so, what's Sultan do now?

**Silencers** · 02-24-2008, 02:13 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if he retired. He talked about retirement after the Holyfield fight.

**Welter_Skelter** · 02-24-2008, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by river rat

Should he lose some of the pudgyness and move down to cruiserweight? Looks like he could lean up a little and is close enough. I don't really want to see him at heavyweight anymore after that snoozer.

Why should he move down??? he is good enough to beat ANY heavyweight not named Klitschko..

**The Hammer** · 02-24-2008, 02:20 PM

He could become a champion at cruiserweight. He should lose his 20 lb of fat and move down - he's too small to be a heavyweight.

His ideal fighting weight would be 200 - that's the weight he won the Olympic Medal at.

**!! Mr. Soprano** · 02-24-2008, 03:15 PM

There are plenty of fights for him at HW...

I would say he is a top 3 HW at the moment..

Champ: WLAD
1,2,3 spots - Chagaev, Peter, Ibragimov

BTW, I would favor him against Peter.

**TheGreatA** · 02-24-2008, 03:18 PM

Ibragimov could be great as a cruiserweight, he fought at under 200 lbs as an amateur. He doesn't seem to have a heavyweight build.

I think he can still compete at HW but he won't get another title there.

Retirement is an option too because he isn't that young, he made good money out of the fight with Wladimir and hasn't taken much punishment in his career.

**duffgun** · 02-24-2008, 03:18 PM

Originally posted by Tunney

He could become a champion at cruiserweight. He should lose his 20 lb of fat and move down - he's too small to be a heavyweight.

His ideal fighting weight would be 200 - that's the weight he won the Olympic Medal at.

he should cut down to 200lb and still fight at heavyweight, nothing wrong imo of being 200lb and still fighting at heavyweight.

**potatoes** · 02-24-2008, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by Welter_Skelter

Why should he move down??? he is good enough to beat ANY heavyweight not named Klitschko..

He's good enough to beat the ones named Klitschko as well if he made a 2% adjustment in strategy. Business as usual was destined not to work but that is what Ibragimov tried to do.

**King Koopa** · 02-24-2008, 05:08 PM

Tony Thompson...the guy he was SUPPOSED to fight in the first place

**Scott9945** · 02-24-2008, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by TheManchine

Ibragimov could be great as a cruiserweight, he fought at under 200 lbs as an amateur. He doesn't seem to have a heavyweight build.

I think he can still compete at HW but he won't get another title there.

Retirement is an option too because he isn't that young, he made good money out of the fight with Wladimir and hasn't taken much punishment in his career.

It's hard for a guy in his 30's to lose that much weight. I know Chris Byrd is doing it, but he was bulking up to be a heavyweight. When you are already in fighting shape 20 lbs is a lot of weight to lose. I think he looks for weaker heavyweight title holders to fight.

so, what's Sultan do now?