Just watched a few of this fighters fights on Youtube and I'll be amazed if he makes it out of the first round, he looks dreadful. Yeah he's big but he looks like a complete novice, everything he does, doesn't look natural, he's clearly still learning even the basics like his jab is just pushed out there, no snap, no real purpose in throwing it other than to throw it. One big OH right and this fight will be over.
Guy is thirty something, ponderous, hittable and still hasn't fought anyone, except a shot Takam. No amateur accolades to speak of. Half of his fights are against people dragged out of their retirement homes. Now he's going after the class athlete. Jeezus. I am shocked he gets as much attention as he is. He's the product of a sick experiment in a Russian marketing laboratory.
He has clearly regressed. 2022 has been a bad year for Makhmudov despite all the activity and time spent in the gym.
Its just a decent payday for Raphael. I saw an amateur fight between him and Onoriode Ehwarieme and they are on the same level. I guess a brutal KO by Arslanbek in early rounds. No way the Nigerian has any chances..his best win is Woods (28-55). I even don't think he can KO if he gets a freeshot while Makhumufov sitting on the toilet shitting his steak off.
Why does Fury avoid challenges like they are the Bubonic plague? He is a manufactured con artist. Fighting Wilder and Chisora perpetually just confirms he doesn't dare to be great.
I can't stand Fury, Fury is overrated. Fury best wins are against a old Wlad and the hype job Wilder but nobody is ducking Makhmudov. He calls out guys who already have fights or are injured at that moment.
I assume you are just a 12 year old kid who doesn't know boxing. Tye Fields has 25/26 first round knockouts. David Rodriguez has 25 first round knockouts. Are they world class punchers too? They both have more first round knockouts than Makhmudov has fights. Hell Shannon Briggs has 30 plus first round knockouts. Knocking out low level fighters doesn't mean you have world class power. Also a old broken down Carlos Takam was able to take his punches get knocked down and get back up and keep fighting. Takam was actually pushing back Makhmudov at points. Alexander Povetkin laid a younger Takam out stiff. That is the difference between real power and the power to knock out tomato cans.
Well they both have padded records. Makhumudov has fought better fighters than the Nigerian but that isn't really saying much
I wouldn't describe Makhmudov's as "padded" so much as underwhelming. He's fought former contenders and even a champ...just none of them have much left.