Ivan Dychko goes pro

[dagilechia]

he is 205cm and still relatively young, how do you rate his chances of beating guys like Joshua or Wilder?

[ValMar]

he is 205cm and still relatively young, how do you rate his chances of beating guys like Joshua or Wilder?

Welcome ! I had stoped watching amateur boxing long time ago, but I have heard that his match against Joshua (London, 2012, Olympic games) was pretty close.

[dagilechia]

he is 205cm and still relatively young, how do you rate his chances of beating guys like Joshua or Wilder?

Welcome ! I had stoped watching amateur boxing long time ago, but I have heard that his match against Joshua (London, 2012, Olympic games) was pretty close.

in my opinion Dychko did a little bit better in that fight. also im not sure that Joshua won vs Savon and Cammarelle. i expect him to be a good pro but it is a pity that he joined a so weak promoter MJA entertaiment of Mike Altamura based in Australia.

[crusader]

He's a skilled boxer with very nice movement for such a big guy, but to me it seems like he lacks physical strength, doesn't take a good punch, and may have engine issues. He can definitely have success as a pro, but I don't think he'll be among the division's elite few.

Also, despite often being listed as such, he doesn't look 6'9" to me; he was roughly the same height as AJ, so I wouldn't put him above 6'7".

[ValMar]

I would like to see him against H. Fury or Chisora or Pulev as soon as possible. Ustinov too...

[dagilechia]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quQZpMixhYs
its Joshua vs Dychko if someone interested. he may have those 205cm because he looks a little bit taller than AJ is

[punchoutsb]

I was really happy to see this, he was a world class amateur and has the potential to be a top notch professional.

I noticed he was signed by an Aussie promotional group...hopefully they can develop him well...

[Lackeos]

Numerous amateur tournaments have demonstrated that Joshua is clearly better than Dychko. But I'm sure that Dychko has the potential to be a decent pro, given his height, experience, and age. Too old, given his abilities, to really develop into an elite fighter.

[locoxelbox]

Dychko is decent but has been a bit gunshy after a tremendous KO loss to Medzhydov at the final of the 2013 World Championships where he was sent to hospital. Dychko won´t be a threat to Joshua.

[ValMar]

Numerous amateur tournaments have demonstrated that Joshua is clearly better than Dychko. But I'm sure that Dychko has the potential to be a decent pro, given his height, experience, and age. Too old, given his abilities, to really develop into an elite fighter.

Is he capable to become top 10 HW by 2019 ? It would be quite enough, for me.

[crusader]

I have a feeling he'll get knocked out before making the top ten.

[dagilechia]

Numerous amateur tournaments have demonstrated that Joshua is clearly better than Dychko. But I'm sure that Dychko has the potential to be a decent pro, given his height, experience, and age. Too old, given his abilities, to really develop into an elite fighter.

Is he capable to become top 10 HW by 2019 ? It would be quite enough, for me.

for me he is able to beat for example Parker but the question is how good his chin is, it seems its not made of stone.
and after rewatching Joshua-Dychko i think that Joshua was a little bit better but it was very close

[ValMar]

Numerous amateur tournaments have demonstrated that Joshua is clearly better than Dychko. But I'm sure that Dychko has the potential to be a decent pro, given his height, experience, and age. Too old, given his abilities, to really develop into an elite fighter.

Is he capable to become top 10 HW by 2019 ? It would be quite enough, for me.

for me he is able to beat for example Parker but the question is how good his chin is, it seems its not made of stone.
and after rewatching Joshua-Dychko i think that Joshua was a little bit better but it was very close

Anyway, I am glad to see the new face at HW, and Parker is top 10 HW, certainly....Although I think he should have lost against Ruiz...Hometown decision, sad but true....

[Lackeos]

Numerous amateur tournaments have demonstrated that Joshua is clearly better than Dychko. But I'm sure that Dychko has the potential to be a decent pro, given his height, experience, and age. Too old, given his abilities, to really develop into an elite fighter.

Is he capable to become top 10 HW by 2019 ? It would be quite enough, for me.

