This week, Otto Wallin, a well-known Swedish heavyweight boxer, was interviewed by the media and responded to a series of topics of concern to the outside world. Now, more than 10 days have passed since Wallin's defeat to Englishman Anthony Joshua, and that big battle has made Wallin unforgettable, before the game he dreamed of beating Joshua to create a miracle, and looked full of confidence, but unfortunately the opponent was taught a good lesson.
In the battle with Joshua, Wallin did not have the slightest advantage from the beginning to the end, Joshua took the initiative in the first round, with sharp attacks and accurate punches, completely suppressed Wallin, when the fifth round ended, Wallin was forced to sit in the corner and retire, when his nose and cheeks were bloody, looking very embarrassed, Joshua won the victory, and this battle was also his third consecutive submission opponent since 2018.
After the loss to Joshua, Wallin's injury became the focus of fans and media buzz when he suffered a serious injury to the bridge of his nose and had problems as early as round 2. It is understood that Wallin suffered a fracture on the bridge of his nose, and he disclosed the latest injury in an interview, confirming that the bridge of his nose is indeed fractured, but it is not as serious as rumored by the outside world.
"I had a broken nose, not completely, but it was broken," Warin said. I noticed that I was bleeding and when you were playing, there was too much adrenaline, the bridge of my nose was in trouble early in the fight, and it was uncomfortable, but I didn't think it made much of a difference. ”
Some felt that as a boxing fighter, Varin should not quit after the fifth round and should continue fighting, otherwise it would be a cowardly act, and there was even a discussion about whether Varin himself gave up the fight, or his coach Joey Gomacchi gave up the fight?
Valin confirmed that it was coach Gomacchi who gave up the game on his behalf, but he supported the coach's decision.
"I have no objection to the coach giving up the game, he told me it would be stopped, I didn't say anything," Wallin said. I've been with Gomaci for 10 years and he never gave up a game for me under any circumstances, so I trust Gomachi, he always takes care of me and I'm happy to have a coach who puts my health first. After boxing will be a different life, and I really appreciate Gomacchi for taking care of me. ”
When it comes to Joshua, it's not clear whether he was reluctant or unwilling to recall the experience, and Wallin is so different from his initial attitude (Joshua was praised at the time) that his words now seem to have a "deep meaning." "Joshua is past his prime, that's the opinion of everybody in training camp, but Joshua played really well this time and his best performance in recent years," Wallin said. ”
According to Wallin, it seems that Joshua has played a little extraordinarily, especially after the peak, and played to the level of the peak, but I personally think that it is completely reasonable for Wallin to lose to Joshua, after all, the comprehensive strength of the two sides is there.
Before the game, the author thought that there was no suspense in the battle between Wallin VS Joshua, but I didn't expect Joshua to win the opponent so neatly, and at the same time I was disappointed with Wallin's performance. If Wallin thinks Joshua is overplaying, it means that he doesn't know Joshua well enough, so it's no wonder he suffered such a fiasco.
It is understood that the 33-year-old Wallin plans to return to boxing sometime in 2024, considering that Wallin is still relatively young, so there is no big problem to fight for another 3 years, but unfortunately he is more like a second-rate boxer, the technique is acceptable, but the strength and speed are not outstanding, and he will play more supporting roles in the future, not that Wallin has no chance, it is nothing more than to make a breakthrough and it will be more difficult to reach the top of the world championship.