Comments Thread For: Robert Garcia on The Rise of Eastern Europeans in Boxing

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Fighters such as Gennady Golovkin, Sergey Kovalev and Vasyl Lomachenko have burst onto the scene in boxing in recent years. Top trainer Robert Garcia feels that the rise of Eastern European fighters isn't a fad and will continue for several years.

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[The Hammer]

Except for those who make the mistake of signing with Top Rank (Mekhontsev, Gvozdyk, Loma, Ponomarev, etc) they will do well.

I'm looking forward to seeing Mikhaylenko, Kuzmin, Kovalev, Beterbiev, Deveranchenko, Shabranskyy, Khytrov, Magomedov, Troyanovsky, Gassiev, Bivol and Povetkin in 2016.

[Southpawology]

"The Russians are coming....In WAVES"

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Los Russo's!

[NapalmKnuckles]

Amateur experience plays a major key, much like the Cubans.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Good, increase the talent pool.

Them mutha****as strong as **** so we could be seeing more power punching hybrid fighter's like Kovalev.

Whereas Kov is a power puncher but can box

Maybe we'll see a power puncher that throws a lot, maybe a Cruiserweight Roman Gonzalez?

[Teetotaler]

They definitely have the amateur pedigree and discipline like the Cubans. Show the sweet science but are more entertaining that's for sure

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

They definitely have the amateur pedigree and discipline like the Cubans. Show the sweet science but are more entertaining that's for sure

but unlike the cubans they go and try to make the kill happen, the cubans play the background and dont really care.

[Teetotaler]

but unlike the cubans they go and try to make the kill happen, the cubans play the background and dont really care.

yeah that's definitely true. Worst part is the Cuban fighters nowadays when faced with a mismatch they are just content with jabbing to a decision. At least the Europeans are willing to go in for the kill since they know its a mismatch or tune up

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

yeah that's definitely true. Worst part is the Cuban fighters nowadays when faced with a mismatch they are just content with jabbing to a decision. At least the Europeans are willing to go in for the kill since they know its a mismatch or tune up

exactly, when a fighter doesnt belong in the ring with you, you get im out of there you dont go 12 rounds with em.