Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
First, I eat crow, as I thought the Black Russian was perhaps the best in the division.

I'm not giving up on him yet. I believe he still has a future in the sport. He was fighting a puncher, and got caught when he had a momentary lapse in judgment. It happens. Hopefully, he uses it as a learning tool, and it wakes him up to a few things he could improve on.

He should take an immediate rematch with Grachev and knock him out too.

On the other hand, Grachev makes for fun fights. He could be matched with a Rosinksy, Bellew type, and we would have a barn burner. Here's what Grachev said after the fight:


"I would love to fight the winner of Dawson and Hopkins." "I am not a technical fighter, but I can break any man in boxing. I wouldn't outbox a legend like Hopkins or a former Champion like Dawson, but I promise I would break their spirit and eventually knock them out. That's what I do...I break my opponents."

Damn Russians
I gurantee Tavoris Cloud would break him inside two rounds.

Silakh was looking smooth til he got caught with his hands down, like Lyle says he'll learn from it and be back.

The guy can box, he just needs to learn not to be lazy in there and to FINISH HIS OPPONENT !