Nicely, a lot for not asking for bother. Lance Pugmire studies that Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba, initially deliberate for Riyadh Season’s Could 2nd present in New York earlier than Bakole’s knockout loss to Joseph Parker, will as an alternative be part of Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull the next day.
I’ll reiterate my opposition to tossing Bakole (21-2, 16 KO) proper again within the combine on simply over two months’ discover. Not solely did he get floored in violent style simply two rounds into the competition, he was in completely atrocious form, shattering the scales at 310 kilos. Ajagba (20-1, 14 KO) is a degree beneath Parker, however he’s obtained real knockout energy in his proper hand and sufficient approach to drive it into Bakole’s dome if the massive man isn’t again in kind.
I simply don’t see the upside to this. Bakole’s boogeyman status is already hanging by a thread, held up solely by the distinctive circumstances that preceded his loss. Dashing again right into a matchup towards a harmful however comparatively low-name-value heavyweight, doubtlessly with out the time to truly get into peak bodily kind, jumps the road between bravery and self-destruction to me.
