Two exciting heavyweights, Babic front fighter looks like he's model himself on Clubber Lang / Mike Tyson. Wardley watched this kid from the start, white collar fighter never boxed at amateur level, banged out a pretty good pro. Looks like he's got hands of lead, can box off the back foot behind a solid jab. Opinions on both?
Two totally different styles. I can’t see Babic doing anything really, I could be wrong but I think he’s probably peaked. I’d like to see him fight another big guy. Dave Allen would’ve been a good fight to see where he actually is. He wants to fight Hrgovic, now that would be mental from a Babic point of view, I think he’d get his head knocked off. Wardley on the other hand, not really followed his career if I’m totally honest. Maybe down to the white collar background. But that performance tonight I’ll certainly be keeping an eye on future fights. He answered a lot of questions tonight and good luck to him. Again would like to see him go against a boxer, one of who is going to throw shots. A good opponent for either guy at this stage would be Nathan Gorman. Or the loser of Dubois Joyce.
Babic is going to entertain like you say, still not sure of his jaw, even when he's fighting off the front foot. Wardley he's just getting better and better, Whyte picked up 2 guys who can excite fans (Hearn not complaining). Wardley's jab is the best I've seen for a long time. No amateur career which is nuts, he looks relaxed but when he unloads he doesn't waste shots. He'll cause sluggers issues, need to see him taken into longer fights but he looks amazing at this point.
Benn next let's see how long this lasts. I'm guessing inside 5, Benn in last few fights looking more exciting and doing it his way.
Yeah I’m impressed with the little I’ve seen of Wardley. Babic showed all the vulnerabilities we knew he’d have tonight I think. Think the stoppage was more of Little being fatigued than brutal power. Could be wrong tho I’m no expert. I’d be pleasantly surprised if Benn finishes this in 5, I like Benn a lot but I think this one goes the distance and he’s going to be in a fight here. Hopefully you’re right and he does end this early, then shape up the domestic showdown of Benn vs Kelly on the Fury Joshua card in the spring. (Ambitious I know)
That would be a great fight for the under card. Tonight's been great, will be buying Joshua fight because Okolie is on the under card.
Benn looking ready for top 6 fight, he looks great. His unorthodox style will trouble some top fighters. Last 18 months he's improved massively. Though the German lad has landed a few because Benn's closed down the angles he can't get anything with power off. I doubt even the best could generate enough power either. Clever boxing and he must be so irritating to fight.
If Benn can create a screwing body shot then the sky is the limit. Good body shots open up temple shots. This German is tough and isn't easy to stop, a good body shot will hurt opponents. Benn will knacker many good fighters due to his intensity.
Impressive performance from Benn tonight. I’m not sure he’s ready yet to step up to the next level though. He fought a tough opposition tonight who stayed in there but never caused any danger to cause an upset really. Question marks will remain regarding Benn’s power above domestic level, but it’s really early days still for a man with limited amateur career. Hope he doesn’t run before walking, Kelly in my opinion beats him if they fight next. I like Benn, hope he gets himself a British title next and then moves up the levels that way.
For some reason Babic is getting lots of publicity. He will flatten the likes of Tom Little all day. if hes serious in the heavyweight division then when he fights Usyk, Joshua, Fury, Wilder etc hes going to get flattened. he wont be able to chase down and bully these guys. They will drop him on his a@&e
