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I agree, it would have the potential to be a barn-burner while it lasted -- Boser looked like shit in his last fight because his inability to lead the dance effectively got exposed. We saw inklings of it in the Gane fight, where Ciryl was able to control every exchange while also piecing him up from the outside. After that he got multiple favorable stylistic match-ups with dudes willing to come right at him, where he could use his footwork and hand-speed to angle out and punish them. Arlovski didn't give him the input he needed and he suffered for it.
Chris would be an interesting fight for sure. Daukaus is a better fundamental boxer than Boser by quite a bit IMO. He probably has a better ground game -- though this is largely supposition on my part based on him stuffing Aleksei's grappling attempts and Boser having been dominated on the ground a few times during his time on the regional circuit (though Daukaus did get submitted early in his career). Both are lighter Heavyweights with solid footwork and good cardio. Likewise roughly even in hand speed and power, perhaps a slight edge in the latter toward Daukaus as he's been more consistent with his heavy-handed finishes across his (albeit short) career. As expected considering his karate background, Boser has more weapons on the feet (most notably his low kicks) -- Daukaus is a pretty straightforward boxer and doesn't really throw much else other than some close-range knees against rocked opponents.
I don't know if Daukaus would go after him or let Tanner come to him and exploit the same thing Arlovski did, though I suspect the former. That said, it's worth noting that even if he does the latter, Chris not having the Pitbull's height/reach advantage might be a slight point in Tanner's favor -- a big part of his difficulty was that he relies heavily on looping hooks and simply couldn't touch Andrei's chin effectively before getting countered with a big shot. Chris favors hooks himself (though slightly more technical ones IMO). If Tanner was wise, he'd rely heavily on his leg kicks to try to take some of the pop out of Chris's shots and rob him of his agility before seeking the pocket exchanges. That's really what I see it coming down to: whether Tanner's leg kicks are able to do enough to make a difference before Chris clips him with something. Considering we saw Shamil outstrike Chris pretty badly for the vast majority of the first round before getting clipped, I'd say it's a legit possibility. That said, I'd probably favor Daukaus, though -- I feel like he has slightly better fight IQ and fundamentals on average.
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