchroom and DAZN, so I’m a better fit than the others anyways.”
That's what I'm talking about! MAN UP! That's how you do it! I hope he gets the call! Way better boxer than Miller! HW has been good to him b/c he's more athletic than most of the HW, and he has a better pedigree than Wilder! He just doesn't have a lot of power, but he's good! Definitely Top 15!Comment
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Hunter as an american would only get bigger in terms of name, he already looks the part, and can speak well. So am expecting them to build him as a future opponent.
Everyone is doing it now, PBC/Showtime are doing it, Matchroom USA/DAZN are trying to do the same thing, Top rank/ESPN are trying to do the same thing.
Wilder already said he has enough opponents at PBC to freeze Whyte or anyone out for two years, and with the whole blocking of Ortiz from fighting Joshua that makes sense.
So what does DAZN do? Throw Hunter in now or build him for a later date. Give the fight over to Ruiz as a replacement and then they have more options down the line in Hunter, Usyk and others.Comment
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Yea idk. I just don't see much to build on with a 215lb 6'2 HW in this era who's not THAT exceptional to outclass these bigger mfers. If I'm betting on a small HW I'm betting on Usyk who's a masterclass boxer. Hunter is a fun also ran-ish caliber guy who I'm sure will be capable of some surprises & be in some competitive fights, but he'll need to earn his way to a title shot which is gonna be a tough road for him if he's not gifted this one on June 1.
But mainly I just don't think Matchroom operates like that with a guy like this specifically. They don't give a f#ck if you lose like TR does.
If Hunter was some 23, 25 year old guy then fair play. Lets guard him a lil & spend 2 or 3 years trying to hype him & build him into some sort of draw that could B side in a fight with Joshua one day.
As is Hunter is burning daylight on his career at nearly 31 already with nothing of note on his resume except the 3-9 L to Usyk where most of us liked how he lost. So lets put him in some fun fights where we can maybe like how he wins or loses again not guard him with clever matchmaking.Comment
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This kid has lost at cruiser and is untested at Heavy........... Hearn needs to cancel another show.Comment
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