ESPN has announced that WBO #7, WBA #8, WBC #9 heavyweight Jared “Real Big Baby” Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs) will now face former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (29-3-1, 26 KOs) on July 1 at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Anderson’s original foe Zhan Kossobutskiy pulled out due to visa problems. ESPN will air the fight.
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That’s a 50/50 fight
Upset coming. Martin is a slick Southpaw and I think he stops the younger and untested Anderson.
Martin TKO round 10
The same Martin that was blown out of the water by AJ when he was 7 years younger? Idk about that. I think Big Baby is an over hyped prospect for sure but Martin seems tailor made for him.
Anderson knocks him out without much issues.
Nah, I think bigbaby stops him fairly easily.
Was really looking forward to Anderson-Kossobutskiy, probably as much so as any Heavyweight fight in recent years. Sucks that it fell through, but Martin isn’t a bad replacement. I’m thinking Martin will fold under the pressure at some point in that fight, then hopefully Kossobutskiy gets rescheduled.
Interesting to hear you all think it’ll be close… My initial thoughts are that Anderson will smoke him.
Still I hope it’s a good one. Would love to see Anderson tested.
Martin has some great skills. However, Martin, in my opinion, has seen better days as a fighter in his last few performances. Anderson’s pressure coupled with his youth will test Martin in my opinion. Martin’s skill set is more advanced than Anderson, but I wonder how well Martin can sustain Anderson’s onslaught of punches especially the first half of the fight. Anderson TKO.
Agree he isn’t the young hungry fighter he once was..
I think that is a fair assessment Scooby. I think Martin has been a better fighter then he has been given credit for. Other then his fight with Joshua he has given pretty much everyone else some problems. This could be a blow out but if Anderson is lacking somewhere we do not yet see…this fight could show it.
I am glad to see they are having the fight in Toledo, Ohio. Toledo has been a struggling city with drugs and crime on higher levels in recent years. Nice to see some entertainment come to that area. I went to college in the 1980s close to Toledo and boy, so much has changed now.
better name opponent for anderson
will be a better win for him
The Zhan Kossobutskiy fight would have been good to see but this fight here is quite impressive also.
Why don’t big baby and real big baby fight each other?
I think it might be too soon. Anderson needs a few more fights to find out what he’s really made of. Miller, although a substance cheat, has a ton of experience fighting and not only in boxing. Plus, he’s a huge fighter who can take a good shot. Once Anderson gets his range down pact and learns how to finish without being wild, I think he takes Miller. At the very least, the build up will be interesting.
That’s a good call Pete I’d like the fighters moniker settled for a laugh.
This could be an interesting fight. If Anderson can truly crack, then he should get rid of Martin within 3 rounds because Martin is a steady target. However, if Martin can get passed 3, this might expose what Anderson is made of. Martin is a southpaw and can fire right down the middle, which can be a big problem for the Real Big Baby.
I think that Anderson’s movement should set up enough angles to keep Martin gun shy over the length of the fight. Youth should win the fight.
To me Martin isn’t no more the young hungry fighter who fought AJ but the fight could be close though..
So we will allow thousands of illegal, undocumented foreigners to cross our southern border, but we won’t grant a visa to a professional athlete to come legally to entertain us and earn a living. Makes perfect sense to me.
Martin is horrible. Sluggish at best. Barely looks like he’s had a training session in 5 years
Big baby is just another bum with a lot of hype behind his promotors waiting to be dismanteled by an old pass his prime journeyman! Nope, not interested in watching another deontay wilder in the making(at least wilder’s windmill, land where ever crazy shots help him with them bum fights until he got exposed)
big baby will probably be the bigger man and try to outpoint martin how good baby is as a fighter who knows?
I can only hope the big maybe gets his backside kicked, but I don’t think it will happen this fight. Martin will not be able to finish him. Anderson ko’s Martin in 4 or less.
Jared vs Martin is an interesting fight. Jared should win unless he gets careless.
I like it!! Good step up for Anderson against a guy who has experience, can punch and isn’t shopworn! Anderson by KO in 3!!
Wildman; the undocumented immigrants are the replacements.
Tigre, Wilder started boxing late to make money to support his sick daughter. He was a former basketball player that was blessed with John Henry’s hammer. He actually won that first fight against Fury, but the ref allowed Fury a little more time to come back from the dead. He’s a multi-millionaire and former heavyweight champion of the world with limited amateur experience. I’d say he’s had a remarkable career considering the odds.
Anderson’s more skilled than Wilder was or ever will be and should get by Martin in this one, but will get tested.
He should fight Jerrell Miller for the Real “Big baby” name.