Adrian Granat

[Mexi-Box]

When does it start?

Is it already over?

[Freedom2013]

When does it start?

Is it already over?

I don't think so.

Stream hasn't started yet, not sure if it will work or not?

Fight should start at 5 PM Eastern/2 PM Pacific time, a little over an hour from now.

[crusader]

Granat should win this easily. Dimitrenko can't deal with pressure or power at all these days...

[punchoutsb]

Granat should win this easily. Dimitrenko can't deal with pressure or power at all these days...

This. The encouraging piece about this fight is that Granat seems to be seeking out tall rangy opponents to prep him for a title run. Dimitrenko will be the most skilled big man he's faced, the others all being tough journeyman types.

[Mexi-Box]

When the hell are they going to fight!? I've been having the YouTube page up and seeing nothing.

[punchoutsb]

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Dimitrenko stops Granat in the first round! Talk about a prospect falling hard. So much for the Pike.

[Mexi-Box]

Wow, there goes another prospect.

[crusader]

Major fail there.....

[HyacinthusTurnipseed]

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Dimitrenko stops Granat in the first round! Talk about a prospect falling hard. So much for the Pike.

Haven't seen any reports yet, just Granat's BoxRec page listing the L KO1 - did you see the fight? What happened?

[Mexi-Box]

Major fail there.....

That makes two now in a short time-frame. Ziminoch last year and now Granat this year. Both guys will always have question marks even after avenging their loss.

[funso banjo baby]

hopefully see footage tomorrow.

def a shock. I guess we all assumed Dimitrenko was on the slide.

id be amazed if he's recorded any ko1's before

[punchoutsb]

Haven't seen any reports yet, just Granat's BoxRec page listing the L KO1 - did you see the fight? What happened?

No, I just read he was stopped in 1 with more details to come.

[crusader]

A loss isn't always the end of the world..but it's a really bad look to get defeated in that manner (assuming a legit stoppage) by a well past it Dimitrenko.

[punchoutsb]

From Per Ake Persson over on B.S.

In a shocking upset, Alexander Dimitrenko (39-3, 25 KOs) stopped rising heavyweight contender Adrian Granat (14-1, 13 KOs) in the very first round for the IBF international title.

Dimitrenko began the fight nervously, but got more confident after nailing Granat with a left hook. The Swede kept coming - and walked into a perfect counter right and went down as if he was shot by a gun. He made it up but was finished and Dimitrenko poured it on and Granat sank down again. Referee Timo Habighorst counted but Granat was in a different world and it was quickly stopped.

Dimitrenko put new life into his career while Granat´s days as a highly touted prospect ended this evening. He can of course come back but it will never be the same.

[Mexi-Box]

A loss isn't always the end of the world..but it's a really bad look to get defeated in that manner (assuming a legit stoppage) by a well past it Dimitrenko.

For sure, it isn't... but they'll always have question marks hovering over them even after avenging.

[Freedom2013]

In boxing, sometimes the unexpected happen.

Especially with heavyweights, all it takes is one big punch to change a fight.

Maybe Adrian Granat can come back and still have a good career, like several others have had with early round KOs on their record.

[Mexi-Box]

In boxing, sometimes the unexpected happen.

Especially with heavyweights, all it takes is one big punch to change a fight.

Maybe Adrian Granat can come back and still have a good career, like several others have had with early round KOs on their record.

Hype is gone, though, for sure. He was held as a pretty high prospect on most forums I visited. Sad to see because he looked promising. I guess it's down to Kaybal and Kuzmin.

[punchoutsb]

In boxing, sometimes the unexpected happen.

Especially with heavyweights, all it takes is one big punch to change a fight.

Maybe Adrian Granat can come back and still have a good career, like several others have had with early round KOs on their record.

Hype is gone, though, for sure. He was held as a pretty high prospect on most forums I visited. Sad to see because he looked promising. I guess it's down to Kaybal and Kuzmin.

He can definitely come back from it, but the worst part about all this from Granat's perspective will be what it does to his confidence. He clearly overlooked Dimitrenko as he's talked way more about who he wanted after than he did Alex. I wish him luck in his career, but he's going to need to put a lot of work in to come back from this.

[lefty]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2LVFVsvZBuM

[jezzamundo]

Oh dear, hopefully the Swede can bounce back but that's a very bad loss as Dimitrenko was never much good.

[diddy]

Can't say I'm shocked. Granat had fought cab drivers. Dimitrenko had a pulse.

[crusader]

I thought Dimitrenko looked to be nearing no pulse territory. Even considering Granat's uninspiring opponents and the limitations hed shown (he was losing to Rill), I expected him to KO Dimitrenko without much trouble.

Dimi is very fragile and I think he needed to get to Granat quickly before the Swede started landing. Mission accomplished .....

[Gnome]

I didn't give Dimitrenko a hope going into this fight, I thought he was over the hill. I'm really pleased he won, he is supposed to be a very good chap, lots of charity work etc.

I hope it gives him the necessary confidence for future fights.

[Cyclops]

Quite pleased about this for some reason. There was some hipster hype around Granat but I could never really see him being the goods.

Sweden's not really a boxing nation, is it?

[PsychoGamerTwo]

I didn't give Dimitrenko a hope going into this fight, I thought he was over the hill. I'm really pleased he won, he is supposed to be a very good chap, lots of charity work etc.

I hope it gives him the necessary confidence for future fights.

I heard completely other stuff, and almost nobody 'over here' likes him.

Oh well... congrats though, lets see whats next.