Good fight, 2019 has been a nice year for fringe contenders and prospects facing off against eachover with this and DDD ve Gorman and Hunter vs Kuzmin. shame the top 10 haven’t had the same attitude this year.
Romanov will look good for 3/4 rounds but Bakole will clip him and stop him inside 7 .Too much size and Romanov wont keep that volume punching up ,he will tire like his last fight probably, he was heaving in the corner after 3 rnds and that guy wasn't a puncher he just had size when he was landing in rounds 4/5 . Romanov caught a second wind after the 5th but he gets hit by Bakole he wont have that .
I'm feeling something like this as well. Romanov is too small for HW and even then he's not as effective as he could be due to being slowed down by all that bulk. a loss here could actually be beneficial as it might get him to reconsider his options and drop to CW which is a much better fit.
Bakole late rounds TKO for me in this one Romanov has been doing nothing as a pro for over 3 years ago and is now old at 34 after a long amateur career. Best days are behind him and I think he gets clipped and stopped in this one. Bakole looks very comfortable on the inside and this is where Romanov will fight this fight
Bakole mid rounds also for me. Romanov is just too small at heavy for me. Will fall into journeyman status in the coming years i think.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Bakole took him out early. One of the biggest punchers in the division imo and Romanov was hurt against Bracamonte.
