Hopefully it won't crack in sparring. Lebedev's fighting Kolodziej, a solid looking but unproven Pole. Lebedev is tough, but IMO somewhat limited - Sillakh's only been brought in for the sparring.
It'll be interesting to see how the recent crop of 175ers who have chosen to move up to cruiser (Dawson, Sillakh, Cleverly and Bellew) fare at the higher division - it'll be one of the rare chances to see how adjacent divisions actually stack up against each other.
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Surprised the scumbag has taken this one given that the opponent is only 33.
Lebedev's last five:
Roy Jones Jr (42)
James Toney (44)
Shawn Cox (37)
Santander Silgado (27)
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I'm looking forward to Lebedev being back. Shame the Jones rematch fell through.Leave a comment:
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Lebedev has the mug of an old time pug, a very tuff guy...Sillakh should b grateful he's not fighting him & he was wearing the Winning pillows...Leave a comment:
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Lebedev is one dangerous looking mofo. Sillakh better worry about that chin of his.Leave a comment:
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Comments Thread For: Photos: Lebedev vs. Sillakh, With Roach in Russia
WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-2, 19KOs) was trading punches in the gym with the "Black Russian" Ismayl Sillakh. Lebedev's new trainer, Freddie Roach, was supervising in the corner. This Saturday night at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia- Lebdev will defend his title against top undefeated challenger Pawel Kolodziej (33-0, 18KOs) of Poland.
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