The next generation of heavyweights ready to take over division from Tyson Fury,
The heavyweight division is buzzing with talent at the top end but, as we know, nothing lasts forever.
Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and latterly Oleksandr Usyk rule the roost in boxing’s glamour division and they have provided the sport’s fans with some unforgettable fights.
All good things must end, however, and when you consider Joshua is the youngest of those heavyweights at 33 years old, it becomes clear that the time will soon come to usher in a new age of talent in boxing’s glamour division.
Here, talkSPORT looks at who could be the next generation of heavyweights to take over at the pinnacle of boxing.
Jared Anderson: 22 years old
Arguably the most exciting of the bunch, ‘Big Baby’ Anderson has already begun his career brightly, with a perfect record of 12 fights, 12 wins, 12 knockouts as a professional.
Anderson has big ambitions for the future and has previously told talkSPORT he believes he will be ready to fight for a world title shot within the next year.
There have even been comparisons made between Anderson and arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time, Muhammad Ali, but it is a testament to ‘Big Baby’s’ character that he is not interested in being compared to anyone.
“I’m not a fan of it to be honest,” Anderson told talkSPORT. “I want to be me.
“I respect him and I’m happy that people are comparing me to him, but I just want to be me and be the best me I can be.”
Richard Torrez: 23 years old
Torrez Jr, like Anderson, has got off to a perfect start in the very early stages of his professional career with four fights, four wins, four knockouts.
An Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 2020, Torrez Jr is tipped for big things in boxing’s glamour division….
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