Makhmudov Vs takam!!

Not bad. Got to hand it to Makhmudov, he fights the best he can get in there.

 

Decent name opponent for Mak. Should go a few rounds before getting KO’d.

 

I like Takam. I don't want to see him get badly hurt.

The Mak Man is likely to take him out quite brutally.

 

mak kos him round 7 - 8

 

Props to Takam for taking this fight, hope he gets paid decently for the hiding.

 

Makhmudov decision .

 

Mak `n Tak. Sounds like a candy.

 

No later than 5th round.

 

Carlos is shot and will only be a few months shy of his 42nd birthday when he fights Makh. He's always kind of been a high-energy, center-of-the-ring style fighter and he's years past being able to make that sort of game work. He just about couldn't miss when he fought Jerry Forrest a couple years ago, and while he won a wide decision - he never looked like he was going to stop Forrest.

He's definitley a different sort of fighter than Makh has faced before. And whether Makh needs some time to make adjustments or Takam simply gets tired, or simply doesn't have the reaction time to get off those combos - the end result is the same. It's a stoppage win by Makh and I think it's coming by half-distance if not earlier.

 

Takam noticeably slowed down after 2 rounds against Forrest and slowed down again after 5. This suggested to me that he would gas even sooner against Joyce, which is what happened. Over a year older with more wear and tear and inactivity now, against a massive puncher who is going to force him to move a lot. Also fighting in Canada as the B-side, where there won't be a big ring and there will be a referee looking to save shopworn Takam from too much punishment, partly to maintain Makhmudov's KO record. Takam was never a big puncher. This is only going one way.

 

Makhmudov......should lose that crazy twitch. he's got me starting to do it. damn it.

 

Takam always gives fighters trouble. If Mak can put him away with relative ease I'll be impressed. If he puts him away but struggles or drops rounds then I'll have to dial back my expectations of him.

 

Can anyone post the weigh in video when it comes up?

 

That guy is huge. Takam is durable asf tho, this should be a good test for Makhmudov.

 

Mak needs to stop that head twitch.