With Yoka getting a good win, it seems time to do another one. I am only including those whose careers are moving, which will include Gassiev, who reportedly is close to signing a fight, but will exclude Sirenko, Jalolov, Majidov, Nistor, and Dychko, who might as well not even be fighting. I am excluding Hunter, who is already a full-blown contender. Also excluded are some brand newbies like Vyhkorst, Thun, Babic, Anderson and Vianello. Finally, there are any number of guys that I pretty clearly think are not going to be super elite, such as Fa, McKean, Zhang, Milas, Romanov, Zakhozhyi and Kabeyal. If you really want to vote for one of the above, hit "other" in the poll and explain. Choices are: Yoka Joyce Dubois Hrgovic Gassiev Makhmudov Bakole Ajagba Sanchez Other Please discuss what it is that you like about your pick.
Makhmudov, because I think people really want to see him do his thing. So people will pay to watch his fights. Even with a loss or two, he's always going to be an uppercut away from a win against almost anyone. Downside is he might be avoided ... he's not going to be anyone's voluntary defense.