Anyone have any info on Efe Ajagba's future? Seems to me as a youngster, he should be more active.
Re: Efe Ajagba: Where is he?
Posted: 15 May 2018, 15:25
by funso banjo baby
he looks ok.
quite upright...reminds me of Charles Martin
unlike Martin and Jennings he is fighting the average amount, I guess....which is rarely.
what raised the eyebrows about martin and Jennings was the incredibly busy start they both had. packing in a huge number of fights.
Re: Efe Ajagba: Where is he?
Posted: 16 May 2018, 20:51
by Best Coast
oogiebe wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 14:50
Anyone have any info on Efe Ajagba's future? Seems to me as a youngster, he should be more active.
Dont think there's any reason to worry. HWs tend to be less active than other weights, even as prospects. Here's how active the top HW prospects have been so far as pros (least active to most active):
Tony Yoka 4 bouts in 12 months
Efe Ajagba 4 bouts in 10 months
Filip Hrgovic 4 bouts in 8 months
Vladislav Sirenko 6 bouts in 12 months
Ivan Dychko 5 bouts in 8 months
Daniel Dubois 7 bouts in 13 months
Joe Joyce 4 bouts in 7 months
Notice that the busiest guy is Joe Joyce who is by far the oldest at 32, so he needs to be busy!!
oogiebe wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 14:50
Anyone have any info on Efe Ajagba's future? Seems to me as a youngster, he should be more active.
Dont think there's any reason to worry. HWs tend to be less active than other weights, even as prospects. Here's how active the top HW prospects have been so far as pros (least active to most active):
Tony Yoka 4 bouts in 12 months
Efe Ajagba 4 bouts in 10 months
Filip Hrgovic 4 bouts in 8 months
Vladislav Sirenko 6 bouts in 12 months
Ivan Dychko 5 bouts in 8 months
Daniel Dubois 7 bouts in 13 months
Joe Joyce 4 bouts in 7 months
Notice that the busiest guy is Joe Joyce who is by far the oldest at 32, so he needs to be busy!!
Prospects should be more like Dubois, 1 bout every 2 months. I'm not worried (lol), but I'm hungry to see these guys (nice list btw, although I think you left out a couple of names) in action.
oogiebe wrote: ↑15 May 2018, 14:50
Anyone have any info on Efe Ajagba's future? Seems to me as a youngster, he should be more active.
Dont think there's any reason to worry. HWs tend to be less active than other weights, even as prospects. Here's how active the top HW prospects have been so far as pros (least active to most active):
Tony Yoka 4 bouts in 12 months
Efe Ajagba 4 bouts in 10 months
Filip Hrgovic 4 bouts in 8 months
Vladislav Sirenko 6 bouts in 12 months
Ivan Dychko 5 bouts in 8 months
Daniel Dubois 7 bouts in 13 months
Joe Joyce 4 bouts in 7 months
Notice that the busiest guy is Joe Joyce who is by far the oldest at 32, so he needs to be busy!!
Prospects should be more like Dubois, 1 bout every 2 months. I'm not worried (lol), but I'm hungry to see these guys (nice list btw, although I think you left out a couple of names) in action.
Even Dubois is relatively inactive compared to former amateur HW stars of the past. Here's a few of the historic HW greats who were amateur stars before turning pro, listed with the number of pro fights in their first 12 months:
Foreman 20
Tyson 18
Wlad 13
Lennox 12
Frazier 11
Ali 9
ACTIVE
Joshua 8
Povetkin 8
Wilder 7
Today's HW prospects (at least those who were ex-amateur stars) are just not as busy as their historic counterparts.
Best Coast wrote: ↑16 May 2018, 20:51
Dont think there's any reason to worry. HWs tend to be less active than other weights, even as prospects. Here's how active the top HW prospects have been so far as pros (least active to most active):
Tony Yoka 4 bouts in 12 months
Efe Ajagba 4 bouts in 10 months
Filip Hrgovic 4 bouts in 8 months
Vladislav Sirenko 6 bouts in 12 months
Ivan Dychko 5 bouts in 8 months
Daniel Dubois 7 bouts in 13 months
Joe Joyce 4 bouts in 7 months
Notice that the busiest guy is Joe Joyce who is by far the oldest at 32, so he needs to be busy!!
