Murat Gassiev vs Tony Yoka - Fight is Off, Yoka is Injured

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Gassiev vs Yoka

Poll closed Jul 12, 2026.

  1. Gassiev by KO/TKO/RTD

    16 vote(s)
    66.7%

  2. Gassiev by decision

    3 vote(s)
    12.5%

  3. Yoka by KO/TKO/RTD

    2 vote(s)
    8.3%

  4. Yoka by decision

    3 vote(s)
    12.5%
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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    This fight on July 11th will be for the full WBA Heavyweight Title.

    Yoka has a somewhat tricky style and can be elusive. He's much taller and has a huge reach advantage. And he doesn't seem to have a fragile chin, he's never been stopped as a pro. If he boxes cautiously, he'll actually have a good chance of winning this fight.

    Gassiev is the bigger puncher and so far has shown a good chin, but he's naturally much smaller and is rather slow on his feet. If I were Gassiev's manager, I would have chosen a different opponent. However, his aggressive style may wear Yoka down in the later rounds.

    Who do you think will win this?
     
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  2. rolzone

    rolzone Active Member Full Member

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    Yoka can jab his way to being world champion- who would have thought
     
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  3. rolzone

    rolzone Active Member Full Member

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    We won’t hear the end of it from Don Charles
     
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  4. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both guys are better than Bermane Stiverne was.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Gassiev has a left hook from hell and Yoka has a shaky mandible

    Problem is Gassiev is shot to bits and Yoka is about 260lbs now, 6'7'' with a 82'' reach, so somewhere between 5.5'' reach advantage, 20-30lbs heavier, with a near 6'' reach advantage, and even though Yoka has a shaky mandible all his losses have come on points and he can punch himself and has very good skills and he's going to be extremely mindful and cautious of Gassiev's left hook and Gassiev will have to get close to him to land with it
     
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  6. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yoka needs this win so bad
     
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  7. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Gassiev hook to the body.
     
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  8. Redbeard7

    Redbeard7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Arreola was one of Vitali's best wins and Stiverne dominated him twice. Neither Gassiev or Yoka could take take Wilder's shots for 12 rounds. Yoka has lost to two guys worse than Arreola, while beating no one as good (faded Hammer?) Gassiev lost to Wallin, who may well have lost to Arreola himself on styles.

    Gassiev is better than Charles Martin at least, Yoka seems not to be.
     
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  9. Themessiah

    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Gassiev could KO him but I’m not sure whether he can cut off the ring
     
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  10. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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  11. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Anyone thinking Tony Yoka has even a snowball's chance in hell are deluding themselves. Gassiev has a kryptonite, and they're called southpaws. Yoka is not a southpaw. He'll do the same goddamn thing to him that he did to Pulev. Yoka is leaving the arena on a stretcher.
     
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  12. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Gassiev by KO. Murat becomes the new Lineal champion.
     
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  13. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gassiev lost to Wallin. It tells enough about him. And a Russian won't be allowed to be a heavyweight champion.

    Yoka wins this.
     
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  14. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't consider Yoka any worse than Wallin; there's a chance, so I'll say Yoka by decision.
     
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  15. Serge

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