Alexander Emelianenko and Vyacheslav Datsik had a long conflict in absentia and finally got the opportunity to meet in the ring. The long-awaited fight according to the rules of boxing will take place in September: the opponents have even held a signature duel of views.

Now the organizers are doing everything possible to draw the attention of the public to the fight. However, the entertainment of the future fight, many have already called into question. Instead of preparing for a fight, one of its participants “fights the green snake”, and the other – chasing chickens.

Will it be a battle of legends or a circus show?

Belt won’t fit

Heavyweights Alexander Emelianenko and Vyacheslav Datsik finally met face to face. The duel of views that took place demonstrated the seriousness of the plans of the two fighters: odious boxers are ready to fight in the ring. The confrontation is scheduled for September, but there is no exact date yet.

A few weeks ago it seemed that this fight was in jeopardy. Emelianenko appeared in public in a deplorable state – he could hardly move and barely spoke. Both fans and some colleagues in the shop were seriously worried about his health. Alexander Shlemenko even suggested that in a few months we would no longer see the brother of the Last Emperor.

But now, it seems, Alexander’s affairs are on the mend. In public, he looked much more cheerful. He merrily tried on the belt for which the fight would go, made fun of his opponent, saying that he would not fit on Datsik. Vyacheslav, however, was also not against funny jokes – he suggested that Emelianenko bet on his victory.

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Artur Lebedev, Pavel Kashaev, Pavel Kashaev / Global Look Press

“I will win this fight. I will put money on myself in order to earn even more, said Emelianenko.

“Three months is enough”

– I train here, at Torpedo, with Oleg Vladimirovich Menshikov, then I leave for Yekaterinburg for a month, where I train with sparring partners. And then I come here for an eyeliner. Three months before the fight will be absolutely enough for me, ”Alexander told the fans.

By the way, Emelianenko had already left for Yekaterinburg in May, just after the interview, as a result of which many were worried about the health of the fighter. He arrived in the Urals in order to come to his senses. Before the start of serious training, the once promising fighter needed to get rid of alcohol addiction.

Prohibition does not apply in Yekaterinburg, but there is a suitable rehabilitation center. Temptations and badly influencing comrades, probably, are also less in the Ural city. Alexander, having cleansed his body a little, began to share with subscribers video reports from his training, where he ran and practiced blows on the bag.

Alexander Emelianenko / Photo: © RIA Novosti / Artur Lebedev

It seemed that the fighter was overcoming the crisis and would soon move on to serious training. Everything was ruined by a trip to a press conference in Moscow. In the capital, Emelianenko Jr. again succumbed to the old temptations. Several videos with a fighter appeared on the network, in which he again loses to alcohol on points.

And yet, according to the latest information, it was possible to wrest Alexander from the clutches of alcohol addiction. On June 27, his manager announced that the fighter was starting the active phase of training. Now Emelianenko is waiting for a training camp on the eve of the autumn fight.

For doubters, Alexander even posted a video from his morning run. He ran, though not very cheerfully. Subscribers even joked that the fighter seemed to be in a hurry for a beer. But the main thing here is to start working and not break down anymore. Then there will be a chance that Emelianenko will at least get to the ring, and at best he will be at least remotely similar to himself during his professional career.

Old school in action

– Sanya, I hope we show the superfight like real old-school fighters. So get ready, get ready and tie with a green snake, – with these words, through the YouTube channel True Gym, Datsik turned to his future rival.

While Emelianenko was preparing for a boxing match, fighting the “serpent” with varying success, Datsik began an impromptu camp somewhere in the countryside. Perhaps he was pleased to associate himself with Rocky Balboa, who was preparing for a principled duel with Ivan Drago. Or Red Tarzan decided that in order to defeat his opponent in his current form, it would be enough for him to simply plunge into the village life.

You should not blame the fighter too much: Vyacheslav honestly plowed. And not figuratively, but literally. The comrade harnessed Red Tarzan to the plow, and he diligently plowed the field. Vyacheslav even criticized his colleague for not loading him enough!

Vyacheslav Datsik / Photo: © Pravda FC

The matter was not limited to one extravagant exercise. Next, Datsik started cleaning the barn. Not the Augean stables, of course, but in handling a shovel, Vyacheslav really resembled Hercules. After a confident victory over manure, Red Tarzan began training his hands – he went to milk the cow. It was obviously not the first time he did this, deftly handling the udder. At the same time, the fighter kept talking about the benefits of real milk, which cannot be found in any store.

Datsik’s rural training continued in the chicken coop, where he began chasing chickens and even aroused the wrath of a rooster. Vyacheslav coped with the agility exercise: the unfortunate white hen was caught and neutralized. Declaring that no birds were harmed during filming, Red Tarzan let go of the chicken. On this, apparently, another training day ended.

Against the backdrop of all this “preparation”, one can only hope that in the fall the boxers in the ring will not disappoint. The seriousness of their attitude before the actively promoted duel still raises many questions.