Prospects should be more like Dubois, 1 bout every 2 months. I'm not worried (lol), but I'm hungry to see these guys (nice list btw, although I think you left out a couple of names) in action.
Even Dubois is relatively inactive compared to former amateur HW stars of the past. Here's a few of the historic HW greats who were amateur stars before turning pro, listed with the number of pro fights in their first 12 months:
Foreman 20
Tyson 18
Wlad 13
Lennox 12
Frazier 11
Ali 9
ACTIVE
Joshua 8
Povetkin 8
Wilder 7
Today's HW prospects (at least those who were ex-amateur stars) are just not as busy as their historic counterparts.
There are less boxers around today so they all have less fights.
Boxers used to have 30/40 fights before challenging for a title.
oogiebe wrote: ↑16 May 2018, 21:01
Prospects should be more like Dubois, 1 bout every 2 months. I'm not worried (lol), but I'm hungry to see these guys (nice list btw, although I think you left out a couple of names) in action.
Even Dubois is relatively inactive compared to former amateur HW stars of the past. Here's a few of the historic HW greats who were amateur stars before turning pro, listed with the number of pro fights in their first 12 months:
Foreman 20
Tyson 18
Wlad 13
Lennox 12
Frazier 11
Ali 9
ACTIVE
Joshua 8
Povetkin 8
Wilder 7
Today's HW prospects (at least those who were ex-amateur stars) are just not as busy as their historic counterparts.
There are less boxers around today so they all have less fights.
Boxers used to have 30/40 fights before challenging for a title.
Now they're retired before that.
No point comparing.
Why not compare eras? The reduced number of active boxers and reduced numbers of bouts needed to get world title shots didnt happen overnight, it was a gradual process.
Best Coast wrote: ↑17 May 2018, 19:56
Even Dubois is relatively inactive compared to former amateur HW stars of the past. Here's a few of the historic HW greats who were amateur stars before turning pro, listed with the number of pro fights in their first 12 months:
Foreman 20
Tyson 18
Wlad 13
Lennox 12
Frazier 11
Ali 9
ACTIVE
Joshua 8
Povetkin 8
Wilder 7
Today's HW prospects (at least those who were ex-amateur stars) are just not as busy as their historic counterparts.
There are less boxers around today so they all have less fights.
Boxers used to have 30/40 fights before challenging for a title.
Now they're retired before that.
No point comparing.
Why not compare eras? The reduced number of active boxers and reduced numbers of bouts needed to get world title shots didnt happen overnight, it was a gradual process.
And? No point comparing the amount of bouts a fighter had 50 years ago to now. We all know they fought more often then.
There are less boxers around today so they all have less fights.
Boxers used to have 30/40 fights before challenging for a title.
Now they're retired before that.
No point comparing.
Why not compare eras? The reduced number of active boxers and reduced numbers of bouts needed to get world title shots didnt happen overnight, it was a gradual process.
And? No point comparing the amount of bouts a fighter had 50 years ago to now. We all know they fought more often then.
If it bothers you that much then spare yourself the agony of reading my comments.
There is no point in you whining about me comparing eras because your criticism will literally have NO affect on what I post in the future. Feel free to dispute or debate any of my facts but saying my comparisons are pointless is equally pointless if not more so.
Best Coast wrote: ↑27 May 2018, 17:25
Why not compare eras? The reduced number of active boxers and reduced numbers of bouts needed to get world title shots didnt happen overnight, it was a gradual process.
And? No point comparing the amount of bouts a fighter had 50 years ago to now. We all know they fought more often then.
If it bothers you that much then spare yourself the agony of reading my comments.
There is no point in you whining about me comparing eras because your criticism will literally have NO affect on what I post in the future. Feel free to dispute or debate any of my facts but saying my comparisons are pointless is equally pointless if not more so.
Re: Efe Ajagba: Where is he?
Posted: 28 May 2018, 16:05
by Best Coast
Here's some video of Ajagba's KOs, including a few pro & amateur bouts and his most recent KO win last Saturday.
