Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
Right now Arreola is the best American heavyweight, he's tried and tested and ready to compete vs the very top.

The next best IMO is Jonathan Banks, he's got more experience than anyone else. he's fought (albeit in a losing effort) vs Tomaz Adamek who beat Arreola as well. He's a smart fighter, he's got decent power, he's got decent handspeed, and he is and always has been a boxer...he didn't come from football or basketball.

After that you have prospects and that what Jennings, Wilder, and Hanks are...they are prospects. they are old enough to start really testing themselves but they haven't yet. Wilder is the youngest of the bunch and with his frame I could see his handlers wanting him to fill out before matching up vs more solid fighters. Joe Hanks I believe is the most polished but we'll just have to agree to disagree on that.
I like Jennings. He trains hard. He gets good work in Philadelphia. Evn without a major promoter, he's fought on NBC a couple of times. I may think higher of Malik Scott than you do, Lyle. I think Scott may be too big of a step to take right now. He just has such a big edge in experience. If there is ever someone who needs to step up his level of competition, its Scott.

Jennings has done the most so far of the prospects mentioned above. The other two prospects that should be included in that group are Tor Hamer and Kelvin Price. I know Kelvin Price beat Hamer by split decision, but Hamer beat Kevin Johnson in the prizefighter series too. If Hamer beats Glazkov on 12/22, which I'm not sure he does, he has by far the best resume of the bunch. Glazkov had an extensive amateur career (beating David Price, losing to Solis and Cammarale). Hamer actually has a decent amateur background too though.

Price faces Wilder this weekend, which should give us a good idea of where they stand.



If Arreola is the measuring stick, I'm not sure any of them pass the mark. Arreola may be better than all of them. Do you think any of them can beat Magomed Abdusalamov?