Unbeaten heavyweight phenom Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) is gearing up to deliver another spectacle. Anderson will step up in class to face Belgian contender Ryad Merhy (32-2, 26 KOs) on ESPN April 13 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Following a recent training session in Houston, this is what Anderson had to say:
“I feel like my career is going in the right direction. The only way is up. But I’m still working like it’s my first day. We’re on the job, so make sure you all stay with the journey. Stay with me.”
“I have a better IQ than Merhy. You have to have a high IQ to do this. I have one of the best IQs in the heavyweight division. So, make sure you watch the little things. Make sure you watch for the details.”
“He’s got a beating coming. I always come to entertain. Don’t miss it.”
Blah, blah, blah, I’m the best, I’m the next world champ, your the next hype job, but first you got to go serve your time in the clink. Merhy is not a step up. Good luck convincing real fight fans that you are for real.
Oh, I’m sure the usuals will thumbs down me. You only know I’m telling the truth.
barely interesting. would be nice to see a big step up
Phenom is too strong a word. Potential contender or up and coming undefeated prospect is more like it. Let him beat someone who can fight a bit before you throw these accolades on him.
People love to hate on Anderson. His career has been derailed a bit in the past 6 months, but if he stays on track, he could be fighting for a world title by this time next year. A lot of people seem to think unless he’s out there fighting Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, or Andy Ruiz, he’s fighting bums. At 16 fights in, he’s beaten some decent competition, including a former world champion, is continuing to step it up by fighting another former world champion, and his competition will only get stiffer.
This nacka 4 real, yo!
Not sure why, but after reading the headline, Jared’s part of the interview came across in the Thing’s voice. It’s clobberin tIme.
There’s still lots of work to do. First thing to develop in order to make life much easier in the heavyweight division is an accurate jab.
He sounds like a real big baby
Jared got all the tool fast hands good foot movement angel on the inside great jab powerful right hand go to the stomach is a must with Merhy who tough as nails but dislike stomach shots Stay focus Jared your time will come
If he has all the tools, he doesn’t know how to put it together. A car is only as good as it’s driver.
LOL!!! Anderson is the last person on earth that should be talking about IQ of ANY kind considering his is in the negatives. LOCK HIM UP!!!
Some of you need to chill out. He’s 24 with 16 pro fights. He’s moving at a respectfully steady pace with an opponent moderately dangerous on paper.- Its the HW division where nothing is guaranteed. One punch and its over. OBVIOUSLY he’s not ready to fight Usyk, Joshua or Fury so what do you realistically expect? Let the man continue to build and learn. Once he hits about 20 – 25 fights we should expect him to step up against the likes of Frank Sanchez, Parker, Wilder, Zhang etc. Just be patient!!!
For the love of God, I hope Merhy beats this punk.
IQ talk? Please. Can anyone name any fighter with an actual verifiable high IQ other than maybe Bobby Czyz? Does that translate into a greater ability to separate a man from consciousness? Perhaps he needs to visit the NASA job postings board.
Bloodfoot- You’re right, despite being vowel deprived, Bobby Czyz is a member of MENSA. Boxing is a thinking mans sport and fighters that do well, think and the ring, strategize, recognize and react to the opponents tendencies and strategy. A fighter has to have the intelligence approach training efficiently and live a disciplined life outside the ring. All that would be considered “Boxing IQ”. That has very little to do with the ability to study astrophysics. But a sharp mind is a sharp mind.
He was just arrested. What happened to that, nothing? One law for us, another for the trendy.
Anderson is young for a HW so no rush. There are not many good big guys and most of them are on the sidelines waiting for Fury or Usyk or AJ. It seems like they need to keep this young buck busy before he becomes the next Ibeabuchi!
Fight Miller, that would be interesting.
Battle of the Probation.
Boring heavyweight but at least a decent ESPN fight. I won’t pay PPV prices for ESPN quality fights
that everyone wants now on their 4-5th fight.
Jared did not look convincing in his last fight against a washed up old fighter-does not look like the next big Heavyweight right now