Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
This fight will be the first fight for a Saddoboxing.com title, it is that important.

Even though Chagaev isn't super fast or strong, I think he is a lot more cagey than Ibragimov. I am gonna stay optomistic about this and say it ends up being more on par with the Thompson fight which was not a bad fight.
Agreed on that one. I too will stay optimistic. Chagaev is a solid boxer and he has a few good names on his resume. He will have a similar strategy as Ibragimov because there really isn't another strategy if you are 6'1, 228. That said, he may be more of a warrior than Ibragimov and force some oppenings when Ibragimov was more content on being safe.

Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
Totally agree. I think it could be a surprising fight. I quite like Chagaev, he has decent skills for a contemporary heavyweight. If he is anywhere near his best then I think he is capable of putting up a very decent showing.

I'm quite looking forward to it. If anything someone like Chagaev is probably more deserving of a shot at Wlad than Haye anyway. So, it has turned out pretty well IMO.
Agreed. Vlad may force the action more than in the Ibragimov fight because there are higher expectations in that the fight was Haye was expected to be exciting. Another boring fight wouldn't bear well for Vlad's reputation and even with Vlad's chin I'm not sure Chagaev has the power to scare him.