WBA names Jarrell Miller as the mandatory for Murat Gassiev

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  1. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rings got him at 10

    So you can keep your low grade opinion to yourself

    Wallin is on the slide, so Gassiev is still better than him despite the shock loss
     
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  2. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good heavyweight scrap

    Millers a cheat though. FK him
     
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  3. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't answer my question about his best win at HW, did you. I wonder why you didn't answer LOL

    Gassiev loses to Wallin, Wallin proves he sucks and isn't world level, so now Gassiev is better?
     
  4. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    The Pero fight was a title eliminator or at least marketed as such. The WBA wants that Ituama money or at least is banking on the fact that Ituama will become a cash cow. Nothing new, though; the WBA makes up rules as it goes.

    Here was the poster for the fight:
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  5. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Gassiev has had his fifteen minutes and his time at the top is ending soon.

    Hope they match him with Itauma, give him a legit title defense. Either Itauma gets chin checked or stops Gassiev.
     
  6. Pompey Junglist

    Pompey Junglist Active Member Full Member

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    Let's be honest, losing to Wallin is disgraceful and it is now impossible to consider Gassiev a top heavyweight.
     
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    i wanted a Cold War fight. An American vs a Russian. I was thinking it would be Benavidez vs Bivol. Instead it’s gonna be Miller vs Gassiev.

    Do the boxing gods have a sense of humor or what?
     
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  8. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can't imagine anyone less deserving of a title shot tbh. Miller has **** all good wins and is a confirmed drug cheat.

    WBA is a joke. They really couldn't find a better mando?
     
  9. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Miller is hilarious admittedly. He might actually go for the full Uncle Sam outfit and ring walk to Living in America to fight Gassiev.
     
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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    god dammit.
     
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    Denis Lebedev:cool: Excellent win.
     
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  12. SupaKat

    SupaKat New Member Full Member

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    The hate for Gassiev on this site is absurd

    I wonder what will happen after he beats someone like a Miller or Ajagba.

    Will the Otto Wallin fight STILL get mentioned constantly lol

    He simply had an off night against Wallin. It happens to almost all fighters! Something was wrong with him. He weighed in 17 pounds lighter than he normally does. He's never weighed that low at Hw.

    (Yet still it was a split decision)

    Get over it. He'd beat Wallin with ease 9 times out of 10.
     
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  13. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yet he still lost. To Otto Wallin.

    I'd usually give someone a pass for an off night, but other than an ancient Pulev who else has he fought at heavy? That's why he gets a lot of stick.

    I want Gassiev to succeed, but he's not showing us much at the moment and that needs to change. I'd love to see him splatter Miller over the canvas.
     
  14. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    While Miller does have a chin, his defense is also terrible, so exactly how many clean flush left hooks with full torgue behind them, can he walk through without toppling? Most fighters run away from Gassiev for a reason. Running towards him might be a Matias-Smith like fateful decision. If Pero can buzz him and he did, several times, as did Kingsley Ibeh. Gassiev can drop him. Styles make fights and while it may sound counterintuitive, it's a far worse one for Miller.
     
  15. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Then he would get credit. That doesn't make any of the current criticism about the last near decade of his career any less valid. Try using some critical thinking skills.