Bryant Jennings vs. Artur Szpilka
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Brendan Montenegro, Sr. Corespondent
“Jennings, Jennings, Jennings” is what people will be screaming after this fight. This will be Bryant Jennings’ first showing on HBO after having plenty of fights on NBC Sports. Jennings is one of the two U.S. Heavyweights looking for a chance to take on Wladimir Klitschko and take over the Heavyweight class. Jennings will show great boxing skills in this fight and will go for the knockout late in the fight. This fight will set up a possible fight with Deontay Wilder, which will be a main event to showcase American Heavyweights.
Prediction: Jennings
Lenin Acevedo, Photographer
Not the most exciting division, but with two undefeated fighters there’s always some sort of excitement. I like Artur Szpilka and I think with patience he could give Bryant Jennings some real trouble. However, he has some flaws that Jennings will use to his advantage. Szpilka tends to fight low, which causes him to load his jabs at times. Jennings will see this and keep his jab on Szpilka’s face all night. I say Jennings by decision.
Prediction: Jennings
Gino Garcia, Contributing Writer
Bryant Jennings vs. Artur Szpilka is a fight with big stakes for the Heavyweight division. One of these undefeated fighters will go home with a loss. I am not convinced that Jennings can handle the heavy hitting southpaw toward the later rounds. Szpilka wins in eight by TKO.
Prediction: Szpilka
Jose Sotomayor, Contributing Writer
This will be a barn burner in the Heavyweight division. If I am correct, one of these fighters will go down. Artur Szpilka is a Polish native with a pretty good record. History has shown that Polish fighters are very tough and gritty. In spite of that, Bryant Jennings seems to have better ring generalship. This is a toss up.
Prediction: Jennings
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Bryant Jennings is getting his first shot on HBO and a chance to impress boxing fans who will find any and every reason to complain about the Heavyweight division. At this point, even the king of the division–Wladimir Klitschko–is not fan favorite so the Heavyweight division is up for grabs in a sense. Deontay Wilder has captivated a lot of people with his sensational KO percentage and while Jennings is not that type of force, he is skilled and can make some noise. I think this is a good step up in terms of competition and viewership for Jennings and as long as he doesn’t try to do too much too early, he may be able to take Szpilka out in the later rounds.
Prediction: Jennings
