Alright serious thread....Gassiev's chances at HW

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  1. Boxlight

    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    sorry for my latest threads, stupidity i know

    but a real thread now, how do you guys see Gassiev's chances at HW, Gassiev is still only 27 years old, and his only loss was to the Ukranian Wonderboy and current forum favorite :)

    how well do you think he can do?
     
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  2. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    top 5
     
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  3. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 5 as @heerko koois said.
    He can beat anyone not named Usyk and Fury.
    He has a granite chin
    2nd hardest puncher after Wilder
    Decent skills and most important has heart and grit.

    Him vs Whyte is my dream matchup.
     
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  4. Boxlight

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    despite Usyk dominating him at cruiser i remember there being some people that thought Gassiev would translate better to HW than Usyk
     
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  5. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I keep thinking it's Briedis who is 27. Gassiev must have had a hard paper round.

    I look forward to seeing what he can do.
     
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  6. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    Good
     
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  7. Brixton Bomber

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    He'd flatline Whyte.
     
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  8. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The only thing I would say, is whilst it seems he has used his time away to put on the weight (I'm guessing in a somewhat controlled manner), he did seem to be carrying some excess timber in his last fight coming in at 235lb

    Also that was a bit of a dodgy stoppage in his last fight. Here are the last 30 seconds of that fight.
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  9. bruce_keyes

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    finally you make a good post. Yes Gassiev is dangerous for every HW in the top 10. Would love to see Gassiev vs. Whyte, or Michael Hunter
     
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  10. MetalLicker

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    He's gotta fight more.
     
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  11. Whytesnake

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    He is not known by the casual fan. He is a very high risk low reward fight for the top rated HW,s so he could be avoided and not given his chance. He might be mentally scarred from the Usyk fight but if he is right he is a serious dark horse in the division
     
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  12. timeout

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    this
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  13. Mighty

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    He beats the crap out AJ and Wilder. Loses against Usyk and Fury.
     
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  14. lepinthehood

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    Gassiev is a dangerous punchers but he's too static in his movement. A few could beat him.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    Let's see how he reacts to the big weight change in his opponents. I bet a guy like Chisora would give him a few things to think about. Hard to carry power up to a no weight limit division
     
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