Anybody think Sillakh is a bit dangerous?

[boxingfeind]

8/1 underdog, are you kidding me?

I like Kovalev a lot but I think this is potentially a risky fight.

Sillakh I think its fair to say he doesn't have the best chin in the world. Kovalevs chin hasn't really been tested and he was down against Boone in the 7th round.

I think Sillakh is a good fighter, a lot better than he gets credit for & lets be fair, he carries a hell of a punch himself.
I have no doubt he stops Campillo, I think he a bad match up for Cleverly too.

I could see Kovalev ploughing him but another part of me thinks Sillakh could potentially outbox & counter the hell out of Kovalev and dare I say it, potentially win.

I just can't shake feeling this is a risky fight & Sillakh is underrated because of his stoppage loss to Grachev.

Anybody who don`t see Sillakh as a live underdog is crazy.Sillakh is a very dangerous opponent whose faster and taller then Kovalev.And he arguably has the better skillset between the the 2.Plus both fighters can punch also.Its a 50/50 fight in my opinion,i`m slightly leaning towards Sillakh by a hair.People are focused too much on the ko of Sillakh in the Grachev fight in which Sillakh was winning till he got caught.It could have happened to anyone.I`m sure Sillakh learned from that fight.Remember Wladimir got ko`ed numerous times by tomato cans but still went on to beat good fighters and became the number one heavyweight.

[Levity]

I don't need to see him knock out world class opposition to see he clearly packs a punch. He dropped Despaigne & Grachev and was knocking guys out the ring in the AMs. Its clear he can whack.

I wouldn't say I was overrating him maybe you're underestimating his ability.
I think he can cause problems but at the same time I could totally see Kovalev steam rolling him.

Nothing would shock me in this fight. I think it could prove to be far from a gimmie for Kovalev. Sillakh has all the tools to make Kovalev look real bad, whether his chin holds up is another thing.

Lots of fighters score good stoppages in the amateurs but aren't punchers in the pros. Sillakh has yet to stop a meaningful opponent, so I'm not convinced he's this monster puncher you're portraying him as.

He seems to have decent speed and skills, but they weren't sufficient to see him through against a very limited fighter in Grachev, who does most things far worse than Kovalev does.

I can see Sillakh causing Kovalev some problems in the beginning, but I don't think it will be long before he's getting caught and hurt by someone who is far better and punches much harder than anyone he's faced as a pro. I don't think Sillakh is far better than fighters like Cleverly or Campillo, and even White beat Despainge nearly as convincingly as Sillakh did.

Sillakah is a guy who hasn't beaten anyone but who failed in his only bout against a good opponent, if Grachev is even that. I don't think he's shown that he's as capable as you think he is.

[boxingfeind]

Lots of fighters score good stoppages in the amateurs but aren't punchers in the pros. Sillakh has yet to stop a meaningful opponent, so I'm not convinced he's this monster puncher you're portraying him as.

He seems to have decent speed and skills, but they weren't sufficient to see him through against a very limited fighter in Grachev, who does most things far worse than Kovalev does.

I can see Sillakh causing Kovalev some problems in the beginning, but I don't think it will be long before he's getting caught and hurt by someone who is far better and punches much harder than anyone he's faced as a pro. I don't think Sillakh is far better than fighters like Cleverly or Campillo, and even White beat Despainge nearly as convincingly as Sillakh did.

Sillakah is a guy who hasn't beaten anyone but who failed in his only bout against a good opponent, if Grachev is even that. I don't think he's shown that he's as capable as you think he is.

Come on,Sillakh is a far better fighter then Cleverly,Cleverly is horrible.

[Levity]

Anybody who don`t see Sillakh as a live underdog is crazy.Sillakh is a very dangerous opponent whose faster and taller then Kovalev.And he arguably has the better skillset between the the 2.Plus both fighters can punch also.Its a 50/50 fight in my opinion,i`m slightly leaning towards Sillakh by a hair.People are focused too much on the ko of Sillakh in the Grachev fight in which Sillakh was winning till he got caught.It could have happened to anyone.I`m sure Sillakh learned from that fight.Remember Wladimir got ko`ed numerous times by tomato cans but still went on to beat good fighters and became the number one heavyweight.

Sillakh is also faster, taller, and more skilled than Grachev, but that didn't prevent him from being knocked out. On Saturday he will be fighting someone who is bigger than Grachev and significantly better.

Maybe Sillakh learned from the Grachev fight, but it's hard to tell since he's fought nothing but poor opponents since, not unlike what he did prior to the bout. As for the Wlad comparison, see my response to your other post.

[Levity]

Come on,Sillakh is a far better fighter then Cleverly,Cleverly is horrible.

Sillakh is better? Based on what? He fought one top 15 opponent and he was put on the canvas and stopped.

Cleverly, while not great, fairly defeated Bellew and beat Murat far more convincingly than Hopkins did.

For all this talk about how Sillakh is better than guys like Cleverly and Campillo, his results hardly support that.

[F!x]

Sillakh is a live underdog in this fight - it all depends if he learned from the Grachev fight. He got complacent in that fight because he seemed to be finding it so easy up to a point, when he got hit with a shot it was due to him relaxing just a little too much in the ring, thinking the fight was in the bag and a walkover. You could see him sort of grinning and enjoying himself too much. He should have learned to always respect his opponent for 12 rounds no matter how easily you might be beating them. Now if Sillakh sticks to his boxing and maintains complete respect for Kovalev over 12, he may well win on points, it's certainly not impossible.

Another scenario is that if Sillakh can outbox Kovalev for the first two thirds of the fight, Kovalev might himself start getting desperate and open himself up for some power shots - and Sillakh does have decent power, probably above average at least. So in my opinion Sillakh does have a chance to win on either points or by TKO, Kovalev is definitely the toughest fighter he's faced though and one good punch from him could completely change the fight.

[Levity]

Though I do think 8/1 may be a bit wide..........

[kardsufur]

Dwyer is usually wrong.

No he's not he's very accurate

[510hustler]

In the past, he used to always be wrong. Lately he's been quite accurate.

[TBear]

Looking at Sillakh's wins after being stopped by Grachev. I can't find what he has done since that loss to get a title shot.