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Gary Antuanