Justis Huni HW prospect

[margaret thatcher]

dude;s only 23 and been moved pretty fast, winning them all. he's not a big hitter and needs some work, but has nice speed and movement and should be able to improve. these days you hardly have to be great to make the top 10-15...........i defo think he still counts as a world class propsect, in terms of his potential to reach that level one day

guys like bermane stiverne, dom breazeale, charles martin etc made the top 10 or close to it and fought for/won titles not long ago. even wilder was dropped hard by a can earlier in his career, fury down against not much better too

[SportsRatings]

Huni went 10 rounds with another tough customer. Bit of a war early. Huni hurt in the 2nd, dropped in the 4th (although not called) and broke his hand some time around the 8th.

Huni seems to lack a bit of power, and seems to fight entertaining rather than fighting smart a lot of the time. which is good for the fans, but might stunt his progress if his hands and brain take too much punnishment in the early stages of his carrer. but he still has fast hands and class combonations.

Love huni taking real fights early on Fought opelu (boxrecs number 40) on debut as a 21 year old, and is continuing to fight tough guys, but some of these islanders are just a bit too tough for his young lil hands. might need to target some non Polynesians for the next couple of fights....

p.s The full fights on youtube if you search 'Justis Huni vs. Kiki Toa Leutele (04.11.2022)' . worth a watch if you like a fun heavyweight fight.

2 lots of broken hands, gettting hurt a few times, and not finnishing people has my opinions on huni hushed a little bit, but still a world class prospect at 23.

He may be fun to watch, but he's no world class prospect.

Anyone who wins an AIBA medal at age 20 is a world class prospect by definition. His hand issues might derail him though, they already derailed his Olympics

[gregregegg]

Huni went 10 rounds with another tough customer. Bit of a war early. Huni hurt in the 2nd, dropped in the 4th (although not called) and broke his hand some time around the 8th.

Huni seems to lack a bit of power, and seems to fight entertaining rather than fighting smart a lot of the time. which is good for the fans, but might stunt his progress if his hands and brain take too much punnishment in the early stages of his carrer. but he still has fast hands and class combonations.

Love huni taking real fights early on Fought opelu (boxrecs number 40) on debut as a 21 year old, and is continuing to fight tough guys, but some of these islanders are just a bit too tough for his young lil hands. might need to target some non Polynesians for the next couple of fights....

p.s The full fights on youtube if you search 'Justis Huni vs. Kiki Toa Leutele (04.11.2022)' . worth a watch if you like a fun heavyweight fight.

2 lots of broken hands, gettting hurt a few times, and not finnishing people has my opinions on huni hushed a little bit, but still a world class prospect at 23.

He may be fun to watch, but he's no world class prospect.

Thats a big call. dosent have the KO highlight reel because he is fighting semi real guys. but he is Youngest heavyweight in boxrecs top 50 being number 36 @ 23 years old. (only under 25 YO in top 50)

I dont know if he will make it or not. having a lot of trouble with his hands and dosent really fight smart, but he is the first prospect without olympic experence to fight such dangerouse guys so early... (his debut was a 10 rounder vs a guy thats currently boxrec 40th)...

id consider him a world class prospect, just needs to stop fighting guys with sturdy heads so his hands get a rest.

[SportsRatings]

Huni seems to lack a bit of power, and seems to fight entertaining rather than fighting smart a lot of the time.

I think Huni does have power, it's just that fighting Leutele is like fighting Tex Cobb. No one's going to put that guy out. It's no wonder he broke his hand.

The second part - that really is a concern, he didn't fight smart against Leutele, didn't really employ a strategy to avoid the right hand, he just tried to cover and dodge in the moment and while he showed he can really take a big shot, lots of big shots, that's not a great long-term strategy.

I was impressed with both fighters. Incredible output, amazing chins, lots of power. If Huni had taken the approach Larry Holmes took against Tex Cobb it still would have gone 10 rounds but Huni wouldn't have gotten hit. Instead he started out fighting like Marciano..!

[coneye]

Huni seems to lack a bit of power, and seems to fight entertaining rather than fighting smart a lot of the time.

I think Huni does have power, it's just that fighting Leutele is like fighting Tex Cobb. No one's going to put that guy out. It's no wonder he broke his hand.

The second part - that really is a concern, he didn't fight smart against Leutele, didn't really employ a strategy to avoid the right hand, he just tried to cover and dodge in the moment and while he showed he can really take a big shot, lots of big shots, that's not a great long-term strategy.

I was impressed with both fighters. Incredible output, amazing chins, lots of power. If Huni had taken the approach Larry Holmes took against Tex Cobb it still would have gone 10 rounds but Huni wouldn't have gotten hit. Instead he started out fighting like Marciano..!

