Tunde Ajayi post fight (delusional) interview

9:12: "The 10th round from what I can reckon, I'm going to go back and look at the tape, was an even round." The idea that the 10th round was anywhere near being "kind of even" is absurd

With a name like Tunde I'm surprised people even take him seriously.. he cannot look beyond himself and make the fight about the fighter not himself. Yards should get a good trainer and with his physical attributes, he can win a title in a couple of yrs.

In general people seem to overrate the effect of advice in corner. The amount of times I've seen trainers screaming instructions but the fighter goes out and carries on how he is is insane. It's rare that corner advice is actually effective. I think this is true a lot of the times. Usually there are too many voices and too many instructions, especially when the fighter is hurt. Seems to be more successful when they stay calm and give clear, concise instructions. Funny how basic common sense can go out the door with so much adrenaline flowing... Like how could your guy possibly remember all 10 things you said after he just got rocked hard.

^^^This, exactly. Yarde is a gym rat, Instagram fighter like Eubank Jnr. He and his 'coach' are trying to sell a brand instead of developing a boxing champion. You need to build a brand on a product that actually performs, not spin and hype. I was not at all surprised at how ragged and clueless Yarde looked eating stiff jabs all night. No sparring? Crazy! even dangerous, as Yarde's punch resistance looked horrible. He had no control over distance either and his lack of ringcraft would not help him when he got tired either. IMO it was a very poor performance, harsh but true. its actually embarassing how low level boxing has become. this was a high profile light heavyweight fight. Michael Spinks would have brutalized these guys. he would have layed a punishing beating on Yarde.

Yarde is typical of 2019. Looks ripped and easy to sell. Talks a lot of ****. Looks fast vs bums and looks like a banger vs bums. In reality he is in it to look cool and make money. Over the hill hunched Kovalev beats his ass and exposes him with a Jab alone. ^^^This, exactly. Yarde is a gym rat, Instagram fighter like Eubank Jnr. He and his 'coach' are trying to sell a brand instead of developing a boxing champion. You need to build a brand on a product that actually performs, not spin and hype. I was not at all surprised at how ragged and clueless Yarde looked eating stiff jabs all night. No sparring? Crazy! even dangerous, as Yarde's punch resistance looked horrible. He had no control over distance either and his lack of ringcraft would not help him when he got tired either. IMO it was a very poor performance, harsh but true.

I wouldn’t be shocked if he thought people came to see him in the corner.

Yea wonky interview. I dig Tunde, but I hate his overconfidence in EVERYTHING he does. Not realizing or accepting their is ALWAYS more to learn seems like it might be a massive hole in his thinking. If he's never seen Yarde tired he's not working him hard enough. ANY trainer should have taken his fighter to the basic limit of being tired during training ffs. This isn't some hard point to get to. And if Tunde legit feels the 10th was even he should never trust his scoring ability ever again. Kovalev damn near stopped Yarde in the 10th & several people seemed to think it WAS over. The fact that he says he'd change nothing is maybe the stupidest thing he said. Tunde has some interesting ideas & some good ideas I believe but he needs to look into the mirror every morning & start saying I'm not as smart as I think I am. Tunde need to do some negative affirmations thats how out of control his confidence is. It makes him not as good as he could be as a trainer. The guy is full of himself He’s fughin hallucinating or something There is no more ignorance than a man who believes there is nothing left to learn

Tunde interview, there's a lot to unpack here 2:24: "We've never been in that situation, it was a first time for us, it was kind of weird to see Anthony tired" Sparring would have shown you that Immediately after: "Jabs don't make you tired" Tell Anthony that 3:36: "Anthony showed a lot of heart" Yeah in the 9th he pointed to his heart more then he threw punches 5:55: "Is there anything you would change in your training methods?" "NO!" Anthony gassed after the 5th round dude 6:08: "We all know Sergey's got a good jab. The plan for us going in was to pull that jab, pull counter." We can really tell how well Yarde practiced that pull counter 6:53: "He was making Sergey miss!" Compubox says Sergey landed 33% of his total punches 9:02: "In the 9th round he just used his skill level to dodge punches." https://i.imgur.com/OMxA1T1.png 9:12: "The 10th round from what I can reckon, I'm going to go back and look at the tape, was an even round." I'd really like to sit with Tunde and watch him try and explain to me why the 10th round was an even round. 9:32: "Anthony wasn't getting beaten up in that fight." 9:39: "You ain't...going to stop someone with a jab." https://i.imgur.com/0yQLyt3.gif 10:57: "In the ring it always shows whether you've been doing the right thing or the wrong thing and tonight Anthony showed he'd been doing the right thing." Eating jabs all night? Tunde is full of excrement Yarde is typical of 2019. Looks ripped and easy to sell. Talks a lot of ****. Looks fast vs bums and looks like a banger vs bums. In reality he is in it to look cool and make money. Over the hill hunched Kovalev beats his ass and exposes him with a Jab alone.

