Sultan Ibragimov at CW. How would he have done?

Sultan was very good. Better than Povetkin. I'm not sure if he could have stayed below 200 lbs though.

 

I agree with most of the people in the thread and rate Ibragimov quite favorably but much preferred him as a swarmer/slugger than the castrated Jeff Mayweather reincarnation which sadly is what most remember.

I definitely favor him over Haye, not sure about Jirov but it would be savage. Not sure about Povetkin that fight circa 2008-2009 would have been great but probably would favor Ibragimov against Atlas Povetkin, against the current version 50/50. Still disappointed Ibragimov/Chagaev unification which was signed in 2007 never happened because of Ruslan's injury.

Reality thinks otherwise, both guys at 200lbs here great fight.

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Ibragimov hit harder than Povetkin, and had very good foot speed for a heavyweight. I agree, he retired too soon.

 

No such thing in boxing. He left with a boatload of money and his brains intact. That puts him at about 1 in a million.

 

I think Sultan unifies the cruiserweight division. He had great hand speed, good pop, good endurance, and a very good chin. He beats Haye in my opinion.

He did retire too soon. It would be VERY entertaining seeing him in s****s with Povetkin, Chisora, Fury, and maybe Vitali. I think Wladimir would always have his number.

I would LOVE to see Chisora pull his s**t with Sultan. Sultan was kind of feisty and would not be afraid to get a few off on Chisora at the presser or weigh in. Lol I can see fireworks at a Fury presser too. It would be entertaining.