2023-05-25 03:40:00
There are two days left before the fight between Alexander Emelianenko and rapper blogger Zhenya Ershov. On May 26, in Moscow, the heavyweight will perform in the main event of the evening at the big tournament of the REN TV Fight Club. During this week, Emelianenko and Ershov became the heroes of several events related to their upcoming fight. And the main topic for discussion following each such media activity was Alexander’s condition.
Still last week Alexander Emelianenko and Evgeny Ershov appeared at a meeting with journalists in one of the Moscow bars. There was no particular reason behind this choice of location, although both fighters took part in several activities that can hardly be called sports. At first they ate sandwiches with pate (according to the idea, one of them was supposed to get a hot pepper filling), drank juice from glasses from an ax and wrestled on their hands (following all, they might not do without sports at all). Emelianenko did not look like himself from last September, when many were impressed with his physical form. But still he cheerfully answered questions, joked and was quite active.
In the week of the fight with Yershov, Emelianenko also had to participate in several events – this is the usual set for such cases: a press conference, an open training session and a weigh-in is scheduled for May 25th. And if we talk regarding the first two activities, then the presence at them, apparently, was given to the heavyweight with difficulty. Alexander literally fell asleep, sitting on the couch of the REN TV studio during a press conference, and following it hastily “fought off” journalists’ questions with a couple of remarks, like “Get off me.”
A day later, Emelianenko and Ershov took part in an open training session, and following it Alexander became even more anxious. First, his opponent appeared in the ring, and I must say, Evgeny looked convincing when he worked on his paws. Perhaps the movements were not polished, like those of a pro boxer, but at the same time it is clear that Ershov can hit quickly and hard. At the same time, the blogger is firmly knocked down and looks a little less than his opponent live (besides, Alexander in his current state clearly has enough excess weight).
Emelianenko appeared at an open training later than his opponent. In the course of his work on the paws, it was clear that the fighter was doing everything somehow reluctantly – as if he had just been raised from the bed. Alexander came up to have a few words with Ershov and promoter Vladimir Khryunov, but communication with journalists did not work out once more: Emelianenko seemed to be taken to the media, but the athlete fought back with a lengthy phrase “Ready for battle! See. Surprise. I went…” and left. At that moment, Khryunov, who was standing next to him, tried to get out: “We just have a shooting now.”
About a year ago we wrote something similar regarding Alexander Emelianenko. Then he was just starting to recover following another long downtime for the sake of a duel with Vyacheslav Datsik and really looked terrifying. His appearance in the HukVam program made a lot of noise.
In the months following that shoot, Emelianenko did manage to clean himself up—at least visually. Alexander lost weight, regained his trademark movements and peppy appearance.
However, as the fight with Datsik showed, this was not enough: Emelianenko flew into a heavy knockout already at 13 seconds. It became clear that reflexes, natural speed and other physical qualities necessary for high-level performances left Alexander’s body forever. At the end of 2022, Emelianenko fought blogger Svyatoslav Kovalenko and lost by decision. At the same time, then the heavyweight looked much more cheerful than his current version, and Ershov, it seems, is no less dangerous than Kovalenko in terms of his skills. In general, there is reason to believe that right now the once-star heavyweight has really little chance in the upcoming fight once morest the blogger. If this fight, of course, takes place at all. Today, promoter Khryunov admitted that Emelianenko’s personal doctor is not sure regarding the readiness of his patient to enter the ring.
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