Quite an interesting HW prospect

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.

Comments (14)

sako5

Haha I love interesting profiles like this one. Dude looks huge.

10y ago

soul_survivor

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.

10y ago

IRON_LION

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.

10y ago

Real_King_Kong

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.

10y ago

PrBoxing88

If ya wanna see a promising CW or HW look At Keith "machine gun" Tapia.

10y ago

soul_survivor

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.

10y ago

SNPER

Throw him in with Breazeale, Gerald Washington, or Charles Martin and let's see what he's made of.

10y ago

Daddy_T

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.

10y ago

Psylence83

Lol did he hit that chick. She's def leaning back from that ko elbow :lol1: Still got a smile on her face. His bicep is the size of her head!

10y ago

Szef

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.

10y ago

HanzGruber

Lol did he hit that chick. She's def leaning back from that ko elbow :lol1:

10y ago

John_Locke

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.

10y ago

Real_King_Kong

Good balance and footwork for a guy who came from kickboxing.

10y ago

Sugar_Adam_Ali

Interesting prospect... Thanks for sharing.. Will have to keep an eye on him

10y ago