Ruslan Chagaev vs Travis Walker

[No Contest]

Chagaev is coming off a torn achilles injury, no wonder it was only 8 rounds. Torn achilles is very hard to recover from for a boxer, he probably looked alot slower than before.

[JohnnyKickAss]

Chagaev is coming off a torn achilles injury, no wonder it was only 8 rounds. Torn achilles is very hard to recover from for a boxer, he probably looked alot slower than before.

I think he did tear his achilles tendon sometimes after his fight with Skelton...so its some time gone by and he did look much better in his last fight against Kali Meehan...tonight he was really crappy prepared and if he fights like that against Haye it will be over early for Chagaev...

[El Kabong]

I think he did tear his achilles tendon sometimes after his fight with Skelton...so its some time gone by and he did look much better in his last fight against Kali Meehan...tonight he was really crappy prepared and if he fights like that against Haye it will be over early for Chagaev...

Yeah Wlad had an easy time with Ruslan as far as speed goes, I think the achilles injury hurt him a little more than he let on. Ruslan is a smaller heavyweight I'm liking the matchup with the WBA title holder better now, I only hope their camp takes the fight because THAT will be an ok fight in my opinion, better than Kali Meehan or a Valuev rematch or what have you.

Good for Walker to fight so hard, maybe he can solidify himself as a journeyman/acid test for up and coming heavyweights

[Spicoli]

Not exactly an easy tune up to take coming back in Walker. He has alot of holes but goes for it...sure to get some action off this. Chagaev needed work but would do wise to get majority in gym next time.

[El Kabong]

I just watched the fight, it was as I thought it would be, a good scrap. The people who bitch about heavyweights not trading should watch it. Although both men seemed in poor condition and they didn't use much technical skill in the ring so the fight was sloppy at times. There were a few times where Chagaev should have been able to drop or even stop Walker, but he just wasn't in good enough shape.

Walker did a good job, his trainer is crap though "The right hand, throw the right hand....again, again, again", buddy, you've got to set that punch up, you can't just keep flailing it out there time after time because you can get countered. Walker could be better, I wouldn't mind seeing him on ESPN, he's always been in good fights from what I've seen.

Ruslan will be in better shape for his title shot, he won't be an easy fight, but a winnable fight for the WBA title holder. Ruslan's defense hasn't gotten any better, he got hit with right crosses and uppercuts all too often.