RCC Boxing Night: Abdullaev vs. Zlaticanin

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

If this card stays together it's the best Russian card in years!  Fingers crossed 

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Just watched Evgeny Tishchenko dominate his opponent Kudryashov over 10 completed Rounds and give him a bit of a schooling when it comes to the Sweet Science of Boxing... However, I can't help but think that Tishchenko is very limited, especially with his lack of aggressiveness and therefore is lack of power... When Kudryashov steps up to World Fringe level, he his usually stopped and Tishchenko seemed happy just jabbing, prodding and moving around him, never pushing for the Stoppage, simply happy to out point Kudryashov over the distance!! Subsequently, I also think that Tishchenko found his level too, after seeing him in this fight and it isn't too far above Kudryashov in all fairness... I can't see Tishchenko ever Winning a World Title based on that performance and Kudryashov is basically a human punchbag, who tries to throw the odd big backhand at this stage of his career... 🤔💯🧐🤑👊🥊

I have decided to nickname Evgeny Tishchenko the Russian version of British Light Heavyweight Shakan Pitters... For those of you Tapology Members who know your Boxing and your Boxers, you will understand why... Difference being, although Pitters is the smaller fighter, at least he comes to have a proper fight... 🤔🥊💯

Yeah I'm not all that impressed with Tishchenko either, pretty limited for an Olympic medalist! Some guys are just more suited for the amateurs I guess.
Kinda wild that Kudryashov was consider a scary puncher just a couple of years ago and was a dark horse to win the WBSS Cruiserweight Super Series that Usyk eventually won. Dorticos put an end to that talk! Makabu absolutely buried all hope!!! 

Thanks Mikey for providing the YouTube link giving us members the footage from Russia this afternoon... I agree with all your points above in regards to the level of ability of Evgeny Tishchenko... I would rate him a B- Boxer based on his performance a short while ago... No wonder, the South African, Thabiso Mchunu had such an easy time in taking his 0 in March of this year... In all fairness, I thought that given Tishchenko's pedigree, especially at Amateur, along with his Olympic achievement and Pro Record at the point he was facing him, he would win comfortably, but what I didn't appreciate, is Mchunu comes to fight and he comes to Win... Tishchenko appears to be one of those Boxers who feels confident when he his on the front foot, being the aggressor, doing his thing, but when he his pressed and being punched by a fighter of a similar ability, with proper Cruiserweight power and with skills, I can imagine that even at 6ft 5, he will go into his shell and just try to robotically re-establish, or even just try and survive!! His overall technique, posture, foot movement, stance etc is all still based for the Amateur scene... Lawrence Okolie would hammer him... So would Dorticos, Breidis, Gassiev etc 🤔💯🥊👊🧐🤑👍