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Heavyweight Jared Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs) wants a powerful displaying subsequent month in opposition to Marios Kollias (12-3-1, 10 KOs) on Friday, February 14th, at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. This can be a struggle designed to rebuild Anderon’s confidence after what occurred to him in his final struggle on August third.
Bakole Nightmare
The High Rank-promoted ‘Big Baby’ Anderson, 25, was destroyed by Martin Bakole in 5 rounds final August, and he seemed terrible in that struggle. Jared was completely overmatched from the soar, getting dropped within the first spherical. The struggle would have ended within the first spherical if the knockdown had occurred earlier as a result of Anderson seemed gone after getting up.
Bakole was too highly effective for Anderson. Within the fifth, he knocked Anderson down twice extra to get the knockout. It wasn’t even sporting. Promoter Bob Arum hasn’t given up on Jared, however you need to consider that he’ll quit on him quickly if he continues to carry out like that.
Should you’re Arum, it’s essential to think about dumping Anderson overboard if he appears unhealthy in opposition to the little-known Kollias. This can be a confidence-booster kind of struggle for Jared, but when he seemed horrible right here, Arum must eliminate him. He’s nonetheless younger sufficient to enhance, however his punch resistance, lack of energy, and timid method of preventing make it unlikely that he could be improved.
Anderson appears good when he’s throwing mixtures and attacking weak prey, however he seemed horrible in opposition to Bakole. The fellows on the high of the heavyweight division are getting fairly outdated.
So, there’s a likelihood that Jared can seize one of many belts as soon as the outdated guys retire, however not if he faces anybody with energy, like Bakole and even Zhilei Zhang. He’s 41, however nonetheless method too harmful for Anderson. If Arum can shield Jared lengthy sufficient, he may have the ability to seize a belt sooner or later. He must hold him away from anybody with energy as a result of he’ll get destroyed like he did in opposition to Bakole.
This wasn’t the primary time that Anderson had seemed chinny. He’d been damage in his fights in opposition to Jerry Forrest and Charles Martin. These fights confirmed that Jared’s capability to hold with even lower-level fighters is simply not there. He’s too fragile. That’s what I might do.
Arum Nonetheless Believes In Jared
Anderson-Kollias will struggle a 10-rounder on the undercard of Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis on ESPN and ESPN+.
“I still believe Jared Anderson is one of the most formidable heavyweights in the world, and I expect him to return with a vengeance this year,” mentioned Arum.
Keyshawn Davis is one other of Arum’s tasks he’s attempting to show right into a star. Nevertheless, he’ll have to be protected identical to Jared. He has already had issues in his fights in opposition to Nahir Albright and Miguel Madueno.
Keyshawn resembled a WWE wrestler in opposition to Madueno, and it’s the referee didn’t disqualify him for all of the roughhouse techniques he utilized in that struggle. Davis seemed determined to win and emptied the cabinets for any trick he may to maintain Madueno from knocking him out.
Andy Cruz labored Keyshawn over within the 2020 Olympics, simply beating him in a one-sided struggle for the gold medal within the finals. It was stunning that Arum selected to signal Keyshawn after that loss relatively than Cruz. I suppose he’s figuring he can construct him along with his capability to trash-talk relatively than struggle.
