When is Joshua vs Hunter?
Anthony Joshua could face the challenge of Michael Hunter in Summer 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.
Joshua vs Hunter stats
Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Michael Hunter would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Joshua would have advantage in power over Hunter, with a 89% knock out percentage over Hunter's 70%.
Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.
Joshua has a height advantage of 4 inches over Hunter. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Joshua & Michael Hunter fight out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months later than Hunter, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 25 more professional rounds, 162 to Hunter's 137.
Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 2 by the RING at heavyweight.
Joshua vs Hunter form
Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he beat Francis Ngannou on 8th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had beat Otto Wallin on 23rd December 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.
Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had beat Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.
He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hunter has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he drew Jerry Forrest on 2nd December 2021 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Mike Wilson on 3rd August 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at MSG, New York.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alexander Povetkin on 7th December 2019 by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had won against Sergey Kuzmin on 13th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
He had defeated Fabio Maldonado on 25th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Michael Hunter.
Anthony Joshua last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Michael Hunter's last outing was 2 years, 7 months and 24 days ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Hunter's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Joshua vs Hunter?
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