Yep, I think his issue could be a lack of a challenge. Obviously, knocking off over-matched opposition won't do much for that. It'll be interesting to see if he suddenly gears up once he's in with someone who is some he knows can beat him.
Not a bad fight. Carman will bring it and be upset minded but Makhmudov will be way too much for him.
Preparing to fight Bronco Billy Wright at the Hard Rock Hotel. Title of the fight: „Sticks and Stones won‘t do s***, but the damn scales will break!“
Let's play a game guys. Pick a HW prospect from the past decade or so who didn't pan out and give him a set of trainers, promoters, managers etc. who could potentially change his fortune. Bogdan Dinu Trainer - Emmanuel Steward Promoter - K2 @theanatolian @lucky luke @DanielDimov @kostya by ko @Chuck Norris @Inglis_1 and all of the other regulars here(apologies if I've forgotten you)
Ivan Dychko Trainer: Abel Sanchez (exp. w Hws and Kaz fighters) Promoter: Golden Boy ... take him the Wilder route, 25-0 with a lot of spectacular KOs against modest opposition.
Vlad Sirenko Promoter - Eddie Hearn. Usually Hearn sucks at promoting people that aren't from the UK but I feel that Sirenko could make strides under Hearn as he's a big Hitting HW which Hearn loves and we could see a faster progression with Sirenko's career as I feel as it could stall at this rate and we may miss the best years from him with the way his career is going so far. The UK casuals only really care about the HWs as well and this is a HW that can hit and hit real hard and I think Eddie could guide him to a world title.
Not that he didn't "pan out," but maybe Freddie Roach could have taught Povetkin some MMA to use against the human octopus Klitschko. Boytsov needed a very stern task master...Kenny Adams. Dimentrenko and, going way back, Alexander Zolkien, needed to learn to use their height, so Emmanuel Stewart it is. Joe Messi could have done with a good defensive trainer-Mayweather Sr, maybe.