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“Let’s go, let’s fight.” A real Russian boxer shamed Ismailov and Emelianenko
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Former rival Sergei Kovalev has harshly criticized the boxing skills of MMA fighters.
Fights of MMA fighters according to the rules of boxing are in demand among fans, and therefore allow participants to earn fabulous money. However, the technical level of opponents, as a rule, is not high when compared with profile boxers. The fact, in general, is not new, but few are ready to voice this simple truth out loud and to a large audience.
The former opponent of Sergei Kovalev decided to criticize the boxing skills of representatives of mixed martial arts and immediately challenged one of the most odious MMA fighters who migrated to the ring, Magomed Ismailov.
Igor Mikhalkin is ready to answer for his words “right now or tomorrow morning.”
“I’ll be happy to box”
Russian MMA fighter Magomed Ismailov, having won a landslide victory over Serbian Alexander Ilich, intends to continue mastering a non-core discipline for himself. Now the Bald Predator wants to try his hand at a fight with a real boxer – we are talking about one of the former rivals of Sergei Kovalev.
– I can’t say who it is yet. In my opinion, I’m also left-handed, I don’t want to lie, I saw one of his fights and I can say that he boxed with Kovalev, ”the fighter’s brother Ramazan Ismailov told the Match TV correspondent.
Since Sergey Kovalev has boxed with a whole list of top opponents, the intrigued public can only guess. Andre Ward, Eleider Alvarez or Canelo? Maybe Igor Mikhalkin, who, unlike the characters mentioned, is guaranteed to be left-handed?
– I was not offered such a fight, but if you advance this topic, I will box with pleasure. If so, tell someone. I, Sergei Kovalev’s opponent, am ready to box. But they didn’t come to me with offers, ”Mikhalkin told Match TV.
Exception in the face of Ismailov
Considering that Ismailov’s team is already discussing the terms of the fight with one of Sergey Kovalev’s former rivals, and this someone is not Igor Mikhalkin, the likelihood of a confrontation between the Bald Predator and the former IBO champion is not so great yet. But who knows how negotiations with the intended opponent will go? Given the positive reaction of Mikhalkin, it is quite possible that Maga will mature to fight him.
It is difficult to say how competitive this possible fight will become. Practice shows that even the masters of striking techniques from among the representatives of MMA, according to the rules of boxing, outright lose to boxers. You can recall the confrontation between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor or the duel in Russian realities, when Dmitry Kudryashov dealt with Vagab Vagabov with lightning speed.
Of course, you can always find exceptions, but at least in the person of the same Ismailov, who finished off the boxer Olanrevaju Durodola. However, that battle in the ring raised many questions about the motivation and form of the Nigerian. Whether the Bald Predator will be lucky again with an opponent is a debatable question.
“We’ll box 100 percent”
Mikhalkin has absolutely no doubt about the outcome of his hypothetical confrontation with an MMA fighter. The reason for such self-confidence is that Igor has an extremely low estimate of the boxing skills of representatives of mixed martial arts. Therefore, he does not see what he should be worried about.
– If I can say that, then this is “shit shit.” I watched Emelianenko vs Koklyaev. Emelianenko is not a boxer, Koklyaev is also, to put it mildly, not a boxer. The outcome was obvious. I caught the fight between Emelianenko and Datsik, there is also something incomprehensible. Was it according to the rules of boxing? You can turn on the boxing of very average guys and it will be better. I wouldn’t call it boxing at all, ”Mikhalkin criticized the fashion for boxing fights with the participation of athletes from related disciplines in an interview with Match TV.
However, Mikhalkin did not criticize the boxing skills of his possible rival Ismailov, since he did not see any of the two fights of the Bald Predator. Despite the skepticism, Igor himself does not mind participating in a dubious spectacle, which, based on Magi’s requests, is very well paid.
– I’m ready, let’s go, let’s fight. Right now or tomorrow morning. Announce the fight, we will box 100 percent,” Mikhalkin said.
Source: Sportbox
