Is Gassiev the most overrated boxer around?

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  1. 4 the Fidas

    4 the Fidas New Member banned Full Member

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    What do you think?
     
  2. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    No, like many fighters, he's damn impressive against everyone.... except for southpaws.
     
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    Never a heavyweight, though. What do you think?
     
  4. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    No, there are plenty of guys who are overrated to the moon and back. Gassiev is rated rightly I think. Good fighter with a solid resume and a nice run in WBSS. In order to be overrated you first have to be talked about and Gassiev hasn't really been talked about in a while. He just had the misfortune of meeting Usyk at the absolute prime of his powers coupled with being unable to deal with southpaws too well (plenty of ATGs hated fighting southpaws though, not that Gassiev is an ATG mind you).
     
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    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    He blew through everyone he got in the ring with... except for the southpaw.
     
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    Veerbone Active Member Full Member

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    Overrated? Nobody even talks about him. He needs to get active before he can be overrated.
     
  7. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    No...Canelo is ( lost 6 times already ! )
     
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    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    his fight against dorticos was one of my favorite matches of all time
     
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    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Seemed like he was 29 for the last 5 years.
     
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  10. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    He´s finally 30 now.
    And boy has he underachieved. He was only 24 at the time of the Usyk fight and has only fought 5 times since. What a shame, a wasted career.
     
  11. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not at Crusierweight, he just doesn’t have the style or attributes to be successful at heavyweight.
     
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    All three of the numbers in this post blew my mind. A waste indeed.
     
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    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    His workrate was really low.....don,t know why they ( the Trainers ) never fixed that
     
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    You use word overrated here to often.

    He was great Cruiser who beat Lebiediev, destroy Włodarczyk, and destroy Dorticos.

    He is for sure not overrated...
    His career stopped because injuries. When health said "STOP" its game over.

    He probably also should try his chance in bridgerweight first before HW. He got power for Hw but his weakness is footwork and speed movement. That's because he lost to bigger Wallin on backfoot and that because Usyk beat him easy. But still his power + skills, hand speed and chin make problem for many, many dudes.
    Just give him when he is healthy somebody who go forward and You will be shocked probably.
     
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    M.O.E New Member banned Full Member

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    He was an absolute beast of a Cruiserweight

    Does not look the same guy up at heavyweight, probably cause of all the injuries. Yet still I had him winning against Wallin, Wallins tippy tappy punches were **** all.