Jalolov stagnates as a fighter.

Beterbiev and Bivol have done very well too. As did Loma.

 

I think these fights are merely cash crabs at this point. He earns a bit of money and boosts his own ego too. Only problem is that he has taken a bit of a step up in class while his age is catching up to him.

In my mid 20s I could easily not sleep, not train consistently, and still perform in the gym. Then 30 hit me like a brick wall. Now I have to train consistently to put in solid performances. Its as if my body forgets things if I dont constantly remind it of them, yet at the same time I can now run faster than I did in my mid 20s because I have been putting in solid work for an extended period now. (I have had lot of gaps where I dont run for extended periods, so I have lots of experience in trying to get back into running shape)
I genuinely believe that his athleticism is waning, and it shows in his performances because he is not taking the professional ring seriously.

Edit: In his 20s Jalolov could train for 4 rounds and his athleticism let him fight for 8 rounds. In his 30s he trains for 4 rounds and his athleticism lets him fight for 6, but he still needs to fight for 8.

 

Same. I am in my early 30's and i am starting to get into my best shape ever (i am another 3-4 months away from that goal) but i have to be far more disciplined than before.

Agreed on Jalolov's cash grabs and lack of dedication.

 

Their success was because of how elite they are, they were unstoppable.

But If Beterbiev had been really promoted better, he could have been huge well known star worldwide. Like the Khabib of Boxing.

He had a 100% KO ratio until recently and is a monster.

Beterbiev and Bivol both aren't as famous as they should be for their ability and success.

 

Jalepeno knows he would have faltered at the top

Hurgovic is the same....

Aiming for bang for buck and not willing to take that risk to leap frog their earnings at the threat of a loss.

They needed the special Eddie Hearn hype a bodybuilding bum up coddling treatment

In the saudi money era of king turkey the scaredy cats rise to the surface. I make exceptions for up and comers like Ituama who should take a little time to develop....but then again screw it throw caution to the wind and go balls to the wall I say. Might not be any money fights in 2 years time.

 

Ability and success are not the main reasons for superstardom, which is a sad reality of the sport. Guillermo Rigondeaux should have been a star, yet he wasn´t. He simply lacked the IT factor.

Khabib became a megastar due to his connection with McGregor, and not because the UFC decided to promote him really well unlike others. A really great UFC example would be Demetrius Johnson. All of the accolades, fought a lot of big names during his time, but the fans barely cared for him.

 

Why is the assumption always that Jalolov could've been great if he'd only tried harder, got a better promoter, etc?

As always, it's bloody easy to say and bloody difficult to prove... Which might be why he didn't bother.

For all the hype, Jalolov hasn't really tried - regardless of being from an unpopular country, he's not even attempted to get his feet on the ladder...

With two Olympic golds, he's tailor made for any promoter worth their salt, yet noone bothered - you simply have to ask yourself "why"?

Maybe they see something we don't.
Maybe he knows something we don't.
Maybe he just doesn't give a ****.

Whatever it is, a potential champion is an asset, regardless of where they're from, and the idea that an amateur with that pedigree isn't worth trying to push is just silly, IMHO.

Whether it's mentality, chin or whatever else... It just appears pretty clear at this point that it's not going to happen.

If it never gets proven, it's as good as a myth that it ever could've.

 

Beterbiev had long periods of inactivity, he could have had an ATG pro career with better management.

Loma's pro career was poorly managed, wasting entire years of his prime fighting only 1 or 2 nondescript boxers. And there was the robbery against a fighter who never even tried to make weight, was 20 pounds heavier and kept punching him in the stones. Top Rank could have made sure there were honest officials, especially not the very worst referee, the notorious Laurence Cole.

 

On the flipside...

Despite being from an unfashionable country - he's got the pro reputation he deserved, he got the opportunities he needed to get to title fights and he's had a better career than many a protected western fighter, albeit with less money in the bank.

When you look at it that way, perhaps Loma is an example of how these fighters CAN get there if they're willing to take the right fights for the right money on the way up...

And again, this begs the question of why some fighters don't even appear to try?
It's not because it's not possible - it's either that their greed and/or ego gets in the way of accepting good offers, or that they just don't really want to make it.

 

It could very well be simply that Jalolov simply just doesn't want to make the step up. Hes clearly very happy, enjoying his life fighting part-timers until he retires with the most padded record to exist in boxing.

 

I think that's realistically the heart of it.

Whether it's because he doesn't believe or just doesn't care, the result is the same - he doesn't want it.

 

Ultimately, though, it doesn't matter why he won't make it.

What matters is he won't prove his level, either way, and that means it should be assumed he couldn't make it.


Fighters getting credit for what they haven't done is ruining the sport.

 

Still believe he is good enough to operate at the top.

Bit unlucky to have 2 fight dates cancelled at the last minute this year, it did hurt his momentum.

Maybe they match him up with Khalidov next, soon.

Strange that Turki didnt embrace him into Rhyad Season cards, considering he is a muslim heavy.

Pero, Sanchez, Hunter, Kadiru, Goodall, Big Mak, Gassiev, are available names his team should consider next.

 

Who's to say he didn't?

And would Turki have broadcast that if he'd offered Jalolov a decent fight and he'd ducked it?

I'll believe it when I see it.

The higher up the levels you go, the fewer can make it... The odds are against him proving it, and the fact he's done so little to try suggests he thinks so, too.