WBSS super-middleweight competition update - Groves vs Eubank Jr set

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  1. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    (edit: Korobov applies to enter)
    (edit 2: title was George Groves confirmed)
    (edit 3: Jamie Cox and Erik Skoglund confirmed)
    (edit 4: Yildirim poised to join tournament.)
    (edit 5: Jurgen Braehmer confirmed.)
    (edit 6: announcements today (4 July) - still waiting - delayed to 5 July)
    (edit 7: Callum Smith ruled out, via Eddie Hearn.)
    (edit 8: Bute declines)
    (edit 9: Massive UK announcement tomorrow)
    (edit 10: Callum Smith enters)
    (final edit: Yildirim is in the plane for Monaco; Rob Brant and Eubank Jr/Abraham winner in negotiations for the tournament.)

    Title now reflects the latest news with the tournament progressing through the QFs.
     
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  2. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Korobov is a welcome addition to any tournament if you ask me.

    The man who Ramirez ducked.
     
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  3. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wonder who else will be there. Logically one would expect a couple of Sauerland fighters since they are involved organizing the tournament. They have:

    Abraham
    Feigenbutz
    Groves
    Zeuge
     
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  4. Serge

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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I would confidently pick Benavidez to beat everyone mentioned in this thread so far.

    I've been a fan of Korobov's for at least 12 years but he's just never managed to match the form as a pro he displayed in the amateurs. He was one of the best amateurs I've ever seen and his amateur resume is insane. Love to see him in the tournament though and be great to see him do really well in it.
     
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  6. qwertyblahblah

    qwertyblahblah Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting. Schaefer did say there would likely be some Middleweights moving up for the tourney. Very curious to see who the rest of the Super Middle entries are. There should be enough better guys that Korobov shouldn't be top 4.
     
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  7. radupidu

    radupidu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Peter Quillin too
     
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  8. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Indeed - Quillin was the more blatant duck.

    Ramirez also swerved Korobov, but he had a tad more justification as he was coming of a long layoff and wanted an easier opponent.
     
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  9. Rock0052

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    I think Korobov peaked as an amateur, but he's a worthy addition- maybe he'll get some pro gold just yet.

    If Benavidez is in, he's my pick to win it. I've been on that bandwagon since the kid could buy his own R rated movie ticket and I'm not going anywhere.
     
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  10. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benavidez is a monster, that performance against Porky was out of this world.
    Regarding Korobov, i believe that he was burned from the amateurs, he was the best amateur in the world from 2005-2007, the names on his resume are just crazy and his stoppage ratio during the world championships was something that you wouldn't see in amateur boxing during those times.
     
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  11. Chuck Norris

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    Hopefully Korobov enters the tournament.
     
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  12. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who did he beat in the amateurs? I know that he outpointed Kovalev and koed Danny Jacobs, but i can't think of anyone else.
     
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  13. Serge

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    2008 Feliks Stamm Memorial (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2007 World Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2006 World Cup (amateur) – Gold Medalist...

    2006 European Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2005 World Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2005 World Cup (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2005 Strandja Memorial (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2004 Russian National Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2003 World Military Championships (amateur) champion, 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2003 Russian National Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    2002 World Military Championships (amateur), 165 pounds – Gold Medalist...

    1999 European Cadet Championships (amateur), 145 pounds - Gold Medalist...

    His CV is insane he went on something like a five year unbeaten run IIRC (his manager Cameron Dunkin said his loss against Bakhtiyar Artayev was his first in 5 years but I'll have to check to see if that's true) whilst competing in many major championships and other prestigious tournaments against the best in the world. He defeated so many top quality guys along the way too

    Some of his amateur scalps

    Oleksandr Usyk: 400-10 Olympic gold medalist/world amateur gold & silver medalist/European gold medalist - beat Korobov, Olympic gold medalist/2 x world amateur gold medalist/world amateur gold & silver medalist/European gold medalist Artur Beterbiev, 2 x world amateur champion/2 x Olympic silver medalist/European gold & silver medalist Clemente Russo, world amateur gold & silver medalist/Olympic gold medalist/European gold & silver medalist Teymur Mammadov, Olympic silver medalist, world amateur bronze medalist, European bronze medalist Joe Joyce, Olympic bronze medalist/2 x European & 1 x bronze medalist Tervel Pulev, Olympic silver medalist Vasily Levit, 2 x world amateur bronze medalist John M'Bumba

    Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov: Olympic gold & silver medalist/European gold medalist - beat Golovkin, Zsolt Erdei, world amateur gold, silver & bronze medalist/Olympic bronze medalist Utkirbek Haydarov, Jermain Taylor, Jeff Lacy, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam

    Ismail Sillakh: 302-16 world amateur silver medalist/European silver medalist - beat Gaydarbekov, world amateur gold and silver medalist/2 x European gold medalist Artur Beterbiev, 2 x world amateur gold medalist/Olympic bronze medalist Abbos Atoev, Thabiso Mchunu, Badou Jack, Dmitry Chudinov, Yunier Dorticos and 2 or 3 other top Cubans, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy

    Alfonso Blanco: world amateur silver and bronze medalist - beat Olympic gold medalists James DeGale and Bakhtiyar Artayev, 2 x world amateur silver medalist/2 x Olympic silver medalist Adilbek Niyazymbetov, Emilio Correra, Mike Perez, Dmitry Chudinov, Felix Valera, Darren Sutherland

    Sergey Kovalev: unified WBA, IBF & WBO LHW champ, 2 x world military champion 193-22 - beat Korobov too

    Emilio Correra: Olympic silver medalist/world amateur bronze medalist - beat Sergey Derevianchenko, Marco Periban, Jarrod Fletcher and knocked out Shawn Porter

    Yordanis Despaigne: 2 x world amateur bronze medalist - beat world amateur gold, silver & bronze medalist/Olympic bronze medalist Utkirbek Haydarov, Andre Dirrell, Olympic silver medalist/2 x European bronze medalist Kenny Egan, Jean Pascal, Karoly Balzsay

    Sergiy Derevyanchenko: world amateur bronze medalist and top class amateur 390-20, went 23-1 in the WSB

    Danny Jacobs: WBA regular champ, highly decorated amateur 137-7

    Badou Jack: WBC SMW champ, 150-25 as an amateur

    Fedor Chudinov: world junior champion, standout on the Russian national squad, over 170 wins

    Dmitry Chudinov: standout on the Russian national squad 159-16

    Sebastian Zbik - robbed against Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC MW crown

    Darren Sutherland - beat Olympic gold medalist DeGale 4 times and stopped Edwin Rodriguez on the outclassed rule

    Jarrod Fletcher - beat DeGale and Adonis Stevenson

    Mohamed Hikal - beat Golovkin and Usyk
     
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  14. Elvizzz

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    Kessler will enter:)
     
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  15. Serge

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    Benavidez is an absolute beast. Hard to believe he's only 20 years old. I was seriously impressed the first time I laid eyes on him.

    I think Korobov left his best form in the amateurs too. He's struggled against guys in the pros who aren't fit to lace the boots of guys he toyed with in the amateurs. I'm talking journeymen pros too. I know amateurs and pros are different but he beat virtually every top MW in the world as an amateur and MW was a very deep division.

    Yes he stopped a lot of his opponents in the ams. He stopped a lot on the outscored rule but they were still a very high class of opponent he was stopping.
     
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