Bakhodir Jalolov vs Moses Itauma

Jalolov has good amateur pedigree and next to no pro experience.

Itauma has no amateur pedigree but a tiny bit more pro work... But still not an impressive resume yet.

The big difference is age.

 

Wilder was always overrated, probably at best a fringe contender with a punchers chance against the legits... Except he spent most of his career hiding from the legit contenders.

Itauma's just a prospect - he might make it, he might not.

 

Would you say Itauma reminds you of a young Dubois a bit? (southpaw version though!)

 

Hmmm... I think I can see where you're coming from, but I don't think I'd have ever thought to make that comparison..

Not convinced it tells us a thing about future trajectory, though.

 

Itauma knocks im out...

 

Itauma is a frightening talent, I think he could become a long reigning champion. I’d back him to beat a fair few guys in the top 10 even now.

 

Yes pls - at some point

 

Jalolov got staggered in his last fight. I am picking Moses for now but Moses is not unbeatable.

 

Jalalalala doesn't care that much. He's like a better schooled Anderson. Itauma wants it and believes it wayyy more. Itauma KO8? Jalalala

 

Itauma by KO.

Boxers from central Asia are hyped too much.

 

If Jalolov really had the drive and hunger for the pros, he be challenging for a title right now.

Itauma KO.

 

As we all have already concluded, Jalolov has no hunger, Itauma has improved in every way while Jalolov has remained at the amateur level, Itauma by KO/TKO...

 

Igor Shevadzutskiy, the opponent of Jalolov's most recent match, received the contract only 5 days before the match. He flew from Germany to Astana, Kazakhstan, the venue of the fight, the day before the match. He had no time to do any targeted training. Igor didn't know Jalolov before, let alone study his match videos. Although the news that Jalolov and Igor were going to fight spread on the Internet a few weeks before the match, Igor actually learned about this news when he received the contract. I said this not to mock or disdain, but I am sure that Jalolov's future professional opponents will definitely study his match videos with Igor in addition to studying his Rio Olympic Games match videos with Joyce. For a two-time Olympic champion, it should be a beautiful opening KO victory instead of such an embarrassing situation. Although Jalolov, as a southpaw, injured his left hand in the second round, the injury healed before the end of April. It turned out that it was not a serious injury, and his performance was so bad that the next few rounds turned into a wrestling match. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are brother countries, and the Kazakh people had high hopes for Jalolov, but Jalolov's performance caused the Kazakhs to boo the two-time Olympic champion.