I've watched 10's of thousands of professional fights. Hunter never gave up. Bakole is a beast. Hunter showed the biggest heart though. Virtually nothing he threw seemed to hurt Bakole for the entire fight.... until it did. Much respect Hunter
Respect to Bakole. He proved he able to take as much as he is able to give blows...more so that he did it with one hand... Big up to Hunter, too, to be able to fight a bigger guy, like Bakole and take his heavy punches. He was faster that Bakole which at the end gave him the cutting edge... Welldone to both...
CRAZY FIGHT! Bakole is on the record is on record for beating the best heavyweights in the world in sparring! Hunter just put the heavy weight division on notice! Very tough kid! He gained a fan and my respect with this spectacular performance!
Heart ,smart boxing ,inside work ,able to take a punch ,never pulling straight back , circling, clean consistent jab up and down, combination punching. coming forward sometimes be aggressive smother your opponents work, let the bigger man get off, but be smart on defense. Be able to fight for 15 rounds if needed. 💰
What an amazing fight, wow … I am African but respect to both ! The American wanted a lil more But I believe if they did a rematch Martin will win comfortably 💯
With the size, Hunter did an amazing job. Standing before Bakole is not an easy task, talk more of defeating him. Kudos to both fighters. Gladiators redefined.
@BruceJackson-lx2dw No it didn’t. You Americans including black Americans are just offended that an African almost beat your guy. I want a rematch. I can promise you Bakole will win.
Man oooo mann, hunter is a real fighter mannn , Bokole a monster really. Great fight. Hunter the better boxer .. wow loved it . Respect to both the fighters
No shame here. Michael Hunter is a great boxer. Had a long amateur career and nunerous Gold medals. He's 23-1-2 as a pro, that's a damn good record. Standing at 6'2 with a 6'7-1/2" wingspan makes him very dangerous. Its how he was able to stand with bakole because he's the reach of a huge man. Great fight
Un vieux combat de 2018 ! Bakolé est 1er en Wbc et 3e Wba. En novembre il se battra contre l'allemand Agit Y pour espérer être être programmé pour un combat ceinture IBF mise en jeu et devenir champion du monde IBF.
Bakole was waiting for the big moment thinking he will knock Hunter at some point but he failed to manage that process - On the other hand , Hunter had a great game plan and was able to stick to it the hole fight and finished Bakole Surprisingly but deservedly .
What a fight!!! I had given up on hunter, as Bakole was just throwing pushes before he would finally knock hunter out! That was not the case, hunter was persistent! What a turn around!!! Great fight!! Hunter hunts for a living.
Bakole is huge these days and said he had a shoulder injury in this fight... Hunter is underated, He was all over Usyk and matched his speed and stamina in the cruiserweight division.. Hunter is a contender! Bakole however, is ready for the belts now! I dont think anyof the champions want Bakole or Zhang..
Heavy hand Beast didn't want to dap him up at the beginning but he didn't mind at the end of that ass whoopin..he shouldn't have gave him dap at the end he should have kept the same energy
My goodness. Michael Hunter gave everything for that fight. He deserves more shots for the world title belt. Now that is how to keep on fighting and never give up. Michael Hunter reminded me of one British tough never give in fighter called Tony Simpson. He will fight on despite being blooded or battered. He was a warrior and i guess most boxing fans must have forgotten him by now. Talking of British bull dog fighter, Tony Simpson was the deal and lived up to that name. Google it guys if curious.
*i see alot of overnight bakole fans making excuses for this loss..hunter is just a better fighter period..and hes a CRUISERWEIGHT at that and stopped a nearly 300 pound heavyweight*
For those who doesn't know this is a very old fight and the only loss Bakole had. He dislocated his shoulder and still fought to the end. Without that injury he was going to win this fight but Kudos to M Hunter the well deserved winner 🏆
@@milesbringhams6869 I give credit where credit is due and the old Bakole is not the one fighting today he got way better and stronger. I don't see Michael Hunter winning against him now and he is old
I was skimming the comments wondering how Bakole ended up losing this fight. Not that MH isn’t a good fighter but the Big Man is a a monster and to lose like that… something has to be wrong with him. I seen him blow through Jared Anderson and was awestruck
Messy af. But yo, Bakole looks stronger than 2 oxen . Hunter literally hacked down a great oak. Credit to him. To both men. Heavy weight brawlers for sure. What a win. 🙏🏽👍
@@mjimleeCry about it that's why old school boxers will always be better they don't bring injuries as an excuse bakole jus ain't that gd simple as that
Im hearing rumors of a possible Usyke vs Bakole today. I know its being negotiated but it doesn't mean they'll settle on a deal. Im hoping so, that would be a good fight imo.
