ESPN has announced that unbeaten WBO #4, WBC #6, IBF #6, WBA #12 heavyweight Jared “Real Big Baby” Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) will return on April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Real Big Baby’s opponent will be former WBA cruiserweight champion and recent Tony Yoka-conqueror Ryad Merhy (32-2, 26 KOs).
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Never would’ve put these two together. That’s an interesting fight. Merhy’s definitely on the smaller side but we’ll see.
This should be a good one
Big Baby is another hype job. Not long now until he takes his first L.
Merhy is more than a decent fighter. If he punches more and doesn’t get too conservative – as I’ve seen him do – this could be a good test for Anderson.
He is fighting a cruiserweight! This cat will be protected until he gets a title shot FACT.
Tyson Fury was knocked down by a cruiserweight. There is no “protected” in the HW division.
What is with the big baby nickname, surely there is something better. The first big baby is 300lb, thats not a big baby thats baby huey. This big baby vs Big Bang or even vs Juggernaut and he will soil his nappy
Anderson will win a title in 2 years or less.
He has the size and talent, just needs to be brought along smartly.
Fury, usyk, joshua & wilder are getting up there in age and every one of them are starting to slow down.
I’d pick Anderson over wilder and joshua now.
I’d wait one year on usyk. although he looked really slow in his last fight he showed the skill was still there.
I’d wait 2 tears on fury.
After that I’d give Anderson a real shot against any of them.
Hahah you’re joking, right?? Both Wilder and Joshua lay this clown out with ease!!
I like Berserker’s posts. He’s not afraid to state his opinion & doesn’t mince words.
Berserker – wilder is shot, fury ruined him and laid the gameplN on how to beat him.
Joshua is chinny and knows it, and he has no dog in him.
Both are more gate-keeper, than world beater at this point.
Anderson’s fast hands and skill takes either as long as he fixed his mistake of pulling straight back.
So no, not joking, very serious that i would lay big money on anderson as long as he is the underdog.
Get him, Berserker! Someone’s got to say it.
Probably be two years before Fury fights again.
SteveG-I agree. I don’t know why people love to hate on this guy. I’ll admit, he has kind of an off-putting personality, but he’s been pretty dominant in the ring. People rip on his level of competition; if you look at his record, he’s fought very decent competition for a guy that’s 16-0. Far beyond most fighters at his stage in the game. His recent arrest and hiatus from the ring are a little concerning, but the one real flaw I see in the ring is he sometimes leaves himself wide open when he throw multi-punch combinations. I don’t know if he does that because he know his opponent is unable to fire back, but that’s not a good habit to get into and will definitely bite him in the ass against stiffer competition.
Kris Pissedofferson,
You hit the nail on the head. He’s been in with guys he should beat, and he definitely drops his hands and leaves himself exposed for counters.
I was very concerned that they made a huge mistake picking Charles Martin as a last minute replacement. I went to that fight and Andersons speed and skill were apparent, and so were the mistakes which Martin capitalized on.
I think that was huge eye opener for Anderson though. And it is something that is correctable.
If he does, a championship belt will be in his future.
how good is big baby ? he has to fight good competition never heard of his opponent this is a lot of hype
Eugene- He has skills and speed. Needs time to perfect his craft tho as he still makes mistakes like pulling straight back.
His competition has been limited accordingly. He’s only like 24 so he has plenty of time. As stated he would be wise to pull a canelo and wait the top guys out for a year or more.
Steve G. Let’s be honest, how much time does he really need to perfect his craft? He has been fighting since he was a kid. He was almost an Olympian. He has 16 pro fights. He is more than ready to step up a lot more. I don’t believe the hype and since he was arrested for smoking weed, he ain’t serious. Watch.
Killa – 16 pro fights is a good start.
But he’s still young by heavyweight standards. There are very few 20 yr old Mike tyson sensations in history.
Jared is still young enough to make stupid mistakes both in and out the ring.
But you can’t teach fast hands, size or athleticism which he has.
You can however teach fundamentals, which he needs to continue improving, especially defense.
They are bringing him along appropriately with his level of opposition. by about 26 he will have honed his craft and gained his man strength as his body truly fills out and be in perfect position to go after any title if he doesn’t get one before that.
With that said i will would lay good money on him against Joshua right now because Joshua would be a hefty favorite probably as much as 4-1 or 5-1.
Make an Easy $5k on a $1k bet.
Joshua did little against usyk, Anderson is faster younger bigger and quicker on his feet than usyk. Usyk is still craftier tho.
But I’d bet unanimous decision right now against Joshua based on Anderson skill if that fight was made.
In less than two years I’d take Anderson over usyk because usyk is really slowing down.
Was excited. but Now, I am not sure if this baby will get there..
Very talented HW. He’s fast and breaks down his opponent with volume punches. I’m not sure how great his chin is. I’d stay away from the Fury’s and Usyks of the division for now. I’d even keep him away from Zhang. Everything is timing.
HawnJay – completely agree.
Anderson has sparred a lot with Fury so they know each other well. But Fury’s size and skill are still too much for him at this point. But I also heard from a credible source that he knocked Fury down in sparring which wouldn’t surprise me.
Usyk is still extremely skilled and crafty at this point. But he is slowing rapidly which was evident in his last fight. Not because of the body shot, but because his hand and foot speed was much slower than i had previously been accustomed to seeing.
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Anderson did not look good against an old washed up boxer last time out