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...according to the Boxrec schedule he is fighting Matt Korobov, which will be a tough 2nd fight in the US for him....wonder if we'll get to see this on Sky.

Korobov will beat him

Korobov has heavy hands, I pick him to win by KO

Jesus, whoever is looking after Kerry doesn't like him much. Korobov by brutalisation

Not sure if this is as hard a match up as some here are predicting ... not that I`ve ever seen Korobov fight.

Its certainly looks an even match-up on paper. Korobov is the bigger man for sure.

But just like james Todd .. whoever is looking after these guys certainly don`t seem to be doing them any favours.

Seen Korobov and he looks quality!!!!

tonyevs wrote:Not sure if this is as hard a match up as some here are predicting ... not that I`ve ever seen Korobov fight.

Its certainly looks an even match-up on paper. Korobov is the bigger man for sure.

But just like james Todd .. whoever is looking after these guys certainly don`t seem to be doing them any favours.

Korobov was an extemly experianced amatur and as a pro he his a vicious stalker with solid fundamentals he has a good defence and good power in both hands

hes deffo a future star

thepocketrocket wrote:Jesus, whoever is looking after Kerry doesn't like him much. Korobov by brutalisation

That was exactly my initial reaction! Talk about potentially being thrown to the wolves...

Korobov's possibly the best prospect in world boxing right now. So, yeah, it's safe to say Hope is getting thrown to the wolves.

youtube Matt Korobov

He looks good, bit wild but he can certainly punch

Eraserhead wrote:Korobov's possibly the best prospect in world boxing right now. So, yeah, it's safe to say Hope is getting thrown to the wolves.

not seen any of him, but thats a bold prediction. Not the Southern russian / Azbekistn <sp> area boxer from the olympics is he ??

Wales wrote:

Eraserhead wrote:Korobov's possibly the best prospect in world boxing right now. So, yeah, it's safe to say Hope is getting thrown to the wolves.

not seen any of him, but thats a bold prediction. Not the Southern russian / Azbekistn <sp> area boxer from the olympics is he ??

hes russian. some of his fighst are on youtube - i know his 1 from hatton-pacman undercard is

thepocketrocket wrote:Jesus, whoever is looking after Kerry doesn't like him much. Korobov by brutalisation

Haha that's what I thought going to quick and painfull nights work for hope korobov will be even better now he's had a good rest

Who was the other guy fomr that neck of the woods that turned pro fairly recently ... sure he did well in the olympics, but thatought he was Azbekistan, or something similar... or am I just think of Koborov.

tonyevs wrote:Not sure if this is as hard a match up as some here are predicting ... not that I`ve ever seen Korobov fight.

Its certainly looks an even match-up on paper. Korobov is the bigger man for sure.

But just like james Todd .. whoever is looking after these guys certainly don`t seem to be doing them any favours.

Even money match up??? Hahah no way Korobov awesome.

Hope is better than the guys Korobov has fought so far but he's waaaaaaaaaayyyyy out of his league. Korobov's a monster.

As people have said somebody over there must dislike Kerry!

Wales wrote:Who was the other guy fomr that neck of the woods that turned pro fairly recently ... sure he did well in the olympics, but thatought he was Azbekistan, or something similar... or am I just think of Koborov.

Beibut Shumenov?

I'll go along with those predicting a big win for Korobov

Korobov is a class act I've seen most of his fights most of them he looked quality but 2 of them he didnt look that good. He should beat Hope comfterabley

Hope has the same manager now as James Todd who has a 'world' title shot after 4 fights.
They are both being brought in as opponents, they need the work and a few quid. Hopefully they will both put up a decent show and not get bashed up so they can keep busy.

Here's his amatuer stuff from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvey_Korobov

spoke 2 fight he said there is no fight they phoned hopes trainer but hope wasnt willing to give the weight away which is fair enough why should a light middle fight a middle

he would just be a opponent agenst korobov his first pro fight lookd like a season pro even if it was against limited opposition beat some great fighters as amateur two to mention are darren sutherland and danny jacobs

craigjenkins05 wrote:spoke 2 fight he said there is no fight they phoned hopes trainer but hope wasnt willing to give the weight away which is fair enough why should a light middle fight a middle

Sensible decision by Hope, the guy was way to big

Wales wrote:Who was the other guy fomr that neck of the woods that turned pro fairly recently ... sure he did well in the olympics, but thatought he was Azbekistan, or something similar... or am I just think of Koborov.

You might be thinking of the mercurial Gennady Golokvin from Khazakstan perhaps? He is, for my money, the best fighter in the world without a world title belt. As for Hope, he is fucked. Plain and simple. He must have pissed his manager off to end up in with Koborov!

I just had the oppurtunity to watch his fights on Youtube...
An aggressive heavy handed southpaw with very good skills ... a nightmare no less.

He certainly looks one to keep an eye on. Under Dan Birmingham with Bob Arum promoting him - he`s likely to go very far.

tonyevs wrote:I just had the oppurtunity to watch his fights on Youtube...
An aggressive heavy handed southpaw with very good skills ... a nightmare no less.

He certainly looks one to keep an eye on. Under Dan Birmingham with Bob Arum promoting him - he`s likely to go very far.

He's not with Dan Birmingham anymore he left him in the summer he started to work with his father but now has moved on they were looking to have him work with Robert Garcia but that was conditional of Korobov going to L.A as Garcia wouldn't go to Las Vegas to train him as he has his own gym (La Colonia) in L.A.