On March 11, in "ONE: Immortal Light", the defending battle for the youngweight world champion finally began, and the first-ranked Brazilian "stone fist" Johan Lineker will challenge the 41-year-old "Lightning" Bibiano Fernandez. The match was supposed to be staged in February's "ONE: Tigers Out of the Mountains", but Reinker unfortunately contracted the new crown and withdrew.
For boxing fans, this month's wait is definitely worth it. As the most powerful challenger in the welterweight, the war of words between Reinkel and Bibiano did not stop for a moment, and in the face of Reinkel's private message provocation, Bibiano once wanted to fight on the street. Now, the lead of the explosives is about to burn out, and the explosive race is about to start. The last time welt defend the title was on October 13, 2019. After 880 days of waiting, will the chickweight usher in a new king? This may depend on four key factors.
First, physical fitness: age disadvantage vs the impact of the new crown
Championship five-legged battles require enough physical strength. Bibiano will be 42 next month, and although he has more than 10 five-legged championship games, "fist is too strong" has been proven countless times in the ring. Reinkel is 10 years younger and is adept at putting a lot of pressure on opponents with heavy punches and disrupting their breathing rhythms, which is a tough test for Bibiano. However, Reinker's experience of playing five legs cannot be compared to Bibiano's, not to mention that he has just recovered from the new crown. Reinkel: "I'm in 100% physical condition right now and postponing the race has given me plenty of rest and allowed me to hone my technique better and strategize. "However, the impact of COVID-19 on Reinkel will have to be tested through the game.
Second, Reinkel's KO punch
In the past 34 wins, "Stone Fist" has won 16 games with KO. "I'm always looking for opportunities to knock out the other side, I don't like to let the referee decide the winner, I want to KO him as soon as possible." Reinkel's tactic is to constantly press the opponent and output heavy punches. Given Bibiano's 10 cm height advantage, Reinker is likely to increase the frequency of body strikes, weakening the opponent's ability to move and fitness, and when lightning exposes the head gap in order to protect the body, he hits a fatal blow, just like when he knocked down the "Silencer" Kevin Bellinggang.
Third, the ground entanglement of "lightning"
The best way for Bibiano to avoid being hit by a heavy punch is to get on the ground. He won his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gold medal at the age of 17 and became a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt at the age of 23, and Jiu-Jitsu almost became his instinct. The nickname "Lightning" comes from his 31-second naked opponent's second-kill performance. "I don't think Reinkel is so dangerous, his punches are good, but he's not good at ground combat. When someone fell down on him, he always tried to get back on his feet, unwilling to dwell on the ground. If he was dragged to the ground by me, there was no doubt I would end him. I don't think this game is going to play five full rounds, he's always rushing forward and I like that because most people flinch in the face of me. ”
4. Tactical arrangements between the two sides
Neither "Stone Fist" nor "Lightning" want to play five rounds, and the outcome of the game depends on who can play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. In addition to strengthening the lethality of heavy punches, Reinker also found jiu-jitsu masters to help him improve his "survivability" on the ground. "Bibiano's jiu-jitsu is great, but I'm confident of fending off his jiu-jitsu attack! He had never met a heavy gunner like me. In order to avoid being dragged to the ground, Lineker will probably not use straight line movement, but increase arc movement to reduce the opponent's success rate of holding and falling. Bibiano also prepared for the battle with the heavy gunners, giving himself the ability to maneuver with his opponents in terms of standing, and even said that he was preparing for ko "stone fists". However, it is difficult to say whether this is the champion's psychological warfare before the game, or whether he is really ready to play "stone boxing" by surprise.
Who do you think will be the winner of this game? Say your judgment and reasons.