Re: Adrian Granat
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 15:31
Is it already over?x2x wrote:When does it start?
Is it already over?x2x wrote:When does it start?
I don't think so.Mexi-Box wrote:Is it already over?x2x wrote:When does it start?
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.crusader wrote:Granat should win this easily. Dimitrenko can't deal with pressure or power at all these days...
Haven't seen any reports yet, just Granat's BoxRec page listing the L KO1 - did you see the fight? What happened?punchoutsb wrote:SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Dimitrenko stops Granat in the first round! Talk about a prospect falling hard. So much for the Pike.
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.crusader wrote:Major fail there.....
No, I just read he was stopped in 1 with more details to come.HyacinthusTurnipseed wrote: Haven't seen any reports yet, just Granat's BoxRec page listing the L KO1 - did you see the fight? What happened?
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.
For sure, it isn't... but they'll always have question marks hovering over them even after avenging.crusader wrote: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.
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.Freedom2013 wrote: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.
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.Mexi-Box wrote: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.Freedom2013 wrote: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.
I heard completely other stuff, and almost nobody 'over here' likes him.Gnome wrote: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.