Gassiev should handle Breazale without too much trouble. He is the better boxer, punches harder, can also take a punch and hasn't shown a tendency to gas out.
It's not exactly a secret that Gassiev has already bashed up many of Bootleg D's best wins in the gym, including Breazeale, and you only have to join the dots to work out that he knocked some of them out “The power he has shown me in the gym sparring against [heavyweights Dominic] Breazeale, Charles Martin, Gerald Washington, Chris Arreola, is very real,” Sanchez said. “All those guys, he’s been able to dominate and hurt. Once we get him to the heavyweight division and stabilize him at 225, 230, and put some muscle on those pounds, he’ll be very effective.'' -- Abel Sanchez Which HW's ribs did Gassiev break in sparring? This content is protected Timestamped This content is protected ''Ask any given sparring partner who’s been in there with him and they will tell you he’s a small heavyweight who fights like a big heavyweight. “Murat Gassiev – that motherbeeeper hits hard,” heavyweight contender Chris Arreola said of his experience while training with the Russian banger in Big Bear, California. The two worked in the same gym space for their recent training camps. Arreola was preparing for his December 12 showdown with Travis Kauffman, a fight he won by split decision. The final outcome was disputed, but Arreola’s energy at fight’s end was attributed to the work he put in during his time in Big Bear, also crediting Gassiev as one of the fighters who pushed him in the gym. “He caught me in the ribs during one sparring session, I just never been hit like that before,” Arreola admitted. “This was a camp I was already determined to leave as a trim and ready fighter, but I knew I couldn’t half-ass it when he was there. Whenever I saw him in the gym when I arrived, I was like “Beep, not that guy again.” But he makes you work in the gym, he makes you a better fighter.” 'Here is another endorsement. World-class cruiserweight Ola Afolabi (who has sparred both Wlad and Vitali among other HWs) proclaimed that Gassiev is a certified assassin. “Probably the hardest puncher I’ve ever been in with,” said Afolabi, a pro since 2002 and a three-time cruiserweight title challenger ranked No. 10 by THE RING.' S-JAM Boxing said he's the hardest puncher he's ever seen, and that he's seen him up close and personal in the gym and tapes of him doing bad things to top ten HWs in the gym ie. wrecking and sparking them This content is protected This content is protected
Breazeale was never good ........ and after what Wilder did to him, there's really no point in him fighting again.
I actually think this would be a decent watch. Gassiev easy win but Breazeale is a great match-up to deal with super heavyweight size, and he can take a beating too.
Breazeale has been down against Mansour and Ugonoh. He's very hittable and despite a certain level of mongo toughness not impossible to hurt by anyone that can plant a good one on his very open chin. I suspect unless Gassiev balloons up into a Russian Tony Galento he should handle him in quite a one sided and brutal beatdown.
He couldn't deal with Gassiev's power when they were wearing big gloves and headgear. I bet he was one of the ones S-JAM Boxing saw footage of Gassiev sparking out in the gym.
Murat is levels better but he should have a couple more fights to knock the dust off even before taking on a big no-hoper like Breazele.
