Once upon a time, there was a video that went viral on the Internet, in which the famous heavyweight fighter Aslanbek Makmudov, known as the "Lion", asked his assistant to slam himself in the abdomen with a hammer to improve his body's ability to resist blows. The video was very popular with fans, many lamenting that Makmudov's body was as hard as steel, but ironically, in his fight with Ajit Kabayel on December 23 last year, Makmudov was disgraced, and he was knocked down three times, and all three times he fell to the ground with heavy physical injuries, so the previous hammer belly drill was more of a joke.
In the fight with Cabayel, Makmudov was highly favored before the fight, and most fans and media believed that under the ferocious hunt of "The Lion", the opponent was very likely to become a meal on the plate, but people ignored Cabayel's strength, he is not a lazy man, he is a former European heavyweight champion, as a result, Makmudov was in trouble, lost a mess, and tasted the first defeat of his career - 18-1, 17 knockouts.
Now, one and a half months have passed since Makmudov's loss, what is Makmudov doing? Will he still make a difference? This week, the 34-year-old revealed to the media that he had undergone surgery after losing to Kabayel, and that he planned to fight again, and blamed his defeat on an injury in the match.
"I have no excuses, but in the second round of the fight, I had two fractures in my right hand, which caused me to not be able to punch properly and win against my opponent normally," Makmudov said. Now that I've had the surgery, the bone is fixed and I'm going to recover and come stronger. ”
If it was true that the fracture affected the performance, then Makmudov was indeed unlucky, but many pointed out that in the clash with Kabayel, Makmudov may not only be an injury problem, he looked very slow at the time, and the defense was also full of holes, many people felt that Makmudov was seriously overestimated before, coupled with the heavy defeat, it was very difficult to get back on track. In this regard, Makmudov is still full of ambition and said that he will overcome the relevant difficulties.
"Friends, this is not the end, but the beginning," said Makmudov. In the second round against Cabayel, I injured my right hand, I held on for the third round and then I was knocked down, and that's how it turned out, and I did everything I could to do a little bit more to turn things around. Frankly, it's not the end of it. Instead, I became more confident that I would undo the impact in the future. ”
Makmudov disclosed some information about the post-operative situation, saying: "After the race, I performed the operation very quickly, and during the confrontation, my right hand was broken in two places, and I am deeply grateful and appreciative of the superb medical skills of Dr. Hisham Algandi and all the medical staff, who created a stylish atmosphere for me to perform the operation, which felt like I was in the circle of friends, and on the contrary, it did not feel like I was having surgery." ”
If Makmudov really loses to Kabayel due to injury, then the future is still worth looking forward to, for fear that injury is an excuse, and if his talent and strength are limited, Makmudov's future road will be very difficult.
Next, after recovering from injury, Makmudov needs to regain his confidence through a few matches and improve his ranking at the same time, so that he can hope to regain his position among the top players, as for whether he can do it? Let time tell the answer, in the words of the media: Makmudov can live up to his nickname "Lion", he needs to prove that it was just an accident. Now, Sledgehammer can be back in Makmudov's toolbox, and we wish him a chance to shine at the top level.