Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

Alexey Egorov is gonna be a huge force at Cruiserweight

 

I hope not. The Olympics, which has had bad judging, is still a lunching pad to the professional ranks.

Promoters love to say so and so medaled in the Olympics, and fighters use the fame to land professional contracts.

 

Undefeated Heavyweight Nick Webb will take on Dave Allen in an Eliminator for the British Heavyweight Championship at The O2 in London this Saturday (July 28), live on Sky Sports Box Office.

 

Huge-hitting heavyweight David Price is keen to serve up a reminder of his finishing power when he returns to action at Bolton’s Macron Stadium on Saturday.
The former British and Commonwealth champion tops the MTK Manchester bill just four months after a titanic clash with No. 1-ranked Alexander Povetkin at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Price said: “I prefer this pressure because it means people are expecting you to do well and that’s positive. The fights in which people you say you’ve got nothing to lose give you freedom but the key is to fight with freedom whether there’s pressure or not.
“Motivating yourself for these kind of fights is very different but I’ve done everything I’m meant to do in training and cut no corners. The bigger and better the opponent, the more it whets my appetite but I know this fight can put me back in front of another big threat.
“There are some massive upsides there and available for me in Bolton. I really want to get this win and hope that something bigger will present itself afterwards.
“I’m really grateful for this opportunity to fight. I’m managed by MTK Global and at the moment I have no promoter so they’re bending over backwards for me to get me out and get me back on the winning trail.”
Price is joined on the bill by a host of up-and-coming MTK Global fighters with unbeaten middleweight Ben Sheedy challenging Matthew Wigglesworth for the Central Area title.

 

Rashid Akzhigitov will have his seventh fight on 19 August. He wil fight as a cruiser-weight. He is 6'5" feet tall and tends to hit hard.

 

I think Usyk will beat Joshua if Joshua isn't defeated by then.Too much movement and work rate for Joshua to handle.

 

Before that fight Zhang sparred with Rostislav Plechko, the russian was very proud with his boxing in that sparring, even thinking to show the video in his instagram.

 

I think Usyk will give problems to AJ and Wilder, but I don't think he beats them at the moment.

 

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Fight with Bellew for Usyk is interesting but the outcome can be foreseen for that fight, one sided fight for Usyk. Permanent move to heavyweight is at least a year away for Usyk, my bet would be 1,5 years. And repeat of cruiser competition for the WBSS2 is clearly not happening. What tournament there is without belts?

 

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Anthony Yarde has leapfrogged Marcus Browne and is now #1 in the WBO light-heavyweight rankings. Sergey Kovalev is the current champion and defends his title on August 4th.

P.S. They are trying to get straight mandatory spot.

 

On the 11th of August, BJ Flores (34-3-1, 21 KO) will compete at the gala organized in Phoenix. The rival of the 39-year-old will be Trevor Bryan (19-0, 13 KO).

Flores last boxed in June last year, winning unanimously on points with Nico Guivas. Earlier, a boxer from the USA defeated Jeremy Bates before the time, a former rival among others Andrzej Gołota.

Bryan, 28, last boxed in December. In his career he won, among others Derrik Rossy and Epifianio Mendoza.