| Lamon Brewster defends his championship Rumors about the demise of the entertainment of professional boxing turned out to be greatly exaggerated. After a pretty decent fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter, the WBO heavyweight title holder Lamon Brewster and the German of Albanian origin Luan Krasnichiy gave a simply super fight! And let someone say that in this fight there was no cunning strategic fight, honed technique and tactics verified to the smallest detail; it is for this kind of boxing that champions receive millions in fees. It is fights like these that go down in history. And it is in such fights that they make names for themselves.
However, there is hardly any need to introduce WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. A tough puncher who can take a lot of punches and then find the chance to knock out his opponent, he stayed true to himself. But in this fight he had every chance to relinquish his championship credentials. Albanian Luan Krasnichiy, until the knockout in which he ended up in the ninth round, according to the judges' notes, was leading the score. But hardly anyone in the hall imagined for even a second that this fight would last all 12 rounds and the winner would be determined by the referees. The battle turned out to be too open. And the one who could endure it the most won.
Brewster endured. Although it was hard to believe after the seventh round. As many blows as Lamon took, only his “cast iron jaw” could probably withstand. And if Krasnichy had a more powerful blow, the WBO would probably have a new champion. The first from Germany in the last 75 years after the legendary Max Schmeling.
However, not only Brewster, but also his opponent, who suffered no less, did not think about defense in this fight. But for the time being, Krasnichy managed to escape from the corners where the American was driving him with powerful blows. This continued until the eighth round, when Brewster knocked down the challenger. It is quite possible that the fight would have ended there, but the referee, deliberately delaying the count, saved the owner of the ring, allowing him to reach the gong. A minute of break did Krasnichi good, but he did not have time to fully recover. And in the ninth round, Brewster, barely able to stand on his feet and missing everything he could, rushed to finish off his opponent. Krasnichiy could no longer withstand the last attack.
“Only my willpower, my attitude allowed me to win,” said Lamon Brewster, who defended his title for the third time. - I had to wait a long time for my moment. Luan is a great boxer, he gave me a good time many times. I want to be a real world champion, not just an American champion, and I proved that by coming to Germany and beating a brave and courageous challenger. I don’t always fight through skill, but I always fight through will.” Indeed, Brewster has plenty of will. But it is possible that in a fight with a puncher like him, or a more tactically savvy opponent than Krasnichy, only the will to win may not be enough.
Perhaps next time Brewster will have to defend against Wladimir Klitschko. The younger of the brothers, after defeating Peter, himself stated that he would not mind taking revenge on the American for last year’s defeat by knockout in the fifth round. When choosing between IBF world champion Chris Byrd and Brewster, he will choose the latter. True, Bird still has to defend his title against Devarril Williamson this coming Saturday. But considering the class of the opponent, the belt holder should not have any problems. Williamson himself is desperately brave before the fight: “I will outwit Byrd, outbox, outfight and outrun if necessary. The coach and I have identified a number of his weaknesses, and I will take advantage of them all. Especially because he doesn’t see the left uppercut!”
There are a number of other interesting fights taking place this weekend. First of all, we can highlight the meeting of the second number of the WBA rating Nikolai Valuev with the American Larry Donald. This fight has WBA contender status. The champion in it is John Ruiz. By the way, the result of Ruiz’s last fight with James Toney was annulled due to a doping scandal in which Toney got involved. But this week Tony, aka Lights Out, returns to the ring to begin his rise through the ranks. His opponent for the IBO minor title will be Dominic Guinn.
In addition, on October 1, Athens Olympic champion Alexander Povetkin will hold his third professional fight, who will meet 24-year-old American Tommy Connelly. Andrey VDOVIN |
|
