Legendary British boxing champion Lennox Lewis talked about the upcoming three battles between Tyson Fury and Deonte Wild. Lewis said he was shocked during the Second World War that ended last year. At that time, Fury said before the game that he would knock down the winner, which was laughed at by many people, and Lewis admitted that he was one of them.
Lewis said: "When Fury said he was going to knock down Wilder, I didn't believe it at all, I thought he would stick to the outside and wrestle with the opponent, so I was shocked by the final result, after all, no one expected it to be like this. Wilder has never really stepped back before, he needs to know that a boxer who is forward has a better chance of hitting than a boxer who is backwards, and it's hard to adapt unless you've actually practiced your retreat skills in the game or you're used to it. ”
Lewis added: "If you don't have this skill, it's very difficult to do, if you're retreating, you need to stop, stand firm, and then implement the punch, which requires a lot of training, only a few people can do it, I belong to this category." ”
Beijing time tomorrow (October 10), Fury, Wilder will officially debut on the stage, in order to avenge Fury, Wilder with the help of new coach Malik Scott, looks like a rebirth, for which Lewis put forward his own suggestions, including psychological recovery after the loss, while reminding Wilder must be patient.
Lewis said: "It depends on what Wilder learned from new coach Scott, can he put the results of his training into practice? You can look at yourself and realize that you don't know everything, you need to start over and understand what you don't know. Failure is a bad feeling, but it can also act as a motivator to focus and know what you have to do. In Wilder's opinion, he had knocked down a lot of people before, it only took a second, he thought that second would come, Wilder needed patience, needed to wait for the opportunity, sometimes that second would never come. ”
Lewis has always liked Wilder, and once thought that the other party was a popular candidate to become the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion. As we all know, after the defeat in The Second World War, Wilder found too many excuses, so Lewis reminded that if he denied the defeat, or refused to find out what the problem was, Wilder would soon hear the alarm bells, and Lewis believed that If Wilder wanted to win the three battles, it was more about adjusting in preparation.
Lewis said: "Wilder may be telling himself that losing to Fury was just a lucky hit, and sometimes it can be useful to you, but what changes is that after being punched in the face, it will make you wake up quickly, one punch will change everything, everything you train may suddenly fail, you may even feel that everything is wrong, or you have done it wrong." Now, Wilder must make adjustments or Fury will win again. ”
Fury's current coach is Javan Hill Stewward, who applied the famous "Korenk boxing" system to Fury. The "Korenk Boxing" system was founded by the late legendary coach Emmanuel Stuward, who is now the uncle of Javan Hill Stewward and the mentor of Lewis, and it was with the help of Emanuel Steward that Lewis really reached the peak of his career.
Lewis said: "It's great to see the Coronck boxing system continue, Korenk boxing is not about changing a particular boxer, it's about improving your skills, Emanuel Stuward's strategy is still going on to this day, I'm happy for Korenk Boxing and Stuward." ”
Lewis defeated Evand Hollyfield in 1999, unifying the entire heavyweight boxing scene. Today, Fury is expected to become the new overlord of his level, and if Fury succeeds, many people are speculating about the gap between him and Lewis. To that end, Lewis said he didn't intend to know what the other side could do.
Lewis said: "Different eras make different boxers, do I want to be in the Era of Muhammad Ali? Maybe, but God chose His own time for me, and I left my mark on the age to which I belonged, and now it is the Furi age. Heavyweight boxers with the development of the times continue to change, I was a big man, the result of today's heavyweight boxers have become big, and even some people call for the addition of a super heavyweight, Furi can be among the greatest heavyweight boxers in history, but how much height can it reach? I can't see it yet, because his career isn't over yet. ”