Watch the middle ground fight against Skelton (the fight after Valuev and before the Drummond massacre) to see the true start of the decline. Slow footwork, sloppy punching etc etc.
True start of the decline?? Nah! Chagaev always looks very mediocre in most of his fights up to a certain degree. He looked like **** vs Fields as well as vs Sprott.Nevertheless,he knocked both of them out. He looked average vs Drummond,but I am absolutely sure that the Costa Ricanian wouldnt have gone the full route with Chagaev. Chagaev doesnt fight for the gallery,and his fights are not really that much fun to watch. His encounter with Valuev was an exception! However,he hasnt been defeated up to now.He doesnt have a very crowd-pleasing style,but it works very well for him..........up till now.