Bakole doesn’t have good defense. Luckily he can take a lot of punishment but he’ll always struggle with guys who can move and who have some pop in their punch to keep him back.
That was a good chunk um , Hunter stayed with the jab and going to the body the entire fight with big right hands , Bakole is a damn monster with one punch knock out power , not very mobile or great boxing prowess but devastating king jabs and I dance power make him a tough fight . Salute the young melanated indigenous American Mr Hunter
I’M PROUD OF HUNTER. HE KEPT IT ON THE WEIGHT BULLY THAT HE FORGOT HOW TO BULLY. HOWEVER, IN THE SECOND TO LAST ROUND OF THE HIGHLIGHT HUNTER WAS HYPNOTIZED MOMENTARILY, EATING A PRODIGIOUS AMOUNT OF JABS. SUPERB ENDING HUNTER!
I can’t believe how so poorly trained the Bakole guy is. For his size advantage he is taking so many easy shots while missing so many. He didn’t throw a single punch to the body. Man big up to this Hunter fella.
Bakole just like big HW seem to have stamina issue. People should remember Hunter was easily beaten by Usyk in his HW debut. Bakole has even put on more weight against Anderson and if he were to face Usyk, he needs to shed some weight.
I like hunter fighting bakole you ofto let him respect you and he respect hunters every time hunter hurts him he long is tongue out or smile which means you got me with that one good fight overall from both fighters.
People say Bakole should avenge a loss vs Hunter but honestly why would Bakole risk his position vs Hunter who is in the shadows for a few years now. Maybe Hunters style is all wrong for Bakole that even this version of Hunter (2024-25) would make him big problems and suddenly Bakoles ranking would plummet.
Ce combat c'était quand ? Bakolé était trop imprécis et brouillon comme s'il n'avait pas préparé ce combat. Perdu faute de concentration et à minimiser les coups de l'adversaire qui paraissait peser moins ...😠
Oui il a la ceinture IBO et WB, son prochain combat ce sera contre Agit Kabayel et le vainqueur pourra viser Daniel Dubois vu qu’il a bien corrige Joshua
I've watched 10's of thousands of professional fights. Hunter never gave up. Bakole is a beast. Hunter showed the biggest heart though. Virtually nothing he threw seemed to hurt Bakole for the entire fight.... until it did. Much respect Hunter
couldnt beat a one handed bakole
@mjimlee ...but he did beat him.
Respect to Bakole. He proved he able to take as much as he is able to give blows...more so that he did it with one hand...
Big up to Hunter, too, to be able to fight a bigger guy, like Bakole and take his heavy punches. He was faster that Bakole which at the end gave him the cutting edge...
Welldone to both...
You have not watched 10s of thousands of professional fight
La taille ne fait pas l’homme. Bakole est incompétent malgré sa victoire et aussi sa taille.
Wow, great performance from Hunter and so much heart ! Credit to both men, what a fight !
This is one of my favorite fights of all time
CRAZY FIGHT! Bakole is on the record is on record for beating the best heavyweights in the world in sparring! Hunter just put the heavy weight division on notice! Very tough kid! He gained a fan and my respect with this spectacular performance!
This isn’t a new fight. Happened in 2018. This is b4 Bakole allegedly starting knocking out top HW’s in sparring, and before he DEVASTATED Anderson.
@@richiefamus8778thank you I knew I was bugging
Old fight.
Bakole had a bad night. But yeah he knocked out usyk in sparring
If they were actually the same size, Hunter would have iced him early for sure , this was a cruiserweight vs a large heavyweight
I 100 percent agree
It’s you casuals who don’t know about boxing, if they were the same size Micheal hunter wouldn’t have been as quick or fluid,
@@Boosiefade123I agree with you too..
@@Boosiefade123 he is neither quick nor fluid...
Bakole took so many power punches . Dangerous.
This is hands down the best heavyweight fight ive seen in years
Heart ,smart boxing ,inside work ,able to take a punch ,never pulling straight back , circling, clean consistent jab up and down, combination punching. coming forward sometimes be aggressive smother your opponents work, let the bigger man get off, but be smart on defense. Be able to fight for 15 rounds if needed. 💰
The Hunter guy is a real hunter.
Love you cham
Hunter is good fighter who never giver up.
That was a gritty fight. Hats off to Martin.Bacole is a monster.
Being a monster is no guarantee he will win .
@BruceJackson-lx2dw lt was one hell of a fight.
