By Brad Snyder at ringside
Unbeaten WBO #7, WBA #8, WBC #9 heavyweight Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) went the distance for the first time against former IBF heavyweight champion “Prince” Charles Martin (29-4-1, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Anderson applied pressure from the get-go. Martin, who took the bout on twelve days notice, stayed on his backfoot trying to counter. Anderson dropped Martin at the end of round three with a right hand. Martin began to stand his ground in round five and had a huge round with numerous clean connects. Anderson outworked Martin behind his jab after that. The bout went the full ten with Anderson prevailing by unanimous decision. Scores were 98-91, 99-90, 99-90.
Martin did much better than I thought he would and Anderson probably owes him a bit of gratitude, because he definitely gave him some much needed experience and resistance.
Lucie, I’m afraid that “much needed experience and resistance” isn’t going to benefit an average fighter like Anderson.
I think you’re being a little too hard on him, Michael. He’s just 23, basically a baby for a heavyweight and he was going to get to this point anyway – where he found someone who didn’t just go away quietly the first time he opened up. He clearly has defensive problems, which we knew before this fight, but maybe now that he got stung he has a reason to go and work on those heavily; but he deserves a chance to develop regardless of what he turns out to be, at least imo. The sky didn’t fall on his entire career last night.
Anderson was almost out on his feet twice. If Martin had had a little more stamina and had been better prepared he would knocked Anderson out. We learned one thing, Anderson has a glass jaw, is easy to hit and can’t make the proper adjustments (within the fight) to prevail emphatically.
If he had a “glass jaw” he would have been stopped, Michael. As clean as he got hit, he would have been on the floor. And, again, I’m not ready to pass judgment on a 23 in his first tough fight…. that he still found a way to win clearly. I’m not saying he’ll be champion one day and I wasn’t saying that before this fight, but he deserves a chance, like virtually every other prospect, to show what he’s learned after not having everything go his way before being written off.
He did get rocked and in one of those rounds it seemed like he didn’t know what to do after getting hit that hard.
Lol Tyson Fury was almost knocked out by light punching blown up cruiserweight Steve Cunningham but you have a problem with Anderson because he didn’t knock out Charles Martin?
Wow. The only one rocked in that fight was Jared. He got clocked into doing the chicken dance in the closing seconds. Definitely going to get bombed out by the top heavies. Joshua got rid of a fitter, faster Martin in two.
Well you’re forgetting that Martin suffered a legit knockdown in rd 3. But overall it did appear as though Martin posed more of a danger to Anderson than vice versa.
Charles Martin was never fight. Second Martin got hit by Joshua and just went down in fear. Second Joshua got knocked out by butterball Andy Ruiz the same Andy Ruiz who got knocked down by old ass Chris Arreola.
The old Joshua is dead
entertaining scrap. not close. but baby may have a little ways to go. maybe not ready for the top guys
Well Anderson isn’t quite as great as he thinks he is.
A good test for Anderson.
Honestly, Martin showed me a lot more than I expected. This fight showed that Anderson is heavily relying on his athleticism. As he evolves he’ll need to tighten it up as tougher comp comes his way. A fighter like Andy Ruiz (who’s a little more controlled with his hands) would have stopped the Jared Anderson that fought tonight. Honestly don’t know where he goes from here.
Luis Ortiz?
the big baby wasn’t in shape his mouth was open from the 3rd round on he couldn’t get by a 38 year old fighter convincingly not a chance against a top heavy weight
Tyson Fury couldn’t knock out the glass chin 40 year old Wladimir Klistchko. Of course Wlad is better than Martin but Wlad was still 40 and known for having a glass chin.
Not convinced, Anderson isn’t a bad fighter, but needs a ton of improvements to be ready for the real live wires. A fight against Carlos Takam could be a great test
This was a good fight for Jared, even though he got hurt, he was able to weather the storm. I am certain, this fight will help in Jared future.
Charles exceeded my expectations specially with an 11 days notice
Good test, good win, let’s hope he’s not the heavyweight version of Berlanga.
Anderson is not the hype. Martin did not try to win the fight. He threw punches directed towards Andersons armpit, pocket or 3 feet away. Very strange. Anderson hurt on a couple of occasions when Martin did throw but Martin had no sense of urgency. Anderson has fast hands, average pop and a suspect chin.
Remember Martin accepted the fight with 11 days notice
Your right. Martin dragged Anderson over the coals one rd and almost had him out of there. Next rd, Martin goes back to what was NOT working, and starts retreating again, instead of jumping on the still rocked Anderson. Strange….
