If he keeps progressing, he looks like he could be a massive threat to anyone at light heavy. How do you think he does against the top dogs (ie Pascal, Cloud, Dawson, Hopkins, Cleverly).
I think so too. Dude is like 6'3 and has knockout power. Hes also very skilled. I think style wise he'd be an issue for Pascal and Cloud as well, but i think he may want to ease into those fights instead of rushing into them.
Not with that chin of his. He really needs to work on defense. I could see him blanking somebody on the cards, but then getting caught with a big shot. I hear he got KO'd in the amateurs more than once. He definitely is gifted offensively.
Tavoris Cloud or Lucian BOOTAYE is the future of the LHW division, and Ismail had better start putting on weight and make cruiser where he might actually stand a chance against the aging titlists looking for paydays.
Even at this stage a guy like Cloud could not lay a glove on him. That is definitely a good thing because Sillakh has been stopped hard as an amateur.
Looks like a great fighter, I watched him fight about 3-4 times. He has potential to be the next big thing, He might beat Biebut Shumenov, Nathan Cleverly and Yusaf Mack. There the biggest names he can beat.
He'd have a chance to actually prove himself if everybody stopped running away from a fight with him.
he'd beat shumenov and cleverly right now...... in a few years he'll be ready for the likes of pascal and cloud
