By Scott Gilfoid: 6’6″ undefeated heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (13-0, 8 KO’s) will be in the ring next month against 28-year-old Danny Hughes (12-2-2, 3 KO’s) in a scheduled 8 round fight at the Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Hughie’s trainer/father Peter Fury sees this as a step up for him, although it’s hard to say that it’s much of a step up given that Danny has never beaten anyone good before during his career.
To me, it looks more like a sideways move from Hughie’s last opponent journeyman Matthew Greer (16-12, 13 KO’s) than any kind of a step up at all.
“It’s a good step up for Hughie and it’s a good fight,” Peter said. “Danny’s coming to win, he’s a big lad, he’s 6’5” tall and 17-and-a-half to 18 stone, a genuine heavyweight who has been training hard for this fight.”
Danny has defeats to Audley Harrison and Michael Sprott, and those are pretty much Hughes claim to fame. Danny has good size at 6’5″, but as you can see with his poor KO percentage, the power just isn’t there. I mean, I wouldn’t expect Hughie to be taking on anyone with any kind of power at this point in his career, but you’d still like to see him fighting someone with at least a little power to get Hughie ready for what he’ll be one day facing when/if they step him up a class to 2nd tier opposition. Danny is clearly a 3rd tier fighter, and it’s going to be a huge step up in class when Hughie is put in with 2nd tier guys.
At this point it’s not looking like Hughie will break Mike Tyson’s record for being the youngest heavyweight world champion. “I will do it, I will beat Mike Tyson’s record and be the youngest heavyweight world champion,” Hughie said last December via Fightnews. But I just don’t see it happening.
With Hughie still facing fodder at this point, I don’t see him being stepped up quickly enough to break Mike Tyson’s record as the youngest heavyweight world champion. Hughie will turn 20 next September. Mike Tyson was a little over 20-years-old when he won his first world title, and he looked light years better than Hughie looks now. The main differences I see in Mike Tyson and Hughie’s game is Tyson have hand speed, power and mad skills. With Hughie, he looks far slower with little to no power, and he doesn’t have the inside game that Tyson had going for him.
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