man_on_the_spot
07-14-2009, 07:39 AM
They realy got roughed up in the last year and looking at their current roster, I can not see them recovering anytime soon. In terms of male boxing stars, they only have Felix Sturm going for them (oh and before anybody thinks, that is supposed to turn into one of those stupid "Gevor got robbed" threads: leave that out of here. I had FS winning 115:113 btw).
Who do they have left to head a card and draw ratings besides Sturm:
Chagaev has nowhere to go and looks done: Valuev won't fight him and he has no shot against either Klitschko
Dimitrenko is flat out not good enough and they will have to build him up again, maybe let him box on the european level
Krasniqi has had enough chances and looks done
Firat Arslan lost his title and got beaten up in the process. He is already pretty old as it is and has been inactive for almost a year now
Garay just lost his title in an upside to a nobody. Without a title he is almost worthless
Alex Alekseev was their great hope for a future big time draw with his style and talent. But the debacle against Ramirez means a set-back of 1-2 years, if he ever gets there
Khoren Gevor got burnt in the STurm fight and has nowhere to go
fighters below middleweight are not really marketable in Germany, so unfortunatley they won't benefit much from Sidorenko, Kotelnik and Dzinziruk, even though they are very good fighters.
So that leaves them with:
Felix Sturm: Their only true star
Their several female fighters
Jürgen Brähmer: Simply not as good as advertisied, but now is in a position where he HAS to produce in order to hold Universum afloat. Not very marketable though due to being a dumbass
Zsolt Erdei: Great fighter, but already showing serious signs of decline. Has maybe 1-2 fights left as a headliner. Is there to be taken.
Karolin Balzsay: He will have to head some shows, but unless he bangs out some big victories, he will not be much of a draw.
Denis Boytsov: Looks very promising so far and might be asked to head some smaller cards. I don't know, if he is ready for that and they are better off building him up slowly. I think he 1-2 years away
Sebastian Zbik: Won a title with a dodgy decision in a very ungly fight. They probably have hoped for him, but he is not worldclass and will have to be protected and milk that title for a while.
And that's it. I think they are obligated to do something like 13-15 shows per year and I don't know, I just do not see it happening. If your hopes hang on Brähmer and Zbik, you are in big trouble. They basically have no choice but play it safe with Sturm ang get 3 shows per year out of him. I wonder why they did not make a play for Kessler, they need someone good in a hurry...
Who do they have left to head a card and draw ratings besides Sturm:
Chagaev has nowhere to go and looks done: Valuev won't fight him and he has no shot against either Klitschko
Dimitrenko is flat out not good enough and they will have to build him up again, maybe let him box on the european level
Krasniqi has had enough chances and looks done
Firat Arslan lost his title and got beaten up in the process. He is already pretty old as it is and has been inactive for almost a year now
Garay just lost his title in an upside to a nobody. Without a title he is almost worthless
Alex Alekseev was their great hope for a future big time draw with his style and talent. But the debacle against Ramirez means a set-back of 1-2 years, if he ever gets there
Khoren Gevor got burnt in the STurm fight and has nowhere to go
fighters below middleweight are not really marketable in Germany, so unfortunatley they won't benefit much from Sidorenko, Kotelnik and Dzinziruk, even though they are very good fighters.
So that leaves them with:
Felix Sturm: Their only true star
Their several female fighters
Jürgen Brähmer: Simply not as good as advertisied, but now is in a position where he HAS to produce in order to hold Universum afloat. Not very marketable though due to being a dumbass
Zsolt Erdei: Great fighter, but already showing serious signs of decline. Has maybe 1-2 fights left as a headliner. Is there to be taken.
Karolin Balzsay: He will have to head some shows, but unless he bangs out some big victories, he will not be much of a draw.
Denis Boytsov: Looks very promising so far and might be asked to head some smaller cards. I don't know, if he is ready for that and they are better off building him up slowly. I think he 1-2 years away
Sebastian Zbik: Won a title with a dodgy decision in a very ungly fight. They probably have hoped for him, but he is not worldclass and will have to be protected and milk that title for a while.
And that's it. I think they are obligated to do something like 13-15 shows per year and I don't know, I just do not see it happening. If your hopes hang on Brähmer and Zbik, you are in big trouble. They basically have no choice but play it safe with Sturm ang get 3 shows per year out of him. I wonder why they did not make a play for Kessler, they need someone good in a hurry...