Oleksandr Usyk has more than enough power to defeat Anthony Joshua next Saturday on September 25th, according to Michael Hunter. He views Usyk as having the most challenging style imaginable for a fighter like IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) to be facing.
Last night in New York, heavyweight contender Michael Hunter scored a pretty impressive, certainly eye-catching KO over Mike Wilson. “The Bounty Hunter” used his powerful and accurate right hand throughout the fight, hurting the previously unstopped Wilson numerous times.
Michael Hunter (19-1-1, 13 KOs) weighed in on Monday at 217.2 lbs for his 10 round WBA heavyweight title eliminator against Michael Wilson (21-1, 10 KOs) for their main event fight on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Michael Hunter is picking Oleksandr Usyk to beat heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua when the two meet in September.
Hunter feels the things Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) has been able to rely on recently to win fights, such as throwing uppercuts and using movement, won’t work against Usyk.
As fans may have read, highly rated (and talented, fast and clever) heavyweight contender Michael Hunter is not fighting unbeaten contender Filip Hrgovic in an IBF final eliminator as seemed to be the plan.
Eddie Hearn is frustrated that Michael Hunter failed to agree to take the fight with 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (12-0, 10 KOs) for the IBF heavyweight title eliminator to decide the mandatory challenger for champion Anthony Joshua.
Matchroom Boxing has won the purse bid for the IBF heavyweight title eliminator for the Filip Hrgovic vs. Michael Hunter fight to determine the mandatory for IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Michael Hunter believes Oleksander Usyk will have a hard time getting big-money fights now that he’s campaigning as a heavyweight. He sees the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) as a crafty finesse fighter, and those types of heavyweights tend to be avoided.
Exclusive interview by James Stillerman – Consensus top-ten heavyweight contender Michael “The Bounty” Hunter Jr. (18-1-1, 12 KOs) is looking for significant fights in 2021, but in the meantime, he will stay busy and take on late replacement Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs) in a ten-round, co-feature on December 18th at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
Michael Hunter is a genuine heavyweight contender, as his performances in fights with the likes of Alexander Povetkin (a draw), Alexander Ustinov, Sergey Kuzmin and Martin Bakole (all wins) show.