If this guy makes a good transition from K-1 to boxing...

[nomadman]

well if Matt Skelton is the best so far, I have much higher hopes for Hari.

Skelton had success because he was dedicated to making boxing a viable career path, and because he was tough as molasses and had relatively good stamina for a big man. Hari's far more athletic but he's also more fragile in more ways that one, and I'll be interested to see how he adapts to the longer time frame of a boxing match. I can see him going all out and gassing in a few rounds, or leaving himself exposed and getting knocked out before he ever makes it big.

I can see Hari returning to K-1 in the future.

[ИATAS]

Skelton had success because he was dedicated to making boxing a viable career path, and because he was tough as molasses and had relatively good stamina for a big man. Hari's far more athletic but he's also more fragile in more ways that one, and I'll be interested to see how he adapts to the longer time frame of a boxing match. I can see him going all out and gassing in a few rounds, or leaving himself exposed and getting knocked out before he ever makes it big.

I can see Hari returning to K-1 in the future.

yeah his chin & stamina are the keys here. Obviously he'll have a few four rounders first and hopefully move up slowly from there to 6 & 8 rounders.

[Forza]

imagine if he gets angry and kicks someone in the head with boxing boots on lol

[nomadman]

imagine if he gets angry and kicks someone in the head with boxing boots on lol

A distinct possibility.

Match him up with Artur Szpilka, lol.

[MRBOOMER]

Kickboxing version of vitali vs this guy!!! That would be beast

[nomadman]

Kickboxing version of vitali vs this guy!!! That would be beast

Vitali never fought under K-1 rules to my knowledge. Hari would have brutalised him as would quite a few other fighters, sorry to say. Different sports different outcomes.

[AdamantiumPI]

HW is a weak division. Badr lacks much of a chin and stamina but I think he can make some noise. Doesn't stand a chance with the Klitschkos though.

[Flabtastic]

Kickboxing version of vitali vs this guy!!! That would be beast

Semmy is the kickboxing version of Vitali.

[ИATAS]

Doesn't stand a chance with the Klitschkos though.

of coure not. but you'd have to imagine if he sticks to boxing and is 100% serious, it's going to be 3-4 years before he's ready or close to ready for a title shot (assuming he doesn't get KO'd on the way, which is a big if). Vitali will be retired. And Wlad will be 38-39 years old. So the klits are coming to end.

[Russian Crushin]

we can then have a 'bad boy' type of guy in the heavyweight division who can make the division exciting.

The guy... Badr Hari, apparently Nazeem Richardson will be training him.

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