Kubrat Pulev vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov

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

 

Well, that's just ****ing silly.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.