One in all few opponents to carry a victory over Oleksandr Usyk has revealed the ways to beat boxing’s high heavyweight.
Lukasz Wawrzyczek, who confronted Usyk within the amateurs and gave away appreciable weight to the Ukrainian grasp, managed to attain a victory in a staff match. Since then, Usyk has gone on to be untouchable at cruiserweight and heavyweight forward of a rematch with the person he displaced, Tyson Fury.
Usyk battles Fury on December 21, having virtually knocked out the ex-lineal ruler in Saudi Arabia. If Fury has an opportunity of revenge, Wawrzyczek says he should comply with his directions.
“From the start to the top, I used to be the one that was going ahead,” Wawrzyczek instructed the BBC. “I believe that’s the clue to win with southpaw boxers.
“He was clearly excellent already in protection. Nevertheless, I left all the pieces that I may go away within the ring in that third spherical [to get the win].”
Wawrzyczek claimed the Polish middleweight title throughout his skilled run however couldn’t attain the heights of Usyk. The retired boxer believes Fury should be extra aggressive in urgent ahead to regain the heavyweight crown.
“Should you’re preventing a southpaw, it’s a must to assault him. You’ll be able to’t give him any house to win. He was a bit of bit backward [moving]. That’s why I believe he [Fury] misplaced the combat.”
The Pole added that Anthony Joshua was the one Usyk rival to get it proper in opposition to the 37-year-old Pound for Pound star. Nevertheless, AJ solely managed three minutes of the right technique.
“My technique if I have been coaching Tyson Fury could be similar to Anthony Joshua’s scenario in his combat in opposition to Usyk. He did one spherical like that, and he received that spherical, however he stopped attacking him, that’s why he misplaced.
“Tyson Fury’s enormous, he’s huge, he’s a lot greater than Usyk in order that he may very well be that particular person,” concluded the Jersey-based health coach.
Fury has his work lower out for him in opposition to the very best technician within the division and presumably within the sport. Usyk can work out a fighter in a single spherical, regulate his combat blueprint, and see the specified end result. Floyd Mayweather was the one different fighter within the final technology to have that stage of tactical talent.
For these causes, Usyk stays a substantial favourite to retain his WBC, WBO, and WBA belts and retire from the game undefeated.
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