In a training session shared by Sky Sports Boxing, the renowned former heavyweight world champion and boxing legend, Lennox Lewis, offered important advice to Frazer Clarke for his rematch against Fabio Wardley on October 12. This fight will be included on the card of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol.
Clarke and Wardley fought to a draw in March in a bout for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. Now, Clarke is looking to correct mistakes with Lennox Lewis’s support.
“I was very impressed with your fight, and said, ‘Second time around, just fix a couple of things,” Lewis said, emphasizing that these adjustments could make the difference in the rematch.
Clarke, who was knocked down in the fifth round of his previous fight, acknowledged his shortcomings. “Since that day, I’m not a big fan of watching myself back, but I’ve been hammered, I’ve seen so much of myself from my last fight, and I’ve not looked at me doing anything correct. All we’ve looked at is the mistakes I made,” he said.
He also discussed the high expectations following his professional debut after winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Lewis, who won Olympic gold in 1988, agreed that the transition from amateur to professional is like a reset.
“If you’re boxing and your feet are in quicksand, that’s no way to box. You’re not going to get too far that way”. “All great heavyweights had great jabs, so you’ve got to develop that jab. Very important,” the former champion concluded.
With this guidance, Clarke hopes to be ready to claim the titles in his rematch against Wardley.
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