Sillakh a case of bad matchmaking?

[dan_cov]

I know all about his pedigree & looked up Grachev's before the fight and felt those 11/1 odds was flattering - Talked myself out of it like an idiot.

11-0 7K.Os recently derailed a highly regarded Russian stand out.
Also had a short but successful MMA career.
The guy trains & spars with Chatman, Fedor & Lebedev amongst others.

IKF Muay Thai Light Cruiserweight World Champion
2X World Kickboxing Champion (2000, 2005)
4X Russian Kickboxing Champion

Sure that don't really mean he can cross over to pro boxing & be successful but neither does an olympic gold medal as Audrey Harrison proved in recent years, funnily Sillakh was preparing for this fight with Audrey. From his videos on YT you could see Grachev was a dangerous guy.

Maybe they thought he wasn't hugely interested in boxing? Props to Grachev, tough, tough mofo! Boxing needs more guys like him, he showed mad heart & determination. I hope the black Russian can bounce back. Grachev vs Bellew would be sweet as fook.
Props to Atlas as well, he more or less called it!

[Light_Speed]

What do you mean bad matchmaking? You're not a promoter, you're a boxing fan so from your point of view you should be happy to see fighters get tested against solid opposition. And Grachev ain't that good, Sillakh was supposed to dominate him and he did until he got stopped.

[The Gambler1981]

Grachev is a tough dude, and clearly has quality stamina because he kept coming.

I don't think it was poor match making because sooner or later he was going to have to deal with a tough guy that was going to be relentless and this guy doesn't seem to have all that much talent.

It should have been a test not a death sentence.

[ßringer]

I'd say he was more the victim of his own ****ty defense and hype than bad matchmaking.

[Cloud]

I'm a big fan but I hope he doesn't became another Oleg Maskaev.

I admit, I bought into the hype but I think he has a chance to get back into contention.

[Russian Crushin]

Just a case of bad chin and getting caught

[ИATAS]

nope, that's not bad match making that's Sillakh screwing up. It was clear from the first minute of the fight Sillakh was far the better fighter and was on a different level. Now that obviously proved to mean nothing in the end but clearly he was the much more talented fighter.

And remember, Sillakh-Pascal was ordered by the WBC. That was the fight that should have happened. Pascal didn't take it and decided to make a deal with Cloud instead and the WBC in return told Sillakh would be the mandatory to Hopkins-Dawson, provided he won. And the WBC gave him a soft fight.

So Sillakh only has himself to blame. He ****ed up. He should have not lost to a guy like that.

[onechance87]

nope, that's not bad match making that's Sillakh screwing up. It was clear from the first minute of the fight Sillakh was far the better fighter and was on a different level. Now that obviously proved to mean nothing in the end but clearly he was the much more talented fighter.

And remember, Sillakh-Pascal was ordered by the WBC. That was the fight that should have happened. Pascal didn't take it and decided to make a deal with Cloud instead and the WBC in return told Sillakh would be the mandatory to Hopkins-Dawson, provided he won. And the WBC gave him a soft fight.

So Sillakh only has himself to blame. He ****ed up. He should have not lost to a guy like that.

agreed........

[ironmike2012]

Not bad matchmking, but a bad chin and defense.

[Bushbaby]

He looked past this guy & payed the price.