He’s big at approx 280-pounds, he has genuine punching power and Jarrell Miller is young at age 27. Further good news for those fans who feel the Brooklyn talent is the next big thing in a heavyweight division that has been referred to by many as “wide open,” comes with Miller’s plans to stay active. “Big Baby,” as Miller, 17-0-1(15) is curiously nicknamed, fought just a week ago – crushing an overmatched Nick Guivas inside a couple of rounds – yet he is scheduled to be back in action on August 19th, his manager Greg Cohen told ESPN.com.
Miller, who proved his toughness with some early MMA fights (twice facing the legendary Mirko Cro Cop) has reminded some fans of the great Riddick Bowe. Miller is of a similar size and he has the power and somewhat deceptive speed “Big Daddy” had. Miller is also a great talker like Bowe was back in the day. Miller is also hungry, possessing the right kind of hunger we hope. Calling out just about any name heavyweight you could point a finger at after his last win, Miller vowed to destroy all in his path.
The big fights won’t come for a while yet it seems, maybe this time next year, but Miller is keeping busy, he’s gaining more and more momentum and he is increasing his fan base. Fans love a puncher and they love a good talker – Miller ticks both boxes. And though he has not yet faced any elite heavyweights, he did fight the best in MMA, for what that is worth in the boxing ring. Miller is not afraid to get in there and fight, put it that way. Hopefully Miller will face a much better opponent than Guivas in August, in what will be his third ring appearance of this year so far.
A good fight for Miller would be someone like a Mariusz Wach or an Amir Mansour or maybe even a Bryant Jennings or an Artur Szpilka. Miller has plenty of time on his side in which to make his move but fans are eager too see if the puncher with skills can match his admittedly big mouth. Hopefully, we will get to find out next year. As good as he’s looked thus far in his career, it’s not too hard to imagine Miller fighting for a major belt one day soon.