Charles Martin came to fight! But he could only fight in spurts. Anderson got caught and looked very shaky in round 5.
After round 6 Martin was still dangerous but only fought in spurts. Charles Martin is not the most durable hw. Anderson’s power is over rated but he has a very good skills – jab , body work but the switching to southpaw and back won the fight.
Just imagine if Martin had a full camp instead of two weeks.
Anderson is garbage all u have to do is hit him to the body and then catch him on the chin because he has no chin. I’m sure JPrince done got to Martin to throw the fit. Anderson won’t last long against better competition.
Lol Anderson has no chin because Martin hurt him? Then wouldn’t that mean Tyson Fury has no chin since the light punching 180 pound Steve Cunnigham knocked him down almost had him out?
Watching the ESPN commentators trying to cover Anderson’s ass when he was nearly out on his feet in the 10th round was hilarious! I’m afraid Jared was badly exposed tonight! He looked very average, and unlike Wilder, he doesn’t have 1 punch knockout power, which spells T.R.O.U.B.L. E!
Wilder only has on punch knockout against lower tiered fighters. Wilder has yet to knockout a elite fighter who is still in their primes.
Although he lost two out of three fights with him. He knocked down fury multiple times when others would not even dared to get up. He also did it after getting knocked down himself. I was no fan of Wilder, but after that last fight with fury, I got nothing back respect.
It’s a fight where both fighters had their stock rise. Anderson persevered & is a few fights away from a title shot; and Martin gave a heck of a performance on short notice. If Dillian Whyte doesn’t sign the contract, Hearn should call Martin. Can Joshua handle a southpaw with more power than Usyk, albeit with a big drop off in boxing skills.
Lol um Joshua already knocked out Martin kid.
Anderson won, but as far as I am concerned he did not pass the test. He moves straight back which opens him up for counter power shots. I called that before tim Bradley did. I don’t think he could beat frank Sanchez or the Russian in the first fight tonight. Better change his retirement age because he is going to need a few more years.
The person that struggled worse than Anderson tonight was that rapper he walked out to.
Plus, I’m glad he got exposed. Maybe he should wore all lives matter!
Awww what’s da matta? You got left out?
@Killa I know you’re still embarrassed that you were the only one who ordered that Mayweather-Gotti III PPV a couple weeks ago, but there’s no need to come on here and take it out on Jared Anderson…
Ah, USF, I’ve never ordered pay per view in my life especially not a Mayweather fight. I’m not a star struck YouTube fan like yourself. I call as I see it while you go along to get along. Anderson is no more than a regular heavyweight with a little bit of speed and deception. Other than that, he gets knocked out on his next step up. Dumass.
“Dumass”
LoL!! I knew I’d grow on you
Martin nearly stopped him on short notice. With a full camp, Martin definitely gets the TKO win.
Michael Grant 2.0
Might be. I thought this one would go 3-4 rounds, but Martin was competitive. Anderson takes shots, and a bigger puncher or a more voluminous puncher might be hard for him. That said, Martin is a southpaw and a fairly awkward one at that and has some uniqueness. I’d like to see Anderson fight a more thuggish guy like Makhmudov, who I suspect would be far more willing to push him back.
A ton of credit to Martin here, first for taking a stab at this on short notice, and hanging in there and making a fight of it. I thought that straight left could work for Martin, and it damn sure did when he started throwing it more in the 5th round. Looked like Martin had him in some trouble there, but got sloppy in the last 30-45 seconds of that round. Thought Anderson responded well in the 6th with the jab, and did pretty well the rest of the way until getting tagged in the final seconds. Too little, too late for Martin, but a good effort from him.
Anderson, even though he was tagged a few times, seemed more defense-conscious tonight, and was a little better in that department than I thought he’d be. His team will have a lot of things to work on when they go back and watch the film on this. Great fight for him at this stage of his career.
USF, no shite, Sherlock. You sound like andre ward. Looking for any and every positive when he reality, he failed. Bad. He won’t beat frank Sanchez, the Russian tonight, Zhang, Joshua, wilder, ruiz, hell Ortiz might be able beat him. Ordinary fighter, better change his retirement age because he ain’t retiring in 3 years.
So, Anderson (at 23 years old), beats Martin…who was a somewhat weak belt holder, but was one nonetheless…by scores of 98-91, 99-90, 99-90, and you say “he failed. Bad.” Maybe you just wanted him to fail, and maybe you wanted him to fail because of the BLM connection that you basically said makes Anderson a turd. Whatever the case, I’m sure he’ll take a near shut-out decision win.
