Matt Korbov appreciation thread

Korobov clearly won. Robbery. The other Charlo won. Close. 2 wrong decisions. Some very corrupt cards, esp. the Korobov "loss."

hopefully he lands a bunch of good fights & ends up paid nicely as well One would think he got the Monroe Jr purse for fighting Charlo... Nice upgrade from the undercard rate he was supposed to get...

hopefully he lands a bunch of good fights & ends up paid nicely as well

the man was training for a easy tune up, not a jermall charlo

I absolutely unequivocally thought MATVEY won the fightAh. Fair nuff. You didn't actually say that in your opening post, so I wasn't sure. I thought maybe the omission had been deliberate. Myself I saw a draw... maybe just edging to Charlo, but close enough that I wouldn't be too fussed either way. Regardless the point stands that Matvey does deserve congratulations to my mind a great deal more than Jermall deserves much of the criticism he's getting. Overhyped? Sure, if you like, but that ain't really a criteria I use when judging a fighter - other folks opinions have never really been too much a concern of mine. Jermall's shown he's a good fighter, who I think belongs in the equation at the top end of 160 even if he's probably never going to separate himself. Maybe not the elite that some have claimed but that's a rare thing and to be prized rather than expected regardless of what the inevitable marketing tells us.

hes a good fighter who stayed in amatures for a long time, underrated, but he had a fight scheduled and is very experienced stop acting like he was sitting on the couch for 2 years. I remember him fighting Lee, he was winning

Kinda makes me mad how Arum pretty much threw his ass away after losing to Lee. He's most likely too old to rebuild.

Dude come on man. It was clear that Charlo was visibly effected. No doubt. The dude was crying.

I know there's plenty of dudes celebrating cos Jermall apparently underperformed, but I'd say the TS is kinda on point here... he ain't even saying Matvey won, but he did put on a hell of a performance and should be congratulated for it. The point is that it isn't so much that Jermall underperformed as that Matvey was being hugely underestimated by almost everyone. We spoke earlier about how good of a fighter Matvey had been and also about his tendency to leave his chin out (which, luckily for him didn't catch up with him until it was too late for Jermall to capitalise). He surprised me cos I thought he was too far past it and would get caught earlier, but I always knew he had the skills to give Jermall real problems. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me at least Jermall showed something here - especially with the distraction of his brother's loss. All fighters need to face this kind of adversity, and how Jermall reacts to this will tell us a great deal about what kind of man he is and how good a fighter he may become. I absolutely unequivocally thought MATVEY won the fight

You should be thanking the Harrison-Charlo judges. Jermall was off his game before the fight even started. That was evidently clear I know there's plenty of dudes celebrating cos Jermall apparently underperformed, but I'd say the TS is kinda on point here... he ain't even saying Matvey won, but he did put on a hell of a performance and should be congratulated for it. The point is that it isn't so much that Jermall underperformed as that Matvey was being hugely underestimated by almost everyone. We spoke earlier about how good of a fighter Matvey had been and also about his tendency to leave his chin out (which, luckily for him didn't catch up with him until it was too late for Jermall to capitalise). He surprised me cos I thought he was too far past it and would get caught earlier, but I always knew he had the skills to give Jermall real problems. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me at least Jermall showed something here - especially with the distraction of his brother's loss. All fighters need to face this kind of adversity, and how Jermall reacts to this will tell us a great deal about what kind of man he is and how good a fighter he may become.

Dude come on man. It was clear that Charlo was visibly effected. Top fighters have a mentality that don't let things affect them Floyd was due to go to jail a few weeks after the Cotto fight but he still had a strong enough mentality to train and win the fight.

Korobov and Kalajdzic are prime examples of picking the wrong promoter, and how they can silence your career, "if your face dont fit". Itll hurt them in the end, people see

You should be thanking the Harrison-Charlo judges. Jermall was off his game before the fight even started. That was evidently clear I don;t think Charlo has much game. This is a pitty excuse

Semi retired, took the fight on 6 days notice. Gave a hell of a performance. Not to mention the weight cut He's a technically sound boxer. Lets give it up for MAAAT KOROBOV!!! for coming through and not laying down for a payday!! You show your appreciation by spelling a dude's name wrong in the title?:lol1: That said, I think that this is a very much needed thread... there's a lot of focus on Charlo having underperformed but very little recognition that Matvey is a very, very good fighter (despite some shaky whiskers), for whom the stars just didn't align in the pro ranks.

LOL, we'll never hear from him again. Spent years looking for a fight and didnt roll over when he was supposed to

Respects to him! Hopefully he gets another opportunity in a big fight next time with a full camp to prepare for it and not just a week. But yeah he will be given more opportunities for sure after that effort

He looked spectacular in there I think he would've given most fighters trouble.

Bit misleading, I think he already had a fight scheduled so it wasn't like he was coming off the couch. But I've always been a fan, very talented but that Lee fight seriously set him back. Hopefully he gets some good fights before he's done.

one of the GOAT amateurs. it's sad when these guys leave their best years in the amateur system. He beat Usyk ffs.