Comments Thread For: Ivan Baranchyk: To Be The Best at 140 - That's My Motivation

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By Thomas Gerbasi - Far from his home country of Belarus, Ivan Baranchyk has been living his version of the American dream for years now, finding several homes along the way. From Brooklyn, New York to a pair of Miamis (Oklahoma and Florida), "The Beast" can safely be called a citizen of the world as he awaits his Saturday bout against Jose Zepeda. "I like everything," he...
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[NC Uppercut]

Baranchyk has always been a beast! I remember him from pre ShoBox. He has strength and endurance. Just lacks alot of fundamentals, 1 being defense. He's raw as can be,
But like a rough ***el that needs to be polished

[richardt]

Baranchyk has always been a beast! I remember him from pre ShoBox. He has strength and endurance. Just lacks alot of fundamentals, 1 being defense. He's raw as can be,
But like a rough ***el that needs to be polished

Yeah, he's physically very strong but I'm not sure how much polish he can add, even if he had a different trainer. And sometimes polish can take away a fighter's biggest strengths, but anything is possible. He could learn from Watching Barrera and Pac from their old days when they were pure sluggers to when they became more polished to see what changes he can make to improve and be a little less raw. Exciting fighter though.

[NC Uppercut]

Yeah, he's physically very strong but I'm not sure how much polish he can add, even if he had a different trainer. And sometimes polish can take away a fighter's biggest strengths, but anything is possible. He could learn from Watching Barrera and Pac from their old days when they were pure sluggers to when they became more polished to see what changes he can make to improve and be a little less raw. Exciting fighter though.

I also wonder about the language barrier between he and Pedro Diaz. If I'm not mistaken Diaz doesnt speak a lick of English. Can't help but to wonder if everything has to be translated?

[Boxing Goat]

I guess if first you don't succeed, try, try again!

[NC Uppercut]

Yeah, he's physically very strong but I'm not sure how much polish he can add, even if he had a different trainer. And sometimes polish can take away a fighter's biggest strengths, but anything is possible. He could learn from Watching Barrera and Pac from their old days when they were pure sluggers to when they became more polished to see what changes he can make to improve and be a little less raw. Exciting fighter though.

Green K for ya

[The D3vil]

I mean, he kind of is what he is at this point.

I just don't see him becoming anything more than a gatekeeper at 140.