Anybody heard of Beibut Shumenov?

**OumaFan** · 12-30-2008 04:00 AM

Woah, the Montell Griffin fight is on youtube, this is the first round, the fight was in Kazakhstan and the camera work is nuts

I've never seen a fight look like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmOv9kINgE

**OumaFan** · 12-30-2008 04:01 AM

A bit cocky to say the least

Bit wild too, gassed out too, needs some work, Griffin made it the distance so I assume it slowed down a bit

The way Griffin responded to that first right hand kind of says shot, odd how he walked off from the ropes. I didn't see him against Johnson.

**amat** · 12-30-2008 04:14 AM

The Kazakhastan fighters in the Olympics this year were among my favorites they all kind of have that edge to them, a lot of them slick. Shumenov is still young and has ways to go it's just that all these guys he's been hungrier then so far.

There is footage of a bunch of his amateur fights floating around out there and they are fun watches. His record is crazy, Lavell Finger, Donnell Wiggins, Montell Griffin and Epifanio Mendoza. He was supposed to fight Kelvin Davis which would have been interesting.

Another guy is Bayan Jargal who fights like a lot of the Kazakhstan and Mongolia fighters kind of straight up in the air with his hands down but it is fun to watch sometimes.

**OumaFan** · 12-30-2008 04:15 AM

I was gonna say something about Wiggins but honestly he's dangerously shot, he's been knocked out like 32 times in a row. I don't know much about Finger. Still its an impressive record for seven fights. How was Kelvin Davis gonna make 175? I guess he didn't.

**amat** · 12-30-2008 04:16 AM

Griffin actually did good work against Johnson but eventually got worn down and he had no offense whatsoever towards the end he was just staying away and covering up. Johnson landed one of the better body shots I've seen in that fight and from that point on Griffin had no legs and I think the corner threw in the towell. Was a left hook right in the center of the chest and you could see it freeze Griffin.

**amat** · 12-30-2008 04:18 AM

Yeah but it's worth noting at least. Just saw Kelvin Davis has lost like 5 straight, to bad I liked Davis and am happy he's back from his bridge fall.