Comments Thread For: Gassiev Taking No Chances: I'm Training For 12 With Dorticos

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IBF world cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) is training very hard for his scheduled unification with WBA champion Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs). Their fight is a semi-final bout in the cruiserweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series. Gassiev has the home field advantage, as the contest is scheduled to take place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia on February 3, 2018.
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[Thraxox]

Good strategy for Gassiev, he knew he cant win a firefight with Dorticos so he'll try to outbox him.

[minemax]

It's a 50/50 fight for me.

[TheUptownKid]

Dorticos is a true problem and this is a good strategy

[MisanthropicNY]

Is any US television network televising this fight or what? Smfh.

[MisanthropicNY]

Good strategy for Gassiev, he knew he cant win a firefight with Dorticos so he'll try to outbox him.

I saw an over the hill Miranda stand and trade with Dorticos for 10 rounds...

Same Miranda who got KO'd by Pavlik and Abraham...

Gassiev has the much better resume - I'd like to see him test Dorticos' chin...

[MasterPlan]

What was he gonna train for? It's a 12 round title fight.

[ShoulderRoll]

It's a 50/50 fight for me.

It is a true 50/50 fight.

May the best man win.

[JohnP2]

Is any US television network televising this fight or what? Smfh.

I'm hoping (at a minimum) Audience TV picks it up. I've not heard yet if a deal has been made for this next round. They still have audience listed as a 'TV Parner' on their website...so that is encouraging.

One thing for shizzo...this tourney can only be 'so successful' without US viewership.

BTW...Gassiev and Doriticos will be a MFing WAR.

[JohnP2]

What was he gonna train for? It's a 12 round title fight.

Ha ha. Duly noted. I think the intent here, however, is that while the overriding consensus is this fight will not go the distance, Gassiev is going in to the fight anticipating it will. It was merely a quote taken and run with. It's not like he and Sanchez held a press conference to let everyone know Gassiev was training for 12 rounds.