@@julianblack3390 Yes, it was my friend. Rather them than me-that's for sure.
💯🔥 that was the definition of "Gritty" both men put their heart into it! Great CLEAN!! Bout👏🏿
He's too stiff, can't compete against top fighters like that. He'd take severe beatings against anyone with punching power.
Hunter wanted it more and came at him straight off the bat.
Bakole lost the use of his arm late. Kind of a big deal to be fair.
@@louduva9849That’s the fight game. Injuries are apart of it.
2 men put their feet in the sand that night, and one dug deeper.
Everyone’s blind. Bakole literally stopped throwing his right hand. He should fight hunter again. He will literally demolish him
What an amazing fight, wow … I am African but respect to both ! The American wanted a lil more
But I believe if they did a rematch Martin will win comfortably 💯
Wanted a lil more? Lol what Bakole was badly injured and still kept fighting with literally one arm
Blk American are the greatest 🦅✊🏾🇺🇸
@@MJ-jf7zw ddnt know that, but I am saying the black American was very hungry for this win 🫡
The ref took a blow to the chin ate it like it was nothing 😂😂😂
I was looking for this comment 😂
It was on the beak😂
Traduire
That is a great boxing video like I love 🥰
With the size, Hunter did an amazing job. Standing before Bakole is not an easy task, talk more of defeating him. Kudos to both fighters. Gladiators redefined.
Dude. Bakole was coming like the termintator. I know Hunter won this fight but it took alot out of him.
It took more out of Bakole !
@BruceJackson-lx2dw well martin just beat anderson.
@@ippothedestroyer1 My comment above was restricted to the Hunter fight.
Terminator 😂
@BruceJackson-lx2dw No it didn’t. You Americans including black Americans are just offended that an African almost beat your guy. I want a rematch. I can promise you Bakole will win.
Is this old
2018
Man oooo mann, hunter is a real fighter mannn , Bokole a monster really. Great fight. Hunter the better boxer .. wow loved it . Respect to both the fighters
like everyone in the comments said, hunter is a dawg. he is too small for the heavyweight division but was able to take out a brute force like bakole.
Usyk is also smaller in stature but he beat Fury and AJ who are miles bigger
Wow, great display of zest and determination. Credit to both fighters but congratulations to the winner, the man can box 😊
No shame here. Michael Hunter is a great boxer. Had a long amateur career and nunerous Gold medals. He's 23-1-2 as a pro, that's a damn good record. Standing at 6'2 with a 6'7-1/2" wingspan makes him very dangerous. Its how he was able to stand with bakole because he's the reach of a huge man. Great fight
Only loss to Usyk
00:06 Michael hunter got that dawg in him. The very first jab bakole threw had me thinkin he was about to be sacrificed
fr
😂😂
I don't y! Bakole threw one and Hunter threw a nice one right back and then combo'd wit a body shot!
Un vieux combat de 2018 ! Bakolé est 1er en Wbc et 3e Wba. En novembre il se battra contre l'allemand Agit Y pour espérer être être programmé pour un combat ceinture IBF mise en jeu et devenir champion du monde IBF.
Bonjour cher ami. Finalement se sont-ils battus ? N'gannou et l'allemand AgitY. ???
Hunter should go to cruiserweight or bridger
Yea, so should Usyk... oh, wait
Bakole was waiting for the big moment thinking he will knock Hunter at some point but he failed to manage that process -
On the other hand , Hunter had a great game plan and was able to stick to it the hole fight and finished Bakole Surprisingly but deservedly .
Bakoke trop d’ambiance, voilà les résultats
C est en 2018
Bakole one of the best boxers in the world
I want to see Bakole v Zhang. This would be an interesting one.
Zhang wins easily, same way Chinese are doing Africa right now 😅
So why Zhang ducking then? @NoneHigher
@@NoneHigher what?
Those jabs to Bakoles stomach slowed the big man down
What a fight!!! I had given up on hunter, as Bakole was just throwing pushes before he would finally knock hunter out! That was not the case, hunter was persistent! What a turn around!!! Great fight!! Hunter hunts for a living.
Hunter has great heart. He showed it in his fight against Usyk. Although he's small for the heavyweight division, he'll always give you a good scrap.
True American Heavyweight
Was this a recent fight?
Pertandigan ini kapan terjadinya???
Incroyable le combat 😮😮
Professional fight 💪
Michael is a great fighter and applied pressure on Bakole so much that he put Bakole on the back foot. Great heart Michael.
