I was supposed to post about this guy some time back but must of forgot.
Anyway he is a Polish HW named Izu Ugonoh.
6ft5, 230lbs, absolutely shredded 15-0 with 12 K.Os trained by Kevin Barry (also trains HW prospect Joseph Parker)
http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Joseph+Parker+v+Bowie+Tupou+Weigh+rpmChohGuFVl.jpg
He got a late start in boxing (24) but he was a kickboxer prior and competed in various K1 tournaments.
Always hard to tell when they haven't fought anybody of note but I think Izu maybe one for the future.
One of his earlier fights where he was much skinnier. He has improved drastically since.
Yea...squaring their feet and not bending their knees enough. I didn't see this guy squaring up much at all. A bit in his upper body i suppose...but he kept his feet in good position for the most part.
He does it, just enough for a guy with good counter punching skills to catch him and deck him.
Seen him box a few times and he has brutal knockout power. Heard that Joseph Parker and him trained non stop together and ditched the heavy weights in favor of a massive regime of push ups, chin ups and dips etc. Both guys put on unreal muscle gain but not bloated at all and more suited to heavy weight athletic boxing.
Parker is the superstar in the making but Izu will go places with the right exposure.
Guys from kickboxing actually do have good balance and footwork, but many of their issues stem from being too square which this guy looks to be too.
Yea...squaring their feet and not bending their knees enough. I didn't see this guy squaring up much at all. A bit in his upper body i suppose...but he kept his feet in good position for the most part.
Good balance and footwork for a guy who came from kickboxing.
Guys from kickboxing actually do have good balance and footwork, but many of their issues stem from being too square which this guy looks to be too.
Good spot haven't heard of him before. Quick hands and feet, good fundamentals - fantastic work behind the jab in those clips. I like him. If he was from the UK there would be a big hype train behind him by now. Throw him in with the likes of helenius/Chisora for a european strap to see what he can really do.
He used to be a CW, his biggest win is probably Lukasz Rusiewicz, a tough CW journeyman. He moved up in 2014. He has a good power and is quite athletic, I'm surprised nobody here have heard of him before.
I've heard about this guy, my boy Parker had good things to say about him. Based on those few short clips, he looks quite solid, I'll keep an eye on him.