How do you see it playing out? I've got kind of that feeling when Langford was being brought up from the British scene and he got taken out a few months ago, by the first guy he fought that could apply real pressure.
That's basically the same feeling I have here, Burnett is talented, but I've never been overly thrilled by him or think his skill level is off the charts, he's very beatable, and IMO, Zhanat might be the worst possible style for him at this stage in the career, and for his first defense. I'd have picked Zhanat to beat Haskins as well.
SOYLYBAYEV KO GIBSON UD ROSADO KO LIEBENBERG UD FUZILE UD OBBADI KO GIACON UD NURSE UD WARRINGTON KO BURNETT SD CORRALES KO SULECKI UD MASTERNAK KO GASSIEV KO ZEPEDA UD SHIRO KO HIGA KO MURATA UD
Zhanat lumped up Warren pretty good. Guy's a little savage with a great engine. I don't think Burnett is going to be slipping or rolling with Zhanat's stuff, he fights nothing like Warren who's great at taking the steam off shots along the ropes.
Soylybayev UD Gibson UD Rosado UD Mukala TKO Catterall UD Warrington UD Burnett TKO Masternak TKO Gassiev KO Zepeda TKO
Switch to Gassiev TKO8 for WBK. WBK reserves: Sulecki close UD, Masternak wide UD, Zepeda TKO8. Rest of league picks: Mukala close UD, Fuzile wide UD, Giacon close UD.
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Mukala KO, Fuzile SD, Rosales KO, Ananyan UD, Catterall close UD, Warrington wide UD, Burnett wide UD, Corrales close UD, Sulecki SD, Masternak UD, Gassiev KO8, Zepada KO7, Shiro SD, Higa KO4, Mura close UD.
The requirement that league and WBK picks have to be the same is a little bit of a pain right now. For the WBK I'd like to put SD/MDs to try and KO pablinov but a plain boring UD is probably more likely in the grand scheme of things and I need KOs in the league given the current standings .... Not a complaint btw, just an observation
Yes, all I'm saying is that the optimal strategy for the WBK is a little different to the optimal strategy for the league. Due to SD/MD producing instant knock-outs, they are a better pick in the WBK than in the league (in general UDs happen more often than SD/MD but the instant KOs swing it).