Via Barry Holbrook: Anthony Yarde said that he Not will shoot, bomb from the opening bell on Saturday night in a title fight against the undefeated 175 lb monster, IBF, WBC & WBO lightweight champion Artur Beterbiev in their bout at the OVO Arena in London. , England.
Yarde (23-2, 22 KOs) said that while watching Gennadiy Golovkin & Mike Tyson’s old fights, he noted that they never tried to knock out their opponents right away.
Some feel that the only chance for the inexperienced 31-year-old Yarde to beat 175 lb IBF/WBC/WBO champion Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) is to lunge at him from the start line. and hope to catch him with a big shot while unleashing a storm of punches.
Yarde will need to make some big hits from Beterbiev on the inside for him to have a chance of winning as he will be landing at some point.
Not that Yarde possesses the same defensive skills as Shakur Stevenson, so he will often be hit by Beterbiev unless he scores an early knock-out.
Beterbiev doesn’t have the best chin, and his never-good hand speed has slowed over the past four years, leaving him vulnerable to counterattacks and poor handling.
“You have to pick someone separate and then take the shotS,” said Anthony Yarde at a press conference. “I said this very early on, my preference is that I am a strong and precise puncher. I find the shot, and when I find it and land, people will feel it.
It seems someone approached Yarde and put the idea in his head, making him think he must use a cautious approach to defeat Beterbiev.
Unfortunately, it might not be the smartest thing for a boxer with Yarde’s rudimentary skills to try to outrun the two-time Olympic athlete Beterbiev because he doesn’t possess the requisite skill set. to do that.
“Do you often see someone going in there swinging? All of the biggest knockouts, like GGG, he doesn’t just hit and try to knock people out, he had a tactical approach,Yarde said.
Just because 2004 Olympic silver medalist Gennadiy Golovkin got away with the “tactical” approach to taking down his enemies doesn’t necessarily mean the KO scoring method will work for Yarde.
