Your favorite heavyweight prospect?

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  1. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who is your favorite heavyweight prospect?


    I have quite a few names on my list, but the one that I am most impressed by is Bermane "B.WARE" Stiverne with a record of 15-1 with 15 knockouts!

    His amatuer record was 48-10 with a shed load of knockouts, with noticeable wins like knocking out David Price.

    He has none other than Lennox Lewis as his agent!

    His style reminds me of James Toney with a lot of explosive punching power.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvfUMfUJYIs&fmt=18
     
  2. Chief_Second

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    toney wouldn't have been tko'd in his 13th fight by someone who was 11-15 (more losses than wins)

    my fav prospect is david haye who is exciting for a number of reasons. mainly because he has no fear, can bang and has a suspect chin.
     
  3. MrMagic

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    I'm talking about styles mate, easy... :lol:

    He's got a loss, but didn't Hopkins also suffer a loss early in his career, what about the tijuana tornado?

    Watch the youtube clip and you will see he's a natural fighter who can counterpunch with a whole lot of power.
     
  4. yale

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    He's nearly as ugly as james toney.
     
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    :good i'll check this guy out on youtube then comment.

    i guess manny got sparked by a couple of road sweepers early on.
     
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    he's pretty old to be a prospect
     
  7. MrMagic

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    Yeah, he needs to get moving fast.
    But hey, 31 is not too old for a heavyweight.
     
  8. Little Pea

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    Both guys in this video look better than most top heavyweights. Fast combinations.
     
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    And Wlad was K.O'd by Ross Purrity.

    However, I don't think that kid looks TOO great (though he looks good, and is surely too old for me to be calling him a kid)

    I go with Denis Boystov. Whilst he might be exposed as a, ahem, 'Eurobum', he seems to have skills, strength and decent power.

    Of course, if we consider The Hayematrix as a 'prospect' then I'd have to say him. The man is fearless, and if he loses, he will literally take it on the chin :)
     
  10. MrMagic

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    :lol::good
     
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    Chief_Second Well-Known Member Full Member

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    watched a couple of fights on youtube and he doesn't seem bad! let's see how he gets on. reminds me more of brewster than toney
     
  12. TheGrimReaper

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    i like boystov too he is only 22
     
  13. MrMagic

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    I like Boytsov, but I would rather see Ulli Wegner train him than Fritz Sdunek.
     
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    :good
    But, i think his shots look sharper/shorter
     
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    1 Alexander Alexeev
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    Why ?