:think Glazkov tends to start a bit slowly, and works himself into a nice groove...But against a fighter like Pulev, who tends to get stronger as the fight progresses, that doesn't work in his favor. Over 12, I think Pulev would win a 115-113 kind of decision, simply by doing better work with the jab early in the fight, and then maybe taking a couple of later rounds after Glazkov accelerates in the middle rounds. Not much between the two, really. Glazkov could certainly take this, if he fights well enough and manages to start a bit earlier.
To me, a key factor would be who could establish range using their jab. Pulev has the flashier jab to be certain and uses it as the fulcrum of his game plan almost every night out. As to Vysotsky's point about their defenses, his jab is probably more apt to "look more impressive against a wider array of opposition". However, Glazkov has a very nice jab himself when he opts to snap it rather than push - and especially when he multiplies it. I don't think Pulev has been confronted with a jab as educated as Glazkov's; nor has Glazkov had to deal with one like Pulev's. Both usually out-jab their opponent. For this reason, knowing their measurements from pit to knuckle would be extremely helpful in analyzing the match-up. My lazy estimate of about 77-78 inches or so for both is based on nothing more than eyeballing them in proportion to some of their dance partners and specifically Oloukun and Orlov to arrive at the conclusion that it's close. In reality, my estimate could be a few inches off in either direction for both and one could actually enjoy a significant advantage. Any hard data would be much appreciated. :good
Fair enough, but explain why? Do you really think Pulev or Glazkov could dominate Kevin Johnson like Fury did? Fury arguably did better than Vitali Klitschko.
Povetkin is obviously the #1 unbeaten HW by default, on strength of longevity and resume not to mention holding a title, even though he's probably slipped enough to lose to a lot of the prospects & contenders h2h at this point. Among the non-beltholders: 1) Pulev 2) Glazkov 3) Boytsov 4) Fury 5) Jennings 6) Price 7) Helenius 8.) Scott 9) Perez 10) Ortiz Nice goulash of international flavor - four eastern Europeans, two Brits, two Americans, and two Cubans...accurately represents distribution of dominance in the division across the ams and pros, IMO. (That order isn't set in stone, and a lot of the following names could be swapped in at the back end, around spots 8-10...for me it's down to a mix of accomplishments and h2h ability...so Helenius needs to be on there, while a Dinu or Wilder can't be justified as higher than him just yet) The rest of the notable heavyweights from around the globe yet to suffer a loss: Dinu Pianeta Abdusallamov Wilder Scott Szpilka Larsen Ruiz Jr. Hanks Mansour Teper Fujimoto Towers Browne Rivas (the Colombian super heavy Olympian who beat Pulev; currently 12-0 with seven kayos) That should be all of 'em. :think
Kingpin's effort that night (and against Hamer in Prizefighter) was even more pitiful than his non-effort against Vitali. From zero to less than. Yes, I think Pulev and Glazkov would shut the current version of Johnson out with remarkable ease.
I think you're overrating Boytsov a bit. He's supposedly a lazy *******, scared to step up I heard he wants a "tune up" in a couple of months. He's been fighting bums for years and he needs a tune up:dead I don't think he'll amount to anything
Yeah, I wouldn't object to bumping him down a couple of spots in favor of Fury/Jennings/Price. He's been one of the bigger "wasted talent" stories of the decade. Needing a soft touch after breezing through 10 rounds against the 37-year old Southern Disaster isn't encouraging, at all. :verysad Shame, because he did generate a lot of excitement earlier in his career. He's also only 26, so theoretically he's got time to course-correct...but not if the attitude doesn't change.
Lol I said it because the thread is about two undefeated HW prospects, I don't go into random threads saying Tyson Fury is the best HW prospect.
Prize-Fighter = 3 round fights = Not a real fight. Ustinov and Dimitrenko had there moments and won rounds off of Pulev. I don't think Pulev would beat Kingpin, who is underrated by fans due to being in "boring" fights.
Yeah... I thought he'd be fighting some big names by 2012:roll: I suppose Universum going bankrupt will **** his career up even more:-(
The point of the thread wasn't so much about them being the best undefeated HW prospects (which I do happen to view them as) so much as it being the sweetest available match-up between top undefeated heavies. :good Both in terms of importance, and propensity to be fun.
I think Fury is up there, but not on top of the list. His best wins are an obese Chisora & Kingpin who had 2-3 weeks to prepare Guys like Pulev & Helenius are definitely above him at this moment However, I think he has the potential to become a dominant champ, because he's still very young