Ivan Fyodorovich "The Cyborg" Dychko

You must be joking.

Ustinov was 44, hadn't had a noteworthy win in about 8 years - which even then was a 2-years inactive David Tua who retired for good immediately afterwards.

Bakhtov was on a looong old losing streak - he'd lost 8 in a row, most of those to relative no-marks... He also hasn't won a single fight since being busted for PEDs.

Austin was 47 or 48 - way, way past his best... Hadn't had a noteworthy win in over a decade.


To consider ANY of these to be gatekeeper level wins is absolutely ridiculous - they're not remotely close to that.
They're debatably not even proper journeyman level wins given their age, condition and recent performances.

 

Exactly.

And given he's either at the end of his prime, or actually past his prime already (he's 34 years old, which is easily forgotten)... Well, it's hard to imagine that changing much.

He could've been a regular fixture as a journeyman or maybe gatekeeper type fighter, but even that boat is rapidly passing by.

I don't think he'd have ever made it to the top tier, but that doesn't mean it's not a waste that he wasn't tested more and pushed up the levels until we found his.

 

I’m a big fan but he’s been managed terribly

 

There is a super simple and easy fix to that. JUST ****ING FIGHT!
Who the **** did William Scull fight to become the IBF mandatory? No one. It´s simply due to him staying active and amassing a record of 22 wins and no losses.

Dychko could fight similar level of opposition in just two years and be guaranteed a high ranking and an opportunity to break through to the world level. It befuddles me why none of the eastern guys do so. Fight at least 6 times a year and the opportunities will comes, regardless of opposition. And not just from the title organizations, but from the media too. Boxing media adore guys who stay active, and so do the networks and promoters.

But nah, these guys will just fight once a year and wait for a big fight. Ugh.

 

I can’t believe that someone from this era fought these guys.

 

With EE boxers is it a case of high risk low reward in some instances.

Have talent but not drawing power to fill venues, they then don't get the opportunities other western boxers get.

Is the answer just to fight more often and force better matchups.

 

He should fight Hrgovic...

 

Again, the point that was being made is that they rise to gatekeeper level.

 

Yeah. Close thread on this.

 

Well I guess he's starting to fight more regularly.......

Or is this just another false dawn?

I'd assume he makes decent enough coin being a sparring partner?

 

He’s fighting another bum.

put him in with Adeleye next