Hamzah Sheeraz confirmed he was able to problem Janibek Alimkhanuly for his IBF and WBO middleweight titles final Saturday evening by dispatching Tyler Denny in two rounds at Wembley Stadium in London.
If Sheeraz’s administration feels he’s nonetheless not able to tackle Janibek, you must conclude that he’s being manufactured for Berlanga-esque cash-out sort struggle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez. In different phrases, Sheeraz is a hype job. I see him as 100% hype after watching him get damage by Austin Williams.
Janibek needs to be the champion that Sheeraz calls out, however there are questions on whether or not he’s prepared. Tyler Denny will not be the form of fighter that may put together Hamzah to problem Janibek for his belts. Matching Hamzah in opposition to gentle hitters like Tyler Denny is stunting his development as a fighter.
Is Hamzah Sheeraz a Hype Job?
Sheeraz is ranked #1 WBC and #1 WBO and poised for a world title shot. It’s unclear what the aim is for his administration for his profession as a result of with how they’re shifting him, it doesn’t seem he’s being ready for the most effective fighters within the division like Janibek, Carlos Adames, or Erislandy Lara.
It won’t work for Sheeraz to seize the WBC belt from Adames after which use that title as a launch pad to maneuver as much as 168 for a direct title shot in opposition to Canelo. Assuming that’s the aim, it’ll fail as a result of Sheeraz’s reputation gained’t be excessive sufficient within the U.S. for Canelo to provide him a title shot as a result of the match gained’t herald good PPV numbers.
To get the Canelo payday, Hamzah Sheeraz should beat Janibek and Lara to get the American followers to take discover of him. He’s not going to do this by beating up on smallish, weaker fighters like Tyler Denny, and defeating Carlos Adames, who’s arguably the weakest hyperlink among the many three champions at middleweight, gained’t be sufficient. Adames isn’t well-known within the U.S, and never seen as among the best.
If the concept is to create a manufactured fighter like Edgar Berlanga for giant money out functions, Sheeraz is combating within the fallacious division. He needs to be competing at 168 in opposition to fighters his measurement to get ranked for a title shot in opposition to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
He’s about to show 27, and the best way he’s being moved, he may quickly be 30 and nonetheless combating lower-level opposition. Do they really feel Sheeraz isn’t able to struggle the killers at middleweight? He’s bought the scale of an excellent middleweight, which is clearly one of many causes he’s appeared good.
It’s comprehensible why Sheeraz wouldn’t need to transfer as much as 168 as a result of he can be going through guys who would expose him and make the most of his fragile chin. Nonetheless, it’s a waste of Sheeraz’s profession if he hangs round at 160, combating lesser opponents like Tyler Denny with out a minimum of attempting to check himself in opposition to the most effective by going through Janibek.
Some followers really feel that Sheeraz is a ‘hype job’ with a weak chin who will crumble as soon as he’s thrown in with one of many harmful sharks within the 160-lb division.
Why Isn’t Sheeraz Focusing on Janibek?
Janibek is the check that Sheeraz’s administration ought to deal with as a result of if the hard-hitting Kazahk destroys him, he’s most likely not price conserving on. It will be higher simply to dump Hamzah or deal with matching him in opposition to solely domestic-level fodder.
In the end, they must throw Sheeraz within the deep finish by placing him in with one of many champions to see if he’s price putting excessive on the playing cards. Final weekend, Hamzah’s mismatch in opposition to Denny didn’t belong within the co-feature spot on the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois card at Wembley Stadium.
It was such a foul matchup, and it was apparent that it was a showcase struggle to make Hamzah look nice after he’d been damage in his earlier struggle by Austin Williams final June in Riyadh. Though Sheeraz finally knocked out Williams within the eleventh spherical, seeing him get staggered early wasn’t a fairly sight.
Janibek is the man that Sheeraz needs to be calling out as a result of he’s seen because the #1 expertise within the 160-lb division. Hamzah Sheeraz should face the 2016 Olympian Janibek to say the highest spot.
The sunshine-hitting Tyler Denny (19-3-3, 1 KO) lacked the scale and firepower to deal with the 6’3″ heavy puncher. The struggle was not even remotely aggressive and didn’t do a lot to advance Sheeraz.
Janibek will defend his IBF/WBO titles subsequent month in opposition to Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) on October 4th in Sydney, Australia. After that struggle, Janibek’s schedule shall be free, and he’ll be able to defend in opposition to Hamzah if his administration is keen to make that struggle. I doubt they may as a result of Janibek is the actual factor.
