A smiling & dancing Jared Anderson and Martin Bakole made their grand arrival on Tuesday for his or her heavyweight conflict on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, broadcast dwell on DAZN PPV. The 6’6″ hat-wearing Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) appeared taller and greater than Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) throughout their face-off.
(Picture credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)
Anderson’s Psychological Edge?
Nonetheless smiling, Anderson, 24, continued to stare down Bakole, 31, after he turned to the viewers. Anderson by no means took eyes off Bakole and was comfortable that he’d turned away first to face the viewers.
Anderson handled it as a minor psychological victory. Given how little Anderson has completed throughout his profession, he doesn’t have room to be cocky. He’s appeared horrible in latest fights and seems to be giving nowhere.
Hopefully, Anderson will come to battle as a result of followers need to see the 2 heavyweights go to struggle. In his latest fights, Anderson has adopted the step-back combating method of his good good friend, light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson, and he has did not please followers.
Some followers really feel that is too massive of a step up for Anderson to go up in opposition to Bakole, and he’ll disintegrate underneath the strain. If Anderson loses, his rating will drop. He’s at present rated #4 WBO, #5 IBF, and #6 WBC.
High Rank might want to resolve what they need to do with Anderson as a result of he already appeared dangerous in opposition to Charles Martin, getting damage twice, and he fought like a replica of Shakur in his final battle in opposition to Merhy and was booed by the followers.
Bakole’s Assured Prediction
Chris Mannix: “You lastly received that massive battle that you just had been in search of. How do you’re feeling going into this battle?”
Martin Bakole: “I’m right here to care for enterprise. I’m not right here to joke. I’m not right here to play.”
Mannix: “You bought a giant puncher in entrance of you in Jared Anderson. What’s the important thing to beating him?”
Bakole: “I knock him out.”
Mannix: “Hey, Jared. He mentioned he’s going to knock you out. What do you assume?”
Jared Anderson: “I can’t wait to see it. I can’t look ahead to him to point out me. You realize what’s occurring.”
Mannix: “You definitely have the swagger of a heavyweight champion. Do you consider this will get you one step nearer?
Anderson: “Each battle will get me one step nearer. I’m right here to win. I’m right here to placed on a present for the gang. As you’ll be able to see, they”re excited already. I’m right here to do my job.”
Mannix: “You mentioned after your final battle you wished a man that got here to battle. This man definitely appears to be like like he’s right here to battle. Do you consider it is a battle you’ll be able to look nice in?”
Anderson: “100%. He’s coming ahead nowhere however to face in the course of the ring. I find it irresistible and need to see it.”
