Arslanbek Makhmudov looks like he would break Deontay Wilders spine, and Furys neck.

Strongly disagree. Makhmudov isn't the boogeyman some make him out to be, similar to Hrgovic.
He gets wrecked by Wilder and Fury, Joshua and Usyk too for that matter.

 

Makhmudov still has to step up to see what he's made of. Takam has been the first relative fringe fighter he's faced and he didn't have it that easy. Probably leaarned a lot from that fight though.

 

Mak's better than Hrgovic. Maybe not as skilled, but shows way more urgency and ambition. And of course he punches like the clappers.

So long as he doesn't fall in love with his power he's got a very high ceiling.

 

There's no guarantee that Makhmudov would have been favoured to beat Takam or Wach had they been 8-10 years younger, 14-16 fights fresher and on neutral soil:

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threa...n-the-best-versions-of-takam-and-wach.705902/

 

I'm happy to revise my opinion down the road. He might turn out to be a bust. The Takam fight showed that canny veterans can still cause him issues, and his last fight was a bit of a wild brawl. That's not the way Mak should fight IMO.

 

But none of them speak his name
Uysk will show them how to beat a monster
Father uysk will step where others darent

 

Ok...make it happen then. He is in the rankings so he should get his shot or eliminator shot quickly then .

He might be crude but he has an iron chin and donkey Kong power and that is enough to batter most of the Top 5.

 

He's beaten nobody of note to earn a shot at the top guys, he had his hands full with a middle aged Takam and despite all the talk of his power couldn't put Takam away like Povetkin, Joyce and Chisora did.

Let's actually see him step up and fight someone half decent again and see how he does. Yeah nobody is calling out is name but he isn't the only heavyweight in that position. Guys like Ortiz, Bakole, Gassiev, Miller, Ajagba and Wallin are in a similar position with few options right now for a name opponent, so lets see one of these guys in the ring with Makhmudov.

Personally I think he's not even top 10 material, he's just another Ajagba with a better chin, yeah he's powerful but far too basic and crude to ever excel at the top level unless he's matched very carefully, which is probably why he hasn't and likely won't be matched with anyone decent anytime soon. Top rank will keep racking up wins vs nobodies and hope he gets himself in position for an eliminator then a mandatory while not facing anyone good that could expose him.

 

Yet he barely scraped by an ancient worn out Takam and continues to bust open cans with his "vaunted " power.
Maybe he'll be ready to step it up in the next 3-4 years when hes hitting his prime at 38 years old...

 

Takam embarrased Makhmudov.