#春日生活打卡季#
From a media perspective, Ryad Merhy may not be a major test in Jared Anderson's career at all. Because Merci is only a big welterweight fighter, he was able to get this fight mainly because he defeated former Olympic gold medalist Tony Yuka in his previous fight, but Tony Yuka never seemed to prove himself in the professional boxing ring.
And what about Jarred Anderson, who has beaten former IBF heavyweight world champion Charles Martin in 2023, and it's clear that Riad Mersch doesn't have the strength of Charles Martin. So it's hard to see what Jarred Anderson really has in this weekend's game.
For Jarred Anderson, staying active has had a positive impact on his career and beyond. In recent years, especially the mask period, professional boxing has lost a lot of fresh blood. Fewer fights and erratic income have led many talented young fighters to switch to other sports, such as the NFL, MLB, NBA, and Jarred Anderson has the athletic ability to join the NFL because he's fast, explosive, powerful, and 1.93m tall.
In addition to his excellent physical attributes, Jarred Anderson also has great skills. He used to be the current WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury's royal combat sparring partner, and he had a lot of head movement skills and good reflexes during his training with Tyson Fury. But in his 16 fights so far, Jarred Anderson has a lot of potential that hasn't been shown because of the limited quality of his opponents.
However, when a conversation between Jarred Anderson and Roy Jones Jr. was posted online, we saw a young man who was vulnerable to pressure, and perhaps it was this pressure that led to his own perverse behavior in the past year, such as racing with the traffic police, such as public arrests.
Therefore, the biggest test for Jarred Anderson on the weekend is not Read Merhy, but whether Jarred Anderson can change his mindset and get back in the ring. And the reason why Top Rank has Read Mersi in this match is because Jared Anderson needs time to deal with his own problems (such as appearing in court), otherwise he will be matched with a better opponent.
Top Rank managers are very practical, and they tend to identify underperforming fighters early and abandon them early to stop losses. So Anderson will need to continue to put on a good performance in the rest of the tournament to prove that he is indeed the future hope of the entire American heavyweight division.