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Scoop: Emanuel I was talking with Phil Anselmo for about ninety minutes just on the Klitschko-Ibragimov fight and at the end of the discussion he asked a very interesting question: Is Wladimir so talented and so technically good that he is able to box so effectively without getting hit barely at all - or is a little bit afraid to engage?
Steward: "He's not afraid to engage. I know him enough for that. He can handle things so easily. This particular fight was like Lennox and Tua. People will forget about it after the next fight. He said that the guy was so bent down and so small that he just felt every time he threw his right hand he was gonna get all out of position. The guy wound up going underneath and then jump up and wrestle and then throw him down. Or try to counterpunch. So he said he didn't have a feeling of being comfortable to throw the right, And he said a couple of times my biggest mistake was after he would throw punches at me I'd move back and make him miss but I should have moved in. But once he got against the ropes, he'd have his head so far back bending all back that you'd punch you would get all off of balance. And he said he couldn't reach him. The shortness was an advantage really.
So he just had to beat him throwing the jab and occasional right hands. Just a bad mixture. I told him I remember a guy Jimmy Young fighting Ali. Poor fight. They booed Ali, all of us, including me. Because Jimmy Young always fought with his head always knowing where the exit signs were. Then when you least expect it, he would come in with a punch or two. People booed him. Then George Foreman fought him. George was more aggressive and he got beat by him. Because the guy is just a difficult guy to beat. So I say let's go sign with Povetkin or Sam Peter if he wins. And let's move on to that. And that's all the people would be interested in. You're not gonna ever be able to undo it. Let's just move on. But he's feeling real bad about it."
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sounds like the shortness and crouching that i mentioned a couple days ago really was a big factor. i even said before the fight that being short and fighting a tall guy isn't just advantageous to the bigger guy as he has to lower his size to hit you well.
and great news - looks like povetkin or peter are on the horizon! and this is just from the first answer. go to the link to read the full interview.
Scoop: Emanuel I was talking with Phil Anselmo for about ninety minutes just on the Klitschko-Ibragimov fight and at the end of the discussion he asked a very interesting question: Is Wladimir so talented and so technically good that he is able to box so effectively without getting hit barely at all - or is a little bit afraid to engage?
Steward: "He's not afraid to engage. I know him enough for that. He can handle things so easily. This particular fight was like Lennox and Tua. People will forget about it after the next fight. He said that the guy was so bent down and so small that he just felt every time he threw his right hand he was gonna get all out of position. The guy wound up going underneath and then jump up and wrestle and then throw him down. Or try to counterpunch. So he said he didn't have a feeling of being comfortable to throw the right, And he said a couple of times my biggest mistake was after he would throw punches at me I'd move back and make him miss but I should have moved in. But once he got against the ropes, he'd have his head so far back bending all back that you'd punch you would get all off of balance. And he said he couldn't reach him. The shortness was an advantage really.
So he just had to beat him throwing the jab and occasional right hands. Just a bad mixture. I told him I remember a guy Jimmy Young fighting Ali. Poor fight. They booed Ali, all of us, including me. Because Jimmy Young always fought with his head always knowing where the exit signs were. Then when you least expect it, he would come in with a punch or two. People booed him. Then George Foreman fought him. George was more aggressive and he got beat by him. Because the guy is just a difficult guy to beat. So I say let's go sign with Povetkin or Sam Peter if he wins. And let's move on to that. And that's all the people would be interested in. You're not gonna ever be able to undo it. Let's just move on. But he's feeling real bad about it."
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sounds like the shortness and crouching that i mentioned a couple days ago really was a big factor. i even said before the fight that being short and fighting a tall guy isn't just advantageous to the bigger guy as he has to lower his size to hit you well.
and great news - looks like povetkin or peter are on the horizon! and this is just from the first answer. go to the link to read the full interview.
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