Who the hell is Beibut Shumenov?

Great amateur career, bright guy with a degree, says he wants to win a title but quit boxing and make money with his mind once he's done all that.

Class act too.

 

he is really good...taking himself to the top level way too early tho.

nice jab, nice cross and throws a lovely hook off the jab. doesnt act or look like an amatuer style fighter....really progressed well....maybe to well to be honest.

for all we know he could become either this generations leon spinks who won a title too early or this generations Muangsurin who will win a belt early and be hushed out into obscurity or even a david haye who got stopped by a 40 year old thompson.

 

Three classy fighers from the countries of the former soviet union now fight out the USA: Shumenov,Karabov,and Sillahk.

Quite a few of our fellow american posters here on esb will have a chance of watching aforementioned top amateurs live on american soil.

Enjoy their fights,guys!

PS: I had the luck to watch Sillahk's last fight live on Vitaly's undercard. What a wonderful display of skills and talent! Sillahk will make a lot of noise over there in the states!

 

I hope we get to see more of all of them over here Odo; it genuinely sounds like they've all got the goods and it'd be a damn shame if lack of exposure prevents them from getting their due over here and stops people from seeing some genuinely talented fighters.

 

Kelvin Davis briefly held the IBF Cruiserweight title a few years ago. He has gone downhill since but he is still a very tough fighter. His confidence was lost after a KO loss to Darnell Wilson, he has been knocked out a number of times since, but he can definitely punch and has an agressive style.

 

I hope so,too,rock!

At present the German market is more attactive for most fighters of the countries of the former soviet union.

As you may know the Russian market as well as the Ukranian market for pro fighters is extremely limited. Neither Russian tv nor Ukrainain tv can pay a lot of money.Most of the top fighters of the former soviet union dont even turn pro due to their limited markebility in the western markets and due to the lack of a decent domestic market.
Shumenov,Sillahk,and Karabaev are top fighters,but there are better fighters out there.
Without any doubt Lomachenko is the best amateur out there.I am still wondering why the hell he hasnt turned pro in the meantime.He won gold at the olympics where he was the most outstanding fighter of the entire tournament.He won gold at the european championchip.His style is very entertaining.He is pure fun to watch.
Damn! If he were American his apartment would be overcrowed with written offers and enticing checks to tunrn pro.
Anyway! American fight fans are among the best fans on this little planet.Therfore they deserve to watch the best fighters in their ring.
I would love to learn that Lomachenko has turned pro with an American promoter.

 

Mendoza is no joke. I am curious to see how this fight ends up.

 

My Rabbi

 

Thanks for the rundown Odo, I appreciate it...I'm still a novice at finding out who the fighters to watch for in the region are and info can be tough to come by.

I absolutely agree with you about Lomachenko. I thought he was the best prospect by a clear margin at the Olympics and he's got a style and skills that would make him a star with good promotion. I'd love to see him turn pro.

I'm also curious to see whether or not the guy who beat Matvey Korobov will turn pro.

 

Is there any footage of him? It's nice to see some exciting prospect from my country :thumbsup