BEST JAB Andrey Zamkovoy: It was Andrey Zamkovoy and Yordenis Ugas. I fought (Ugas) in the 2005 World Cup in Moscow. They threw the jab very often and their speed was very fast. I think Zamkovoy (had the best jab). He was not an ordinary opponent. His southpaw jab was quick. Not only his jab, but his hands were fast, especially his right jab. BEST DEFENSE Taras Shelestyuk: The best defense was Taras Shelestyuk and Manos Boonjumnong. When I boxed Taras Shelestyuk, he was super good at defense. He was not only good at keeping a high guard, but he would also slip and roll. It was not easy to break his guard. To land a shot, however, wasn’t as difficult, but as I said it was very difficult to break his guard and land a clean shot to the head. At that time, it was a different scoring system, the punches that were landed on the opponent’s glove were not counted. BEST HANDSPEED Zamkovoy: He was very fast boxer. He concentrated to throw his hands very fast, but not powerful. He tried to throw his hands invisibly. Both his hands were sharp. BEST FOOTWORK Ionut Gheorghe: Kazakh boxer, Zhenis Nurgozhin, and Romanian boxer, Ionut Gheorghe, their legs were very fast, they moved around the ring very well. It is difficult to compare but I would say Ionut Gheorghe. SMARTEST Dilshod Mahmudov: Zamkovoy, Dilshod Mahmudov and Gennady Kovalev. They were clever in the fight. Dilshod Mahmudov was smart and talented boxer. He saw what I did and tried to counterattack. STRONGEST Errol Spence Jr.: The strongest was Errol Spence Jr. and Gabriel Maestre. I had to move and box them. When I stopped and didn’t move, they could hit me to the body. I think Spence. BEST CHIN Dmitry Hismetov: No matter how much I would beat him, he was always very patient and went forward, despite the fact that he was getting hit very hard. I highlight Dmitry Hismetov’s chin. Not only his head was hard, but his whole body was very tough. He goes forward like a tank; he doesn’t feel the pain. BEST PUNCHER Spence Jr.: I felt his power when he hit me to the body. BEST BOXING SKILLS Alex Vastine: He was very different, his speed was very good, his defense was very good and his timing. He did the right move at the right time. BEST OVERALL Zamkovoy: It is between Zamkovoy, Spence and Shelestyuk. Dilshod Mahmudov and Ugas were good fighters. The best was Zamkovoy. He is a very clever boxer, tall and long-armed. Every action he tries to do very fast. Every fight he tries to win. He tried to anticipate my actions and counterattack. He used every opportunity to win.
I could only find one very old amateur match of Ugas on YouTube and even there he loves to throw his fave slip outside right hand counter. The fight was with Maksim Ignatyev.
I think he would have done very well, depending on how his power, chin, and heart translated. Those can be big ifs but stylistically he was suited to the pro game. Quick feet, fast hands, sharp technique, an excellent sense of timing, and a lefty to boot.