Kovalev is 36 years old. I don’t get your point We are speaking of Anthony Yarde here

Limited boxer who almost had Kovalev out of their Hmmmmm I can agree with the limited trainer but limited boxer , not so sure Kovalev is 36 years old.

Exactly right here, Redd. Tunde is one of them typically deluded people who think they are 1000 better than what they are. Yarde has the talent to be really special, but never will be if he sticks with that fool. A great coach now could get 20 % more out of Yarde that what's there now, with Tunde, he will stay the same. He did well to hang with Kov, yesterday, but he is 70% of what he was from the Andre Ward fight 1. I think Yarde, with better development and training over the past couple of years would have been last nights version of Kovalev who whilst still very good is a bit shot now. What Yarde accomplished on instinct and athleticism alone is amazing. I could see he really believed in himself and knew he could catch Kovalev if Kovalev was slipping. But, I get the same feeling I do with Wilder in that, these guys don't know the science but if they did, they'd be absolute nightmares.

Limited boxer + limited trainer = ? Limited boxer who almost had Kovalev out of their Hmmmmm I can agree with the limited trainer but limited boxer , not so sure

Limited boxer + limited trainer = ?

Tuned should not have spoke afterwards he a already looks a fool not the world knows it. He has brainwashed Yarde which is the sad thing

He shouldn't get the whole blame but I think the whole boxing world has an issue with his methods, not just people on here. The lack of sparring, the lack of advice in the corner, the lack of quality opps, etc aren't just things you can easily overlook. People seem to see a lot in Yarde's potential and wonder if he could actually reach it with the unorthodox style of Tunde. A lot of trainers get criticized. It's not like Tunde is the first. In general people seem to overrate the effect of advice in corner. The amount of times I've seen trainers screaming instructions but the fighter goes out and carries on how he is is insane. It's rare that corner advice is actually effective. It's actually fans manifesting their own damn opinions and trying to act like they know more about boxing than the guy who works and studies it every day as well as actually knowing his fighter. Besides the point, Tunde DID give advice at certain points. So it's a nonsense criticism. Whether his advice or anybody else's would make a difference on the night is besides the point. We can all look at it and say Tunde should have told Yarde to target the body early, but we don't know what sort of power from Kovalev was affecting Yarde at that point for example. Yarde may not have been able to carry out such a game plan early on because of his lack of experience. People need to chill the fuck out acting like they know that another trainer would win him the fight.

He shouldn't get the whole blame but I think the whole boxing world has an issue with his methods, not just people on here. The lack of sparring, the lack of advice in the corner, the lack of quality opps, etc aren't just things you can easily overlook. People seem to see a lot in Yarde's potential and wonder if he could actually reach it with the unorthodox style of Tunde. A lot of trainers get criticized. It's not like Tunde is the first. He is one of those guys who thinks that he is smarter than everyone else. He wants to reinvent the mouse trap. There is nothing wrong with innovation but there are some methods that are tried and true. The "no sparring" is bad enough but if his corner advice is to pound his chest and yell out lion than Yarde needs to dump this guy!

He attached his star to a very athletic and explosive kid who would have gotten this far under any number of trainers. I wonder how far Yarde could have gone had he had someone teach him the fundamentals of boxing. Exactly right here, Redd. Tunde is one of them typically deluded people who think they are 1000 times better than what they are. Yarde has the talent to be really special, but never will be if he sticks with the fool. A great coach now could get 20 % more out of Yarde that what's there now, with Tunde, he will stay the same. He did well to hang with Kov, yesterday, but he is 70% of what he was from the Andre Ward fight 1. I think Yarde, with better development and training over the past couple of years would have beaten last nights version of Kovalev who whilst still very good is a bit shot now.

Wtf is with people saying the trainer needs to go after every damn fighter loses? Yarde, with very little experience in the ring amateur and pro, went 11 rounds and damn near knocked out Kovalev, a potential Hall of Famer. I suppose he could have done that without Tunde, huh? All these fuckin experts in here smh! Which other trainer has a fighter making moves like that? What Yarde learned tonight can only be learned in the ring under the spotlight. His lack of ring experience let him down at world level. It had nothing to do with his trainer. He should have been matched tougher in the 12 months before this fight so that he could figure out where his stamina and chin are at. Gym stamina is different to fight stamina. That's why David Price always gasses. That lies with Frank Warren and tbf, also with Tunde because he is Yardes manager too. But Tunde doesn't get the whole blame for this loss, it's not fair.

Tunde is nothing but insane and bad for boxing.

This guy is a joke and ultimately very dangerous. If Yarde is smart he will leave this guy asap and go to an actual trainer. One of the most dangerous things for a fighter is having someone in ur corner who has no clue what he's doing