He's 30 years old with a 14-0 pro record but is now fighting again as an amateur??? Is he to be taken seriously? Seems not.
I do not take him seriously. Mark my words...he isn't even that good. He's big and hard-hitting with a straight left, but he doesn't do much to set it up, with a pawing jab, or follow it up with a right hook. A lot of countries treat Olympians with a stipend and other perks. I have no idea if Uzbekistan is that way, but I assume that is the root of his strange ways. Anyway, the only reason I think he may amount to something is that the current crop is so poor that if he keeps fighting, I don't see how he can't stomp some of them.
I think he just realized that his opportunity to make money in the pro ranks is severely limited by his passport and lack of English speaking so might as well squeeze out as much government funding as he can before becoming a farmer or whatever.
Not only that.... The HW division is log jammed at the moment. Earning another gold medal in the meantime only increases his promotability when he goes back to the pros.
I've near given up on him. He doesn't seem to care about being a pro boxer but if he wins a 2nd gold and then commits to being a pro he might do something as a pro. But if after the Olympics he doesn't immediately step up and continues to fight infrequently against weak opposition then yeah stick a for in him he's done.
It can be a limiting factor but there's a lot of money at heavyweight at the moment, simply fighting himself into a mandatory position and getting a title shot could make him millions which he'd never do as an amateur. So I don't get why he hasn't committed to the pro game, just because he might not be a big star. Be a big star amateur make peanuts or be a top level but not star heavyweight pro and make millions, seems like the choice he's made is a dumb one if what you are saying is true.
He can make a lot of money in Saudi arabia. Boxing is so corrupt they won't give him a chance because of his country
That 14-0 doesn't even contain a solitary recognisable journeyman... It's a hobby on the side rather than a serious attempt to go pro. He's done nothing to show genuine ambition of succeeding in the pros... And even if he wins another gold, that doesn't guarantee he'd be a successful pro afterwards - some gold medallists do great in the pros, some don't do anything much of note (Yoka, for example).
Similar to Dychko, both have problems with management and do not get the chance, Jalolov will win another gold, but it will not help him...
If he wins a second gold and Saudi backing he will make waves. He was on a Saudi event but withdrew for this Olympics. And it's not like there's a plethora of talented U.S. HWs out there with first dibs on big fights ... tomorrow is Ruiz/Miller.
He’s a bit one two happy I think he would be so much more dangerous if he can develop a right hook, also he in past has shown a weakness to the body and I do wonder about his stamina in the pro ranks being say pressured for a long fight by a lump like bakole. but he’s definitely a talent his height foot paper and fluid hands is a dangerous mix.
I haven't seen much of him as a pro so it was interesting to see how he looks. He does have some good attributes, he's quite mobile for a big fella and he is a southpaw, that's probably enough to get him in the top ten. Can't see him ever being elite but he could develop. There was some hype about him but can't see it tbh.
I've always found it incredibly cheap Jalolov's persistence to stay in the amateurs to capture medals from major tournaments. I guess the positives greatly out weight the negatives: brings national pride to his country as the (super) heavyweight gold medalist, probably gets around a six figure reward for the medal, pension once he retires from boxing, and the most obvious one - has more accolades to his resume. Jalolov has mentioned somewhere before that after Paris, he will solely focus on the pro game. I hope he does. It will be ultra infuriating to see him in Los Angeles in 2028.
Doesn't make sense why he's allowed to go back to fighting in the amateurs. I feel like that's an unfair advantage.