Don’t know if he beats any of the guys you mentioned or not at the moment, but he’s still developing, and fights like this can only help him.
Aren’t you the same guy who said I was “butthurt” after the Haney-Loma fight, even though you were the one who literally belly-ached more than anyone on this board about Haney getting the nod? There must be a lot of beer involved when you’re watching these things.
Like I said earlier, you go along to get along. So, if martin was such a weak belt holder why didn’t Anderson obliterate him? He almost got obliterated in two separate rounds. He failed and you know it, but you are too proud to admit it. By the way, he is a turd, but that turd got nearly flushed last night by a “weak belt holder.” Or let’s give it the all around excuse, ” he is still developing.” Bitch, please. He has been fighting since he was a kid, he has 15 pro fights this isn’t a sport anymore where you develop. That’s just another excuse, ok Tim or andre? Face it, berlanga all over again. As for Haney and Loma, you know who won that, but again maybe you don’t. Furthermore, only thing that flows when I watch these fights is the blood of a warrior from someone who has been in the ring and on these streets, you smart mouth two bit punk.
Haney is 30-0, and Anderson is 15-0. So far so good for both. I’d say they’re both doing pretty well in life so far. I wonder how you compare? Probably not so well judging by how miserable you come across. You’re probably at home punching your sofa every time one of these guys racks up another W.
As to how far Anderson, or Haney, or anybody else makes it in the sport, it doesn’t effect me one way or the other. I truly don’t care if Anderson wins or loses his next fight. It’s just entertainment for me. The fact that it does seem to bother you so much says a lot about you. Being bothered by trivial things like this is common for people with low IQs, or as you would put it, “dumasses”.
Of course, like a little liberal you turn it to, How do I compare? If it’s only entertainment then why are you bothered about bringing up Haney again. Can’t let it go, huh? Still hold a grudge that I called you out for your obvious ignorance in the sport of boxing. Your right, it is trivial that two complete classless disrespectful boxers have anything to do with my world or life, but again I call a spade a spade. Dumass, is a fitting title for you because on one hand you say it’s trivial and could careless, but on the other hand you keep responding, so you must care. Dumass. You must feel like you have to defend your fragile ego and your BS analysis that sounds exactly like Tim Bradley and andre ward. In other words, you ain’t original. Being on here maybe gives you a glimmer of intelligence by plagiarizing tv hosts commentary. Again, dumass.
Again, you couldn’t stop whining about the Loma loss. That’s how I even noticed you to begin with. I’m responding to the a-hole on the board, which has nothing to do with Anderson at this point. BTW, Liberal? You sure about that? I’m in one of the more red states in America, and quite happy here. And yes, Ward and Bradley are my heroes, and I do everything I can to be like them. I even got a head implant to increase the size of my cranium to look like a white Tim Bradley.
Ha. Ha. Funny. I give an A for effort. Do you read your own posts or do you plagiarize those to? You brought up Haney and Loma, not me, here’s a new classic: dumass! Go back and look. Just cause you live in a red state does not mean you think or act like a red state. Believe me. Anyways. I actually have no problem with them being your heros, seriously. They both fought as champions, led upstanding lives to my knowledge, and were not disrespectful to the sport. I don’t remember either one of them shying away from any fights either. As commentators, it is very different they are biased for the house fighter in just about every case. I liked when Atlas was there, he said it like it was. You are still a ” dumass.”
Lol either you are trolling of you are just plain stupid. Zhang barely beat guys like Jerry Forrest and Andrii Rudenko and others. Joshua got knocked out by fat Andy Ruiz, Wilder’s best win in his career so far is against a 50 year old Luis Ortiz, but because Anderson didn’t win by knockout he is a failure as a boxer? Stick to watching cartoons kid.
Not as stupid as you to think that this guy goes any further than what he has done. Let’s see who he fights next, will tell all. Bet, he takes a step back. Did you see him looking at the clock? That tells you something, tells me it was too hot in the kitchen and he wanted out. Face it, he should have obliterated martin last night, he didn’t then almost got knocked out twice. Now, I don’t like him, true, but I even said he would pass the test before the fight. He didn’t. He looked bad. He wanted out and to me martin almost made him quit. You keep riding on the band wagon, chump, but that band wagon made its last stop last night.
Anderson has the skill set, but as most of us knew already, his power is overrated.
Anderson = no gracias.
