Comments Thread For: Denis Shafikov Drops, Batters Jamel Herring For TKO Win

[richardt]

What is Shafikov's ethnicity? They keep calling him Russian but he looks Asian.

Probably from the Bering Strait area.

[TaurusJ27]

What a beat down

[SilverMiles]

He didn't overtrain and he wasn't overmatched. He just got flat out beaten. Bullied. Broken.

You don't win fights on paper, you win them in the ring.

Usually but Herring jumped from fighting below average fighters to fighting a legit top 10 lightweight who's only losses were to arguably the two best lightweights at the respective times.

You don't win fights on paper but if you don't have special qualities as a fighter you better have some valuable experience or you'll end looking for answers to questions you never been asked mid-fight.

I'm not mad though, I saw this coming and took the odds. Won me a bit of cash in the process.

[SilverMiles]

Shaf could fight like that for 20 Rounds if he had to, just doesn't stop coming!

I would LOVE to see Dejan Zlaticanin vs Denis Shafikov I telling you right now that would be fight of the year if they make it. A DREAM Stylistic Match Up! They're basically identical!

Shafikov would actually be the taller fighter for once in his career lol.

[Derranged]

Probably from the Bering Strait area.

Shafikov is a Bashkir they're indigenous to the Ural mountains.

Thanks, chaps..

[gauze]

Good showing from Shafikov tonight. Don't know why he was the dog at the book...

Good thing I laid a bet on him. Money in the bank muhfúckazz.

Time for a victory drink. Remy 1738 will do nicely.

personally, i thought herring would get a BS decision being the undefeated guy and an ex-marine fighting on 4th of july weekend against a russian.

i'm curious to know what the judges' scores were. did they say on the telecast? i pretty much stopped watching once the fight was over. enjoy that victory drink!

[My Low Place]

time to give rances that p4p spot he surely deserves!

shakifov beats every champ at 135 right fuggin now!

[Citizen Koba]

time to give rances that p4p spot he surely deserves!

shakifov beats every champ at 135 right fuggin now!

Well Rances is good, but I wasn't alone in thinking the judges were harsh on Shafikov that night - could have had it a draw or even edging it for Denis - certainly it was a close fight, nowhere near what the judges cards reflected.

As I posted earlier the only guy that really had Shaifikovs number was Titere, but he's just a slippery bastard. Simple fact is that Shafikov is a top flight guy at 135 despite somehow being largely overlooked. Anyone who'd followed him knew that this would be a massive hill to climb for Semper Fi - I voted for the Shafikov UD despite the fact that I was expecting very favourable judging for Herring.... it was just a case of too much, too soon, though after last night's showing I'm not sure Jamal would ever be ready.

[Contra]

personally, i thought herring would get a BS decision being the undefeated guy and an ex-marine fighting on 4th of july weekend against a russian.

i'm curious to know what the judges' scores were. did they say on the telecast? i pretty much stopped watching once the fight was over. enjoy that victory drink!

They didn't announce the scores, but Shafikov should've won every round, with a two point round in the second. But who the fúck knows with these judges nowadays..


Yeah, that drink was tasty. Love that cognac.

And I needed some wins, too. This fight, plus what I bet on Thurman over Porter, has won me back most of the dough I lost on the Provo-Molina fight.

[glenn mcrory]

Well Rances is good, but I wasn't alone in thinking the judges were harsh on Shafikov that night - could have had it a draw or even edging it for Denis - certainly it was a close fight, nowhere near what the judges cards reflected.

As I posted earlier the only guy that really had Shaifikovs number was Titere, but he's just a slippery bastard. Simple fact is that Shafikov is a top flight guy at 135 despite somehow being largely overlooked. Anyone who'd followed him knew that this would be a massive hill to climb for Semper Fi - I voted for the Shafikov UD despite the fact that I was expecting very favourable judging for Herring.... it was just a case of too much, too soon, though after last night's showing I'm not sure Jamal would ever be ready.

Exactly, the narrative for that fight was already written in stone before the fight.
I was expecting some very favorable cards for Herring, but its good he took it out of the judges hands.