Best Heavyweight Prospects?

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( this is him training )

 

Sadly there is evidence that these clean testing programs are being weaponized to tilt the playing field towards western fighters

 

Russia - Kuzmin, Afonin, Plechko, Romanov, Gimbatov
Ukraine - Usyk, Sirenko, Teslenko, Kiladze, Plevako
Germany - Schwarz, Kabayel, Wallisch, Soltby, Pervizaj

 

Oleksandr Teslenko is the most impressive HW prospect I've seen out of the current crop, if this guy was American or British people would be hyping him to the moon. Extremely relaxed and poised in the ring, great handspeed, good footwork, great punch variety, textbook punching technique, great use of feints, good bodypuncher (rare for a big HW). High talent ceiling on this guy. Eventually he will need to leave his small time Canadian promoter to increase his profile.

 

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When was the last time you saw a HW so poised and developed in their debut? He looked like an old pro in there. Not rushing his work, picking his shots beautifully. Looks like a natural.


Look at that shoulder feint to set up the right straight @ 3:27 It’s those subtleties that I appreciate.


Just look at precise bodywork at 3:44 those ripping body/head combos @ 6:15


Compare this to the far more ponderous, technically limited and static Dubois. People think this guy is the next great HW because of media hype and exposure he gets fighting in the UK.

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Vlad Sirenko is also a better prospect than Dubois in my opinion.

 

Sirenko looks like a very powerful guy, very different fighter to Teslenko but I'm interested how he develops. Fighting out of SA seems like a dumb choice though.

 

Telsenko looks the truth no doubt, but Dubois is only 19 to be fair. He has a decade until he gets to an age where we expect to see his best. I'm falling for the hype a little no doubt but I think he can turn out pretty good.

There's a lot to be excited about at HW, but with it being the 'premier' division I think people will be reluctant to risk a lot of these guys early in their careers, which sucks