Bakole is huge these days and said he had a shoulder injury in this fight... Hunter is underated, He was all over Usyk and matched his speed and stamina in the cruiserweight division.. Hunter is a contender! Bakole however, is ready for the belts now! I dont think anyof the champions want Bakole or Zhang..
Couldn't expect that Bakolé would loose this fight. Never
It's was a loyal Victory
More respects to Michael Hunter, he is a Real Deal and good fighter.🥊
My goodness. What a fight! Michael Hunter outboxed Bakole at every exchange and beat him. Wow
Heavy hand Beast didn't want to dap him up at the beginning but he didn't mind at the end of that ass whoopin..he shouldn't have gave him dap at the end he should have kept the same energy
My goodness. Michael Hunter gave everything for that fight. He deserves more shots for the world title belt. Now that is how to keep on fighting and never give up. Michael Hunter reminded me of one British tough never give in fighter called Tony Simpson. He will fight on despite being blooded or battered. He was a warrior and i guess most boxing fans must have forgotten him by now. Talking of British bull dog fighter, Tony Simpson was the deal and lived up to that name. Google it guys if curious.
*i see alot of overnight bakole fans making excuses for this loss..hunter is just a better fighter period..and hes a CRUISERWEIGHT at that and stopped a nearly 300 pound heavyweight*
How old is this fight ?
2018
People actually saying bakole can beat usyk 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think Bakole is too slow to fight Usyk. A heavy hitter but stationary. You can't do that in against of Usyk.
@@Eddie_McFly yep exactly 👍💯
Awesome fight! And how cool is Sanya Usyk, who was able to defeat such a cool boxer as Michael Hunter!
For those who doesn't know this is a very old fight and the only loss Bakole had. He dislocated his shoulder and still fought to the end. Without that injury he was going to win this fight but Kudos to M Hunter the well deserved winner 🏆
Excuses
nah he still would have lost and was losing the fight before the injury.
@@milesbringhams6869 I give credit where credit is due and the old Bakole is not the one fighting today he got way better and stronger.
I don't see Michael Hunter winning against him now and he is old
I was skimming the comments wondering how Bakole ended up losing this fight. Not that MH isn’t a good fighter but the Big Man is a a monster and to lose like that… something has to be wrong with him. I seen him blow through Jared Anderson and was awestruck
maybe bakole just didn't fight anyone good? hunter was beating him whole fight
That jab timing at 0:59 was perfect
Messy af. But yo, Bakole looks stronger than 2 oxen . Hunter literally hacked down a great oak. Credit to him. To both men. Heavy weight brawlers for sure. What a win. 🙏🏽👍
Respect to Hunter, Dude's got heart.
Good win hunter 🥊💯💪🏾
True definition of 🎉your Jab will take you places In dis world
Bravo Martin c'est la vieillesse allons nous reposer et bouffer nos millions tranquillement. Big respect à toi Martin mon homonyme.
Great fight
Is this a fight after beating big baby Jerry?
Bakole my brother, keep up training you need to fight against this boxer again, congrat guys
Nah, he need some fufu and jollof to get stronger
Респект обом боксерам за видовище екстра-класу! Оце був бій!!!
Where is hunter now? he should be up in the top 10 at least
naah Bakole dislocated his shoulder in that fight otherwise
hunter would have been knocked
out
@@mjimleeCry about it that's why old school boxers will always be better they don't bring injuries as an excuse bakole jus ain't that gd simple as that
@@dwreck9969that's not an excuse that's a fact
@@ntandondebele2930 it is if he aint quit its an excuse
It's hard when a heavyweight his size to have success vs the top 5 Zhang Parker fury usyk dubios is hard to beat
Well done hunter what a fight serious performance be proud you took down a giant
Hunter was such a good boxer but what happened to him?
Usyk ruined his career
Damn! Hunter was good. Smaller than his opponent but he’s got a heart of a lion 🫡
Tu es le meilleur bakole toujours derrière vous Congo Unis 🇨🇩
This my first hunter fight he got something I would love to see him after 6-7 more fights
wow what a fight. Makole will be back better than ever. Congratulations to Hunter
He beat Jared Anderson after this
@@kevonwest5761Not exactly "after this", because Hunter is Bakole's 12th fight, whereas Anderson is his 22nd fight.
Is Bakole going to be remembered as...The shortest reigned, feigned Heavyweight boxing champion...???😮
Don't be fouled this is 2018 flght
Bakole has gotten so much better since
Hunter is Good...got a chin too and volume..
Martin fought good, but he wasnt pushing forward...damn what a fight
Great fight for both of these African brothers. Just to remind you, us diaspora are Africans for the ignorant comments..