Looks like there trying to change his style , not sure its going to work

[oogiebe]

dude;s only 23 and been moved pretty fast, winning them all. he's not a big hitter and needs some work, but has nice speed and movement and should be able to improve. these days you hardly have to be great to make the top 10-15...........i defo think he still counts as a world class propsect, in terms of his potential to reach that level one day

guys like bermane stiverne, dom breazeale, charles martin etc made the top 10 or close to it and fought for/won titles not long ago. even wilder was dropped hard by a can earlier in his career, fury down against not much better too

Sure considering overall talent in the HW division, I can see your point. I forget how thin it is out there when considering a single fighter. Point taken

[oogiebe]

Huni went 10 rounds with another tough customer. Bit of a war early. Huni hurt in the 2nd, dropped in the 4th (although not called) and broke his hand some time around the 8th.

Huni seems to lack a bit of power, and seems to fight entertaining rather than fighting smart a lot of the time. which is good for the fans, but might stunt his progress if his hands and brain take too much punnishment in the early stages of his carrer. but he still has fast hands and class combonations.

Love huni taking real fights early on Fought opelu (boxrecs number 40) on debut as a 21 year old, and is continuing to fight tough guys, but some of these islanders are just a bit too tough for his young lil hands. might need to target some non Polynesians for the next couple of fights....

p.s The full fights on youtube if you search 'Justis Huni vs. Kiki Toa Leutele (04.11.2022)' . worth a watch if you like a fun heavyweight fight.

2 lots of broken hands, gettting hurt a few times, and not finnishing people has my opinions on huni hushed a little bit, but still a world class prospect at 23.

He may be fun to watch, but he's no world class prospect.

Anyone who wins an AIBA medal at age 20 is a world class prospect by definition. His hand issues might derail him though, they already derailed his Olympics

Decent point, and we'll see how he plays out. I will say I hope his issues with his hands doesn't become a factor. I just don't see him reaching the top echelon of his division.

[pound per pound]

Watch this guy. Fresh off the world amateur championship he is. He is young 1-0 heavyweight. Fans of the action oriented take it to him swarming style will style his stuff.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/869562

[SportsRatings]

Watch this guy. Fresh off the world amateur championship he is. He is young 1-0 heavyweight. Fans of the action oriented take it to him swarming style will style his stuff.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/869562

Interesting. Also interesting that Flo Simba is apparently still around!

[margaret thatcher]

this is marky's debut

looks well schooled for sure, good with every punch and hits to the body as well. though a tiny heavy

most memorable thing is his opponent's reaction to the stoppage ....i have no idea why it was stopped and seems he doesnt either

[KiwiRider]

A good young prospect. Good skills. Fast hands. Medium level power. Not a big heavyweight.

Agree, but I believe he will fill out in time, and his power will come along with it.
At 23 man strength and muscle to come.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Aussie champ Huni rushed to hospital

Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni is in the hospital with what is suspected to be appendicitis after his win last Friday night against Kiki Toa Leutele. “We’re at emergency now,” Huni’s father Rocki told Fox Sports. “And I’m thinking appendicitis. He initially had severe stomach cramps on Sunday. We thought it might have been something he ate.”

[pound per pound]

A good young prospect. Good skills. Fast hands. Medium level power. Not a big heavyweight.

Agree, but I believe he will fill out in time, and his power will come along with it.
At 23 man strength and muscle to come.

If he was 21 I'd say you have a point. But he will be 24 soon! Medium power is the wrong word. 17 of the top 20 ranked heavyweights hit harder I say so it's really below average. He is small for the heavyweights these days. We will see how far his skills combined with reach take him. But I agree he has faster the average hand speed. Good, not very good our great though.

[gregregegg]

A good young prospect. Good skills. Fast hands. Medium level power. Not a big heavyweight.

Agree, but I believe he will fill out in time, and his power will come along with it.
At 23 man strength and muscle to come.

If he was 21 I'd say you have a point. But he will be 24 soon! Medium power is the wrong word. 17 of the top 20 ranked heavyweights hit harder I say so it's really below average. He is small for the heavyweights these days. We will see how far his skills combined with reach take him. But I agree he has faster the average hand speed. Good, not very good our great though.

Power, hand speed and size are all very similar to Parker. Less granite chin.

If he had taken the normal prospect path he would still have 100% ko ratio. He is in with some sturdy heads.

[KiwiRider]

A good young prospect. Good skills. Fast hands. Medium level power. Not a big heavyweight.

Agree, but I believe he will fill out in time, and his power will come along with it.
At 23 man strength and muscle to come.

If he was 21 I'd say you have a point. But he will be 24 soon! Medium power is the wrong word. 17 of the top 20 ranked heavyweights hit harder I say so it's really below average. He is small for the heavyweights these days. We will see how far his skills combined with reach take him. But I agree he has faster the average hand speed. Good, not very good our great though.

Possibly.
I doubt he is the next unified champ, but feel he will be in the mix as the top guys retire.
Have a look at the boxrec top 20 heavies. I predict half will be retired in the next 3-4 years- which makes guys like Anderson and Huni the next wave. Sad as that may seem.