Lately I've been watching a lot of their fights and feel only 3 are real good. While 1 I'm unsure about. Kovalev, Ward, Bivol (special) while Gvozdyk I'm unsure.
Bivol is special, I wasn't sure about him at first but took a closer look at him in his recent fight... This kid is real, as long as he is carefully managed he will continue to develop into something huge.
First of all, Beterbiev is overrated. Powerful yes, but he has horrible defense and is wide open a lot. Not to mention he's actually very slow and predictable, like Barrera slow lol. He's lucky he hasn't fought anyone with power and yet he was still dropped by a bum. Imagine if he fought Gvozdyk or Kovalev? Done for.
Kovalev, no doubt is the best. Beaten everybody brutally, very fluid boxer-puncher. I don't even need explain more.
Gvozdyk I'm unsure about. Mostly because his chin is quite suspect but he looks like he has lots of raw power.. The way he knocked Mohameddi out sooner and harder than Kovalev was spectacular... However, he has holes that needs to be filled. He needs more time but I can see him becoming one of the best ones here Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev is 50/50 whoever lands first flush wins IMO.
Ward, simply look at his resume. Enough said. He can beat probably everybody right now without much effort besides Kovalev. Let Bivol get more experience and then there will be two threats. I see Ward completely out boxing Beterbiev.. And with Gvozdyk he has to be careful because Gvozdyk has the power with sudden bursts of speed (watch Gvozdyk-Mohameddi).
Alvarez, he looks good. I'd put him near Shabranskyy in terms of skill. Not top dogs but can hang with them. He can give most of these guys a run for their money, Kovalev and Ward aside.
Shabranskyy is tough as nails. Has a lot of potential, but I don't see him managing to beat Kovalev or Ward but we'll see he has time to improve.
Thoughts?
Nvm what i just said about Egor Mekhontsev, didnt even know he had a draw with Alexander Johnson lol, maybe he isnt fit for the pro game, i rest my case
Bivol, Shabranskyy and Beterbiev are the ones to look out for imo
Bivol has so good fundamentals he is like a trainers dream, rarely leaves himself open, always keeps his gloves up, he doesnt do anything super great but hes allround very good in all aspects, he is very well taught
Shabranskyy is super tough and probably has one the best chins in boxing, i can see this guy upsetting quite a few fighters, but techincally not as skilled as Kovalev, Ward etc
Beterbiev knocks everybody out, he does have a ****ty defense and 0 to no headmovement but if he got a good chin i could see him violating all LHWs including Ward, Hardest puncher P4P imo