Im hearing rumors of a possible Usyke vs Bakole today. I know its being negotiated but it doesn't mean they'll settle on a deal. Im hoping so, that would be a good fight imo.
Never seen Bakole look so vulnerable
And so passively. Without precision !
He got exposed. Everyone was prematurely touting this fool as the next George Foreman. What a joke.
Bakole doesn’t have good defense. Luckily he can take a lot of punishment but he’ll always struggle with guys who can move and who have some pop in their punch to keep him back.
Calm down,it’s an old fight.Don’t you see that he has a younger face than he does now?@@OldMastyr3
@@OldMastyr3this was 2018
L'unique combat que je vu Bzkole tomber
Bakole merci quand même malgré ton adversaire est fort mais tu as fais quelque chose
What a performance !!!😮😮😮
Incredible boxing skills well fought & deserved win
This is like Holyfield/ Foreman type of heart. Two guys who really want the win but Hunter wanted it just a little more!
Soutien à Martin bakola💪
Bakole was pure raw strength without any skill, no technique
That was a good chunk um , Hunter stayed with the jab and going to the body the entire fight with big right hands , Bakole is a damn monster with one punch knock out power , not very mobile or great boxing prowess but devastating king jabs and I dance power make him a tough fight . Salute the young melanated indigenous American Mr Hunter
Bakole will never beat usyk with his physicality.
Hunter sangar... sangat berbahaya....
this fight took place 5 years ago n bakole's right hand was injured in round 8
I’M PROUD OF HUNTER. HE KEPT IT ON THE WEIGHT BULLY THAT HE FORGOT HOW TO BULLY. HOWEVER, IN THE SECOND TO LAST ROUND OF THE HIGHLIGHT HUNTER WAS HYPNOTIZED MOMENTARILY, EATING A PRODIGIOUS AMOUNT OF JABS.
SUPERB ENDING HUNTER!
There was no 11th round
@ THE SECOND TO LAST ROUND ACCORDING TO THE HIGHLIGHT.
A weight bully at super heavyweight 😂
I can’t believe how so poorly trained the Bakole guy is. For his size advantage he is taking so many easy shots while missing so many.
He didn’t throw a single punch to the body. Man big up to this Hunter fella.
Don't fooled this a 2018 fight
Hunter has only lost too usyk. Thats how good he is
Bakole just like big HW seem to have stamina issue. People should remember Hunter was easily beaten by Usyk in his HW debut. Bakole has even put on more weight against Anderson and if he were to face Usyk, he needs to shed some weight.
This is one for the reels😮😮😮
12:30 ref copped a thump on the beak😂😂
Good win bankole slept on hunter .hunter gutted that one out big game hunter should be his new name
I like hunter fighting bakole you ofto let him respect you and he respect hunters every time hunter hurts him he long is tongue out or smile which means you got me with that one good fight overall from both fighters.
People say Bakole should avenge a loss vs Hunter but honestly why would Bakole risk his position vs Hunter who is in the shadows for a few years now. Maybe Hunters style is all wrong for Bakole that even this version of Hunter (2024-25) would make him big problems and suddenly Bakoles ranking would plummet.
Michael Hunter impressed tf out of me in this fight!!!
Bakole is never going to beat Usyk. He gets tired in round 6. He can't cope with the pressure Usyk brings.
Great Fight of year contender
Cruiserweight don't stand flush with opps, and can be big problems for heavyweights. Like if u wanna see bakole vs dubois
Toujours derrière toi champion BAKOLE, tu fais la fierté de mon pays la RDC, t'es un brave ! C'est pas finis, courage...
Ce combat c'était quand ? Bakolé était trop imprécis et brouillon comme s'il n'avait pas préparé ce combat. Perdu faute de concentration et à minimiser les coups de l'adversaire qui paraissait peser moins ...😠
@@desiretebelec’est un combat de 2018
@emmanuelnsukadilongani7322 Donc Bakolé a toujours sa ceinture Wbo. J'attends qu'il aille frapper les plaisantins qui sont au sommet IBF wbc wba
Oui il a la ceinture IBO et WB, son prochain combat ce sera contre Agit Kabayel et le vainqueur pourra viser Daniel Dubois vu qu’il a bien corrige Joshua
Punches hurt but bakole makes it seem painless. Strong chin and heavy hands probably two best things to have in the heavyweight division
Hunter is a very good boxer but needs the big fights.
This match takes my mind way back.. This is the fight you could see if George foreman and Evander holy fields are in the ring..