Efe Ajagba: April 10th.

[Kronkpride]

15-0 now is ok for a record but not like a wow thing. Wilder had so many bums his got to be a wow thing. I think Efe could benefit from just stacking some more wins on the resume and staying busy against people he can beat. Efe already at 15 fights has more than Wilder had a very long ways in. But 15 wins is too few. There is value in just stacking some bodies up.

His Kiladze episode wasn't a deal breaker for him but they should slow down with him after that along with the state of the division. The longer he goes away from there without it happening again the better. 5 more wins in 2021 against long shots would be the best thing to do with him right now.

[Enlightened-One]

There was a significant size difference between Efe Ajagba and his overmatched small cruiserweight victim, Brian Howard, with the American appearing gun-shy.

Within the last 3½ years, Brian Howard has only won two fights (against opponents that had tasted defeat 17 times), whilst also suffering four losses.

Within the last 3½ years, Efe Ajagba has won 15 fights, 12 by way of KO.

Efe Ajagba has been boxing for more than a decade, possesses a 41-2 (30 KOs) amateur record, is a gold medallist at the All-Africa Games, as well as winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Therefore, how on earth is an unbeaten heavyweight fighter, like Efe Ajagba, supposed to learn anything from engaging in a horrendous mismatch against a small cruiserweight journeyman like Brian Howard?

I feel I’ve been quite patient so far, because a few years ago I felt that Ajagba was a young guy who clearly needed time to learn his craft, but I’m growing weary seeing him engage in David versus Goliath type mismatches.

I’ve resorted to cheering the underdog whenever he competes, because the severity of the hype that’s been bestowed upon him, coupled with the obscene mismatches he’s engaging in, is making me feel that he deserves his comeuppance for being given such an easy ride!

[Enlightened-One]

Before anybody criticises me for my harsh criticism of Ajgaba in my previous post, they should consider the validity of my words in the context of the following facts:

Efe Ajagba’s last four opponents have the following stats:

• Iago Kiladze: four losses and a draw within the last 3½ years
• Razvan Cojanu: only one victory and five losses within the last four years
• Jonathan Rice: two losses within the last two years
• Brian Howard: only two victories, whilst also suffering four losses, within the last 3½ years

So what sort of conclusions can be formulated based on the aggregated perception of those stats?

• Covering a period of time spanning 12½ years, Ajagba’s opponents have failed to win 16 of 19 bouts.
• And the guys that were beaten in those three fights had previously suffered a combined total of thirty losses!

Efe Ajagba engaged in 43 fights in the amateurs (winning medals at multiple international tournaments), started boxing a decade ago and also has almost four years’ worth of experience competing as a pro.

How many “learning” type mismatches does Efe Ajagba really need to compete in?

[margaret thatcher]

i imagine you might be slightly enraged by the praise for the ko punch that is on the rbr thread

[Enlightened-One]

Articles like this make me wanna puke!

"Weapon Efe Ajagba unleashes hell in thunderclap knockout"

Sweet mercy, Efe Ajagba.

The Nigerian heavyweight has sent a warning to the division with one of the most brutal, one-punch knockouts boxing has seen in recent years.

The undefeated 26-year-old folded opponent Brian Smith in half with a third round knockout that has stunned the boxing world.

The fight had gone back and fourth in the opening rounds with Ajagba eating his fair share of shots despite marching Howard down.

In the third round it was all over in an instant when Howard committed the cardinal sin of failing to keep his guard up, looking for a quick counter.

He never got the chance to respond. Having given Ajagba an opening, he stayed on his feet for just a couple of seconds longer.

Ajagba’s right hand is simply scary.

The reverse angle is somehow even worse for Howard, with his head spinning back 180 degrees as a result of the force behind Ajagba’s missile.

“It feels really good,” Ajagba told ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna.

“I listened to the corner, they told me to start to the body and then go to the head. When I started with the jab to the body, it caused him to drop his hands. Then came the right hand.”

He didn’t muck around when interviewed out of the ring.

“I’m coming for the heavyweights. I’m going to be heavyweight champion of the world,” he said.

He stole the show on a huge day of boxing, which included Aussie star Ebanie Bridges’ brave world title fight defeat to Shannon Courtenay and Conor Benn’s 80-second thrashing of Samuel Vargas.

Ajagba was fighting on the ESPN-televised card headlined by Joe Smith’s showdown with Maxim Vlasov.

It won’t be long before Ajagba is headlining his own cards.

[margaret thatcher]

lol they couldnt even get his opponent's name right

[Enlightened-One]

i imagine you might be slightly enraged by the praise for the ko punch that is on the rbr thread

To be fair, it doesn’t surprise me to see die-hard Christopher Lovejoy fans being deeply impressed about the calibre of opposition Efe Ajagba is beating.

In terms of their resumes, both guys have an awful lot in common!

[Boxtune]

[margaret thatcher]

brian howard got ko'd by umar salamov, who is likely gonna get beat up by joe smith next at 175 lol

that was just a standard 1-2 efe threw, there is nothing 'great' about the punches themselves. people are buying into howard's reaction, which is what happens when a 40 year old chinny former light heavy gets hit clean by a powerful shw

[gregregegg]

Very true that people judge the punch by the reaction. No coincidence that there are more highlight Kos vs price and Kahn than there are agains Ruiz and Vlasov.
For the most part Punches don’t make highlight reel KOs, chins do.

[DrDuke]

Obviously another can crush, but efeing spectacular one.