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Wlodarczyk vs Rakhim Chakhkiev Fight Streaming Live Online on 21 June, 2013.
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WBC cruiserweight champion
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (47-2-1, 33 KO’s) will be defending his title for the
fifth against former 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist from Russia Rakhim
Chakhkiev (16-0, 12 KO’s) on June 22nd in Moscow, Russia. This is going to be a
tough fight for the 31-year-old Wlodarczyk because the 30-year-old Chakhkiev is
a tough inside fighter with excellent power. He’s a much different type of
fighter than the guys that Wlodarczyk has been fighting recently.
Chakhkiev, #2 WBC,#5 IBF, #9
WBA, #WBO, is taking a step up in class with this fight. Up until now,
Chakhkiev’s best opponents have been Zack Page, Alexander Kotlobay, Michael
Simms, Epifanio Mendoza and Andres Taylor. None of them have been even remotely
competitive with Chakhkiev. He was too powerful and skilled for those guys and
the fights pretty much turned out to be all mismatches.
Wlodarczyk’s best wins have
come against Danny Green, Francisco Palacios, Giacobbe Fragomeni and Steven
Cunningham. Wlodarczyk’s wins over Palacios have been controversial with a lot
of boxing fans feeling that Polacios should have won both of them. Both of the
fights have taken place in Wlodarczyk’s home country of Poland, and he’s pretty
hard to beat when he’s fighting at home.
Chakhkiev won’t have to worry
too much about getting a fair shake with the judges because the fight is taking
place in his home country of Russia. If Chakhkiev can’t beat Wlodarczyk by a
decision in Moscow then he doesn’t deserve it. There should be no questions
about controversy in this fight.
Wlodarczyk likes to fight on
the outside using a stiff jab to do most of his work. He’s very economical with
his punches, and he’s got excellent power. It’s going to be interesting to see
how Wlodarczyk handles the pressure, the inside fighting and the high work rate
from Chakhkiev in this fight. Wlodarczyk can move a little, but he’s not going
to be able to move enough to keep Chakhkiev on the outside for 12 rounds in
this fight. He’s going to be forced to fight him in close whether he likes it
or not.