Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole predicts a knockout victory for his combat towards unbeaten American Jared Anderson on August third on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) says he can’t wait to take the 24-year-old Jared Anderson’s rankings after knocking him out of their combat on ESPN+ PPV on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov.
It’s unclear whose thought it was for the nonetheless novice-level Jared to combat a gifted, confirmed heavyweight like Bakole. He’s not prepared for such a match-up, and it proves disastrous for the Prime Rank-promoted Anderson.
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh might have wished this matchup, which is superb for the followers, however it might not finish effectively for Anderson. He’s being thrown into the deep finish after 17 fights towards Ham and Eggers.
If Anderson loses the combat, Prime Rank should begin over with him and match him harder. It could be a good suggestion to get a special coach, and have him lose the Shakur type of combating he adopted.
Anderson is ranked #4 WBO, #5 IBF, #6 WBC, and #13 WBA. Nonetheless, that rating is predicated extra on what the 4 sanctioning our bodies imagine to be Anderson’s potential fairly than on his having crushed anybody of high quality but throughout his five-year profession.
The one notable win on Anderson’s resume is 38-year-old Charles Martin, and he regarded poor towards him final 12 months in July 2023, getting harm twice in the course of the contest.
It appeared that Anderson had adopted the combating type of his pal Shakur Stevenson, utilizing the identical three-step pull-back type. Martin shortly figured Anderson out and went after him to nail him with pictures. That boring type induced Anderson to be booed in his final combat towards Ryad Merhy.
Anderson performed it secure your entire ten-round contest, retreating when attacked and exhibiting no aggression towards a man who was designed to be a showcase opponent. He must change his Shakur-esque type if he hopes to beat Martin Bakole on August third as a result of it received’t work towards such a expertise.
“After beating him, I’ll be in place. I’ll take his rating. Anderson is #1 in America. He’s good within the rankings,” mentioned Martin Bakole to talkSport Boxing about his opponent Jared Anderson forward of their combat on August third in Los Angeles.
Bakole, 31, is surprisingly ranked under Anderson regardless of having a greater resume. This exhibits how hype impacts the 4 sanctioning our bodies.
“I’m very targeted on beating him as a result of he’s an enormous identify in America. I’m making my debut in America. I’m seeing a knockout,” mentioned Bakole when requested about his prediction for his combat towards Jared on the BMO Stadium.