Somebody with a solid punch, a solid chin and a solid mean streak will eventually catch Anderson’s head on the line and KO him.
In due time, Anderson will cry like a big baby.
ESPN needs to tap the brakes in portraying Jared as the “the next great American heavyweight “. Please tell Tim Bradley to calm the hell down; he’s horrible. Ward and Tess is all we need really. And what the hell was that cut piece with Roy Jones and Anderson holding horses lol, I caught the last seconds of that.
Although 240+ pounds, Anderson is small in this giant-esqe era. He gets knocked out by the first quality heavyweight he fights unfortunately
Lol Deontay Wilder weighs 210 pounds. You aren’t very bright are you?
This is why people like you should stick to playing video games and watching cartoons. Tyson Fury is a 240 pound guy who comes in the ring fat, Zhang and Joyce are 240 pound dudes who come into the ring fat. Andy Ruiz is 6’0 but comes in the ring weighing 270 pounds. So does that mean Ruiz is bigger than Anderson? Hell Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko are 6’5 and 6’7 and they both came in the ring weighing in the 240’s most of their careers. Maybe lean the difference between being big and being fat.
I like Martin..he’s a funny dude
Anderson went to school last night against a tough veteran. He proved he can take a punch. He is America’s best young heavyweight. He is about a year away from competing with Fury and Wilder. He is only 23. He is a good kid. He has made a fan out of me. Best of luck to him in the future.
Beyond the defensive issues I would have liked to have seen the use of a proper left hook when he was in conventional stance. He seemed to have everything in his arsenal but that.
I think, hype aside, that at 23 he did fine. Maybe a B to B+ performance. Be interesting to watch his development. At this stage in his career I think he still has a significant upside.
Charles took the fight for a paycheck short notice and just tried enough to make it look real. Anderson is athletic but showed little skill.
Anderson is all hype from both the media and from his own self delusions as he bloviated about how he was the best HW in the world. Anybody in Rings top 10 HW’s would literally blow him away. If Martin had any legit skills would have knocked Anderson out. Let Anderson fight the big Chinaman next and see how long he last.
Zhang is 40 – Anderson can box his ears off. Anderson will learn he is not a KO artist and become more of a mover.
Nonetheless, I’d list an Anderson/Zhang fight as must-see TV. Zhang might just be too rugged.
Martin other than a few spurts of aggression during the fight did nothing more than walk around the ring pawing, posing, and back peddling with the primary intent to merely survive the 10 rounds. He did not fight to win. But in those very few spurts of aggression he did expose Anderson as an over hyped fraud who will get destroyed once he faces a legit top 10 Ring HW ranked contender.
actually it was a better fight for martin if the 10th round had another 2 minutes martin would have kod big baby remember anderson has no defensive skills baby not ready for the top 10 heavys in the 5th round big baby looked at the clock and looked like can i make it out of this round he barely did
Where is LeKaren James after all his talk yesterday??? I guess he crawled back under his rock.
Anderson needs a lot of work. He is lucky Martin did not jump on him the rd after he hurt him. He let him off the hook.
The heavyweight division is teeming with talent right now. Anderson better be moved along a lot slower or he will get put to sleep.
A lot of criticism here, but if he would have KOd him in 3 people would still bitch about the performance. He was fighting a southpaw on short notice. It was a good development fight for him. I expected a better performance, but win today look better the next time out. Martin didn’t really call come to fight. Looking for one big shot the whole fight.
Anderson is HIGHLY overrated. If this is what we have as the “next best heavyweight champion” then we’re doomed. He couldn’t stop Martin who came in on 11 days notice. Didn’t even faze him in the ring, it was actually the other way around. Andy Ruiz would absolutely annihilate this guy. Ruiz stops him within 7 rounds. Don’t even get me started on Usyk, Wilder, Fury or even Joshua. Shit, even that Russian dude who fought in the opening fight would KO Anderson. Soon enough the hype train will be derailed.
I’ll you that Usyk, Wilder, and Fury are probably still a bridge too far for Anderson. I’d even favor Makhmudov over Anderson. But Andy Ruiz? He’s fought the same path…. One big win and a collection of has-been and never-were’s. Anderson is staying active and trying to develop, and in theory, his ceiling is a lot higher than Ruiz. If I’m Anderson, that’s a big name I’d try for right now. The others? Not so much.
Tim Bradley knows the ability of boxers, and if he believes Jared is not ready for the top fighters, you can take it to the bank.
I can’t wait to see Spence stop old man Crawford, because my home boy is the truth.