has racked up 15 wins and is now ranked 63 according to BoxRec!
Tough comparison though, as you allude to. It's as simple as Price and Wilder both hitting like a mule and Hughie not being able to punch his way out a paper bag perhaps?ScottDetonator wrote:At the rate he's going, it's going to be hard to keep him at the lower levels but credit to the team for the way they are guiding him. Once he does step up, I think he'll be more than ready. Doing a very good apprenticeship.
I know not much of a comparison but Wilder has only done 70 rounds, David Price 66 rounds - Hughie is all ready on 62 rounds.
Lacking in strength conditioning certainly. More naturally talented than both though.thatllbeme wrote:that stat just shows he lacks power in the division compared to the others mentioned
I think its set in stone for Joshua to take a similar Trajectory to that of Khan (apart from the splattering) and bypass British/ European to an extent.rio wrote:Hopefully he goes the domestic route. I am sure tyson would vacate for him. Sexton, lewinson, towers or cornish would be great fights for him. Would also like to see him fight joshua were he to win the british title.
Travellers mature early, generally speaking. Live like men from the age of 14 in a lot of cases, married with kids before 20 and physically they go downhill quicker than most. As I say this is generally speaking but it's true. Their life expectancy is ridiculously low for todays age, something like 60mercman wrote:Come on, Mike Tyson was exceptional. Hughie is a totally different build and it's pretty easy to see he's not yet fully physically mature. Most people aren't at 20 but perhaps especially most heavyweights.
DDInteresting point about travellers. Tyson Fury looks 45 alreadylillywhite14 wrote:Travellers mature early, generally speaking. Live like men from the age of 14 in a lot of cases, married with kids before 20 and physically they go downhill quicker than most. As I say this is generally speaking but it's true. Their life expectancy is ridiculously low for todays age, something like 60mercman wrote:Come on, Mike Tyson was exceptional. Hughie is a totally different build and it's pretty easy to see he's not yet fully physically mature. Most people aren't at 20 but perhaps especially most heavyweights.
everyone has to be taken as an individual though. I agree that Hughie doesn't look physically mature yet but only a few years ago he was like an beanpole, very, very skinny, and has since added a lot of weight but it doesn't look like it's all good weight. Always looks fairly soft. I think anyone expecting him to suddenly mature in to a hulking beast will be waiting a long, long time.
I like his skills though. Been a little up and down so far but he is only young and hopefully the downs were down to his illness, which I hope is history now.
There is a lot of talk that travellers in the juniors lie about their age by a couple of years, as this is a tremendous advantage. Mentally also the kids grow up young.mercman wrote:
I remember George Collins turning pro at the age of 17 back in the '80s and he looked about 30 - hairy chest, moustache, etc. He was from a traveller background, had 30-odd fights, fought for the British title, but was done and dusted at about 22. He had two brothers, Tony and Ben, who also turned professional - and retired - very young.