What has happened to Murat Gassiev?

The Slugger Jerry Forrest Would have been too much too soon I'm afraid.

" oh dear, oh dear, Something went terrible wrong, Down goes Gassiev!!! "

 

He's still be slow. Actually, even slower. Usyk looked like a gazelle next to him. His hand and foot speed (or lack thereof) will only get worse. He'll still retain his power, but agile boxers will beat him every time.

 

I'd definitely like to see Gassiev v AJ.
Gassiev hits a lot harder than Ruiz.

 

He’s fast enough to catch, hurt an demolish anyone not named Usyk. At heavy I’m not sure yet, but he could possibly walk down Wilder

 

In theory, that sounds somewhat logical. There's almost no chance that it will transpire in such a way, though.

Everybody peaks at different times and 5 years is a very long time in boxing. He's obviously a good boxer and could be involved in some great bouts - but the division would have really gone backwards in a big way if Murat Gassiev was the man of the heavyweight division in 5 years. Frightening.

 

You’re comparing him to Usyk who is one of the fastest cruiserweights in the world and will be the fastest heavyweight when it comes to hand speed and footwork. Gassiev will be faster than the 18 stoners like Whyte for example

 

True. Some are early bloomers and some are late bloomers. Could well be that Gassiev peaked early and wont reach those heights again.

Lets say he doesnt, 5 years is a long time for development, there’s things he could improve, his jab for example was non existant 2 years back.

The problem is who is coming through that’s any good compared to him?
Hrgovic - 28, stiff, has fought no one
Ajagba - 26, already dropped by a journeyman
Dychko - 30, fought twice in 2019
Makhmudov - 31, fought no one, no chin test
Yoka - 28, possibly chinny, decent
Sirenko - 25, havent seen enough of him
Dubois - 22, good but fought no one

Then compare that to 26 yr old Gassiev who was a unified cruiserweight champion at 24 in the most stacked time in its history. Only loss to possibly the best ever cruiserweight. 6’3 unit with a style that would suit heavyweight to a tee.

I’m not necessarily saying he will be the next dominant heavyweight but he’s world champion material in my opinion

 

Stacked cruiserweight division is an oxymoron. It has never, and will never be "stacked". It's a stepping stone

 

I remember arguing this with you before but you dont wanna know

 

Yeah. Your argument was that because they are competitive against one another they must be good. My argument was they are a bunch of guys who would have had no choice but sink or swim if the cruiserweights limited was at 190 where it should be therfore guys like usyk and Gassiev wouldn't have been there in the first place

 

Team Gassiev is smart and letting the big hitters @ heavy batter each other senseless that way they can tiptoe & snatch a belt without being exposed.

 

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Nothing against u mate but we would get nowhere lol

 

This is blatant bull**** lmao