NSB Pick 'em #3 - Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos, Jan 20

[siablo14]

It's just a game. If ain't for real money, I don't care.

Okay. So you aren't really confident then?

[siablo14]

Thraxox, x3

My brother, what has you so sure?

[Szef]

Okay. So you aren't really confident then?

Nope but I'm going with my gut anyway

[siablo14]

Nope but I'm going with my gut anyway

Cool.

Dorticos has a 4 inch reach advantage but Gassiev has a shell-like defense.

[Thraxox]

My brother, what has you so sure?

Gassiev having a better defense and fundamentals. I don't like Dorticos 1-2 1-2 style where he puts everything on that combination, he'll shoot his load too early and gets stopped Later on by a fresher Gassiev.

[siablo14]

Gassiev having a better defense and fundamentals. I don't like Dorticos 1-2 1-2 style where he puts everything on that combination, he'll shoot his load too early and gets stopped Later on by a fresher Gassiev.

I am currently watching the Lebedev fight and those fundamentals are quite obvious and so is that tight defense.

[Thraxox]

I am currently watching the Lebedev fight and those fundamentals are quite obvious and so is that tight defense.

Indeed, though the only concern now is how both fighters react to their punches of their caliber of power. Gassiev proved his chin on Lebedev, and Lebedev is a decent puncher but not as strong as Dorticos, so lets see how that plays out for him, and if Dorticos can't crack him early, my prediction succeeds likely.

[siablo14]

Indeed, though the only concern now is how both fighters react to their punches of their caliber of power. Gassiev proved his chin on Lebedev, and Lebedev is a decent puncher but not as strong as Dorticos, so lets see how that plays out for him, and if Dorticos can't crack him early, my prediction succeeds likely.

Yeah. I was just about to ask you that. Dorticos seems to have one-punch-KO power.

[NC Uppercut]

Yeah. I was just about to ask you that. Dorticos seems to have one-punch-KO power.

Yes sir! Dorticos has a sweet set of hands....reach and superior athlete all around. Waiting till weigh in. This time last year I was way up on the leader board. Gotta stop going with my heart... got get scientific this year! Lol

[siablo14]

Yes sir! Dorticos has a sweet set of hands....reach and superior athlete all around. Waiting till weigh in. This time last year I was way up on the leader board. Gotta stop going with my heart... got get scientific this year! Lol

Gassiev has better fundamentals and better variety of punches to work with and he has a tight defense. He has that high guard defense. So this is a tough pick.