BoztheMadman Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Great news! Grigory Drozd is finally making another defense of his title, it will be his first in almost 11 months, against the hot contender Ilunga Makabu on 8 April. This will be a tough test for Drozd, his toughest in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cableaddict Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Re: Drozd to fight Makabu in April! Yep. Finally ! I'm a HUGE fan of Drozd, but the man is 36 years old. He looked incredible vs Wlod, which was less than 2 years ago, but time marches on. I'll never forgive Makabu for beating my man Mchunu (an incredible fight that we've never even seen) even though he deserves credit for doing so, so I REALLY ant to see Drozd pull this one out, but his age combined with Makabu's obvious power is not a good mix. Drozd can bang, no doubt, but not quite like Makabu. Drozd's main asset has always been his speed & defense. He's VERY hard to hit, fighting from the outside & with a high guard. Even against Janik, who tried to clinch all night and make it an ugly inside fight, Drozd was able to constantly break away and fight his fight. Makabu is fairly slow, and should have the same trouble with Drozd as he did with Mchunu, but we all know what happened in the Mchunu fight. Makabu was way down on th cards, but weathered the storm and found his opening late in the fight as Mchunu tired. This could easily happen again, with a 36 year old Drozd. I'm rooting for Drozd, but predicting Makabu by KO. Edited March 10, 2016 by Cableaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One more round Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Re: Drozd to fight Makabu in April! Awesome fight this will be! Makabu is so much fun to watch, Drozd is a fire ant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Re: Drozd to fight Makabu in April! This is near the top of fights I most want to see. Makabu has frightening power. Think it'll be in Russia, so we'll actually get to see it unlike the Mchunu fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Punch Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Re: Drozd to fight Makabu in April! Cruiseweight title showdown of WBC can get any better, when these two fighters go against each other. I would be eagerly waiting to hear how it unfolded in Moscow on April 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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