As a general guideline, I would not expect solid amateurs to hit their peak 2 years after turning professional. For Joshua, it still hasn't happened after 3 years. Wilder was only starting to come into his own 7 years after going pro. Ortiz took almost 6 years to make his mark. Pulev matured pretty quickly in just 4 years. Haye started to reach his peak after 5.5 years. Wlad took 10 or 11 years to fully reach maturity. Glazkov took 6 years. So, in most cases, I would say expect it to take about 5-6 years for an accomplished amateur to reach full maturity as a professional.

Btw, Tony Yoka is 2 years younger and has won 2 gold medals to Dychko's 0. I think he is a threat to be the next divisional conqueror, along with Fury and Joshua.

[crusader]

Yoka arguably lost about 5 fights (including his fight with Dychko) in the Worlds and Olympics he won (he was also KO'd by a much smaller Turk not long before his streak of tournament wins). Good fighter, and I agree that he has more pro potential than Dychko, but he got every benefit of the doubt and it really seemed to me like he was being pushed by the AIBA.

To be honest, the Rio crop of SHWs doesn't seem particularly strong to me.

[Stuarty]

Yoka arguably lost about 5 fights (including his fight with Dychko) in the Worlds and Olympics he won (he was also KO'd by a much smaller Turk not long before his streak of tournament wins). Good fighter, and I agree that he has more pro potential than Dychko, but he got every benefit of the doubt and it really seemed to me like he was being pushed by the AIBA.

To be honest, the Rio crop of SHWs doesn't seem particularly strong to me.

I had Joyce beating Yoka last time out. I also thought he lost the semi as well can't remember who against.

[TheBeast]

A little too slow and passive.... he is a fighter who likes to bait opponents and hit them with straights... but vs top guys right now, he would be too slow and passive.... not sure his style will work at the top

[ValMar]

What about Hrgović ?

[TheBeast]

Like dychko Hrgovic lacks speed... Beside quick flurries, he is pretty slow. He'll be an entertaining pro though because he can take a punch... And his right is slow when thrown with power, it does have good timing which makes it efficient. He does have decent cumulative pop too.

[HyacinthusTurnipseed]

Like dychko Hrgovic lacks speed... Beside quick flurries, he is pretty slow. He'll be an entertaining pro though because he can take a punch... And his right is slow when thrown with power, it does have good timing which makes it efficient. He does have decent cumulative pop too.

Is Hrgovic going pro as well? He looked the best of those around the medals in terms of pro potential to my eyes. No idea how far he'll get but I expect it to be further than Yoka or Dychko.

[pound per pound]

Dychko should make a very good pro. He's very tall and mobile. Only the best puncher in the amateurs stopped him and that was the world amateur championships gold medal match with Dychko in the lead.

I see Dychko as a Akinwande type of talent who needs a little pro seasoning.

Hrgovic is the future champion. Iron chin. Great power. Not affaraid at all to mix it. And skilled. King of the very pro ranks like World Series of boxing. A pity he was Robbed in the Oylmpivs as he beat Yoka 2-1 easily in rounds.

[locoxelbox]

Dychko should make a very good pro. He's very tall and mobile. Only the best puncher in the amateurs stopped him and that was the world amateur championships gold medal match with Dychko in the lead.

I see Dychko as a Akinwande type of talent who needs a little pro seasoning.

Hrgovic is the future champion. Iron chin. Great power. Not affaraid at all to mix it. And skilled. King of the very pro ranks like World Series of boxing. A pity he was Robbed in the Oylmpivs as he beat Yoka 2-1 easily in rounds.

I don't think Dychko will reach a Joshua level but Filip Hrgovic certainly has tremendous pro potential. I agree in that he is a future champ. His loss to Yoka was questionable and a longer bout would favor the croatian. If I was a pro promoter I would put my money on Hrgovic (though businesswise maybe it's smartest to go with Yoka as he will bring in a lot of money regardless of how far he will go).

[stellar]

Any news?will be boxing in profi?also hrgovic?

[Cent0089]

At olympics, he literally went out of gas after few body shots from Joyce, who is IMO average boxer.

[Best Coast]

he is 205cm and still relatively young, how do you rate his chances of beating guys like Joshua or Wilder?

Any idea when his pro debut will be? It's not listed in the BoxRec schedule yet...