Hamzah Sheeraz confirmed he was able to problem Janibek Alimkhanuly for his IBF and WBO middleweight titles final Saturday evening by dispatching Tyler Denny in two rounds at Wembley Stadium in London.
If Sheeraz’s administration feels he’s nonetheless not able to tackle Janibek, you need to conclude that he’s being manufactured for Berlanga-esque cash-out kind combat towards Canelo Alvarez. In different phrases, Sheeraz is a hype job. I see him as 100% hype after watching him get harm by Austin Williams.
Janibek ought to be the champion that Sheeraz calls out, however there are questions on whether or not he’s prepared. Tyler Denny just isn’t the form of fighter that can put together Hamzah to problem Janibek for his belts. Matching Hamzah towards mild hitters like Tyler Denny is stunting his progress as a fighter.
Is Hamzah Sheeraz a Hype Job?
Sheeraz is ranked #1 WBC and #1 WBO and poised for a world title shot. It’s unclear what the aim is for his administration for his profession as a result of with how they’re shifting him, it doesn’t seem he’s being ready for one of the best fighters within the division like Janibek, Carlos Adames, or Erislandy Lara.
It may not work for Sheeraz to seize the WBC belt from Adames after which use that title as a launch pad to maneuver as much as 168 for an instantaneous title shot towards Canelo. Assuming that’s the aim, it is going to fail as a result of Sheeraz’s reputation received’t be excessive sufficient within the U.S. for Canelo to offer him a title shot as a result of the match received’t usher in good PPV numbers.
To get the Canelo payday, Hamzah Sheeraz should beat Janibek and Lara to get the American followers to take discover of him. He’s not going to try this by beating up on smallish, weaker fighters like Tyler Denny, and defeating Carlos Adames, who’s arguably the weakest hyperlink among the many three champions at middleweight, received’t be sufficient. Adames isn’t well-known within the U.S, and never considered as among the finest.
If the thought is to create a manufactured fighter like Edgar Berlanga for giant money out functions, Sheeraz is preventing within the flawed division. He ought to be competing at 168 towards fighters his measurement to get ranked for a title shot towards unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez.
He’s about to show 27, and the best way he’s being moved, he might quickly be 30 and nonetheless preventing lower-level opposition. Do they really feel Sheeraz isn’t able to combat the killers at middleweight? He’s bought the scale of an excellent middleweight, which is clearly one of many causes he’s appeared good.
It’s comprehensible why Sheeraz wouldn’t wish to transfer as much as 168 as a result of he could be going through guys who would expose him and benefit from his fragile chin. Nevertheless, it’s a waste of Sheeraz’s profession if he hangs round at 160, preventing lesser opponents like Tyler Denny with out at the very least making an attempt to check himself towards one of the best by going through Janibek.
Some followers really feel that Sheeraz is a ‘hype job’ with a weak chin who will crumble as soon as he’s thrown in with one of many harmful sharks within the 160-lb division.
Why Isn’t Sheeraz Concentrating on Janibek?
Janibek is the check that Sheeraz’s administration ought to concentrate on as a result of if the hard-hitting Kazahk destroys him, he’s most likely not value retaining on. It could be higher simply to dump Hamzah or concentrate on matching him towards solely domestic-level fodder.
Ultimately, they must throw Sheeraz within the deep finish by placing him in with one of many champions to see if he’s value inserting excessive on the playing cards. Final weekend, Hamzah’s mismatch towards Denny didn’t belong within the co-feature spot on the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois card at Wembley Stadium.
It was such a foul matchup, and it was apparent that it was a showcase combat to make Hamzah look nice after he’d been harm in his earlier combat by Austin Williams final June in Riyadh. Though Sheeraz finally knocked out Williams within the eleventh spherical, seeing him get staggered early wasn’t a reasonably sight.
Janibek is the man that Sheeraz ought to be calling out as a result of he’s considered because the #1 expertise within the 160-lb division. Hamzah Sheeraz should face the 2016 Olympian Janibek to say the highest spot.
The sunshine-hitting Tyler Denny (19-3-3, 1 KO) lacked the scale and firepower to deal with the 6’3″ heavy puncher. The combat was not even remotely aggressive and didn’t do a lot to advance Sheeraz.
Janibek will defend his IBF/WBO titles subsequent month towards Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) on October 4th in Sydney, Australia. After that combat, Janibek’s schedule will probably be free, and he’ll be able to defend towards Hamzah if his administration is keen to make that combat. I doubt they are going to as a result of Janibek is the actual factor.
