Derek Chisora vs Murat Gassiev for the WBA Heavyweight Championship

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by BoxerMaurits, Jul 12, 2026.


Who wins?

  1. Derek Chisora

    23.8%
  2. Murat Gassiev

    76.2%
  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Jarrell Miller is rumored to be Gassiev's next opponent.

    I hope not. Miller is about 100 pounds bigger, that's too much size difference.
     
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  2. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good

    I want an American belt holder
     
  3. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Miserable match up. Not even going to entertain it.
     
  4. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chisora will probably KO Gassiev.

    It won't be like that staged fight with Kadiru.
     
  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unbelievable that any organization would put this fight out there as a world title match.
     
  6. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If I were Gassiev, I’d take another easy defense and wait on the winner of Fury/AJ.
     
  7. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    Gassiev was an amazing Crusier during his peak he was at worse 3rd and realistically 2nd. Hes completely mediocre at Heavy and ia very fortunate to be a belt holder, Im glad the dude is finally gonna see some real money at the tail end of his career tho, but hes the biggest paper tiger in the division right now.
     
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  8. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    Wait hes only 32?! I thought he was Usyk age or older?! I guess he's just a guy that looks older, going bald didn't help.
     
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  9. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

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    Nope, he was 24 when he fought Usyk. I didn't even have to check this, because its etched into my brain how young Gassiev was during the WBSS. He was supposed to have a really bright future in the sport, but instead spent the next 8 years doing **** all.
     
  10. SupaKat

    SupaKat New Member Full Member

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    WBA rankings..

    1 Moses Itauma
    2 Jarrell Miller
    3 Tyson Fury
    4 Anthony Joshua
    5 Vartan Arutyunyan
    6 Nelson Hysa
    7 Filip Hrgovic
    8 Gurgen Hovhannisyan
    9 Dainier Pero
    10 Artem Suslenkov
    11 Efe Ajagba
    12 Kem Ljungquist
    13 Temur Mamoyan
    14 Tony Yoka
    15 Rico Verhoeven

    Miller, Suslenkov or Ajagba would be a good next next defence.

    Yoka would be Ok.

    If he wants a weak, easy next defence then - Hysa, Arutyunyan, Pero, Ljungquist, Mamoyan. Hope it's not one of those
     
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