Sillakh is going to surprise a lot of people

:deal

 

Skillacka dosn't have a prayer. He's gone before 8.

 

I think you are jumping to conclusions when you say a tough fight will expose Kovalev. Ward is number #1 in his division, but he has struggled in fights. He has been knocked on his ass and lost rounds to guys that others have beaten much more handily.

Hopkins was troubled greatly by a bird chested white boy who fought his whole career at 168 - but he is still one of the best fighters in the world.

All boxing fans are uneducated, we don't spend time in the ring with each fighter to fully know who can do what. We speculate based on our limited knowledge, Boxers we hear almost nothing about are considered easy challenges compared to popular fighters that we read or hear about on a daily basis. The gap in hype is always wider than the true gap of talent at the top level.

I can't think of a single fighter who has completed a full career undefeated without ever having struggled to win a fight? If Kovalev struggles to win, this does not expose him as anything other than human.

 

Good post.

 

Agreed. For the fighters there is no 'easy' fights - however they look to fans. The massive gaps in skill that we perceive and ascribe to boxers actually represents the difference between being a better fighter than 99.9% of the population and 99.99% of the population. 'swhy I get annoyed at people calling fighters 'bums' and the suchlike.

 

Props to you my friend.

 

They have a common opponent, who will also be on the card: Artur Beterbiev. The best light heavyweight on tomorrow's card might be Beterbiev.

Beterbiev had a close win over Kovalev, 25-24, while dominating Sillakh in two amateur fights.

Here's Beterbiev vs. Sillakh I:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t21bxE9Da3A[/url]

And Beterbiev vs. Sillakh II:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_wtQUhQtfg[/url]

 

beterviev has good power but otherwise, he looks like a plodder.

 

Sillakh would be wise to pot shot from the outside and fire laser guided R hands.

If he so much as thinks to mix it up he'll be KTFO.

Roidnard doesnt have one ounce of Sillakhs skills left in him, and can only spoil his way with the jab and grab. Ward has his inside game and a vicious(maybe best in boxing) upjab. Styles make fights and KOvalev has the style (complete fighter plus massive power) to beat anyone from 168+

 

I'd been meaning to bring up Artur, but hadn't got around to it.

Artur Beterbiev is fighting on the deep undercard (it's his third pro fight) and he beat Kovalev in the ams (which Kovalev disputes as a 'political' win).

Beterbiev lost to Sillakh at WW (when both were just 16 years old), then beat the living cr#p outta him 5 years later at LHW. (1 standing count and 1 KD - from a chest punch by memory)


Either way, having Beterbiev on the card (who beat them both as amateurs) certainly adds some spice.

 

like i said before, sillakh doesnt keep his hands higher than shoulder height...leaving him wide open for the ko....just need to catch him, lol

 

Beterbiev is dangerous as hell to anyone at 175, but....

Have to see a couple more fights first.

I've got him as a guy with lethal power, good combos - he plants himself more than Kov but lacks some of the fluidity which he may pay for at the top level.

A plodder? Hmm.. perhaps look at him as LHWs Provodnikov - you wouldn't want to end up in a brawl with the f#kker.

 

I don't think Kovalev is much more proven than Sillakh. The fact that you don't think Sillakh has the skillset to compete is what is baffling to me. I guess you're just not very observant.