Gassiev planning to have first heavyweight fight on Garcia vs Vargas card

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  1. blackfella96

    blackfella96 Active Member Full Member

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    I've been waiting for this man's debut. I like how he fought in the cruiserweights.
    How does everyone think he'll transition into HW?

    Just off his style, skill and power, I can see him getting in the top 20 easily.
     
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  2. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top 10 easily but from there I don't think he'll do much, too undersized. I don't even think usyk will have much success at an elite level in the HW division
     
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    I think he's decent size (same height as Povetkin) but weight wise I think he can get to 210-215 max to keep speed. I think he'd make some good fights with the top ten. Seeing as Hunter did some decent work on Povetkin, I think he'll do good but not elite as you said. Usyk may sneak away with a vacated WBO belt at least.
     
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  4. Dance84

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    Looking forward to seeing how he does on his debut.


    Another heavyweight added to the division!
     
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  5. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah usyk, hunter and gassiev have such an insane speed advantage over regular HW's its crazy. Povetkin being one of the faster smaller HW's hunter did very well against him.
     
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  6. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't know...the guy is stiff as a board. Will he bring his punch up to HW is the question otherwise he has nothing that will scare any HW.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 Liminal Space Autochthon Staff Member

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    Really? He doesn't look stiff as a board to me.:nusenuse:
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    I hope you aren't judging Murat off of his performance against a man who is capable of making him look stiff as a board and one dimensional. Because that would be doing a huge disservice to Oleksandr The Great, since he's probably one of the only people capable of making slight fighters look average.
     
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  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    If Usyk is fighting Parker I would love to see Gassiev v Chisora
     
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  9. Accurate

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    Now that would be an entertaining scrap! good shout!
     
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  10. blackfella96

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    Chisora is a fun fight for everyone, I hope Parker still fights him somehow. Gassiev vs the likes of Chisora, Rivas or Povetkin is what I'd hope to see
     
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  11. FrankinDallas

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    Ok, he's not as stiff as Spike O'Sullivan, who ate jabs all night against Munguia (I can hear Sean O'Grady say You've got to make your opponent WANT to get hit!), but his head movement is certainly lacking. However, it was against Usyk when he looked stiffest and that's certainly not a knock on Gassiev.
     
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  12. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Geez,,with all these guys at heavyweight sooner or later you'd think we'd we see a competitive matchup of contenders instead of everyone fighting lower competition waiting for a shot.
     
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  13. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Povetkin is everyones favorite fight now, a 40 year old who's teetering on the edge.
     
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  14. blackfella96

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    It's disgusting isn't it, 2020 hopefully has a few competitive bouts between the top 15, all we got is Wilder Fury and AJ vs Pulev/Usyk thats coming up
     
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  15. POTUS

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    Parker Humiliates Gassedev imho... One of the worst fights he could take, Murat will hid for a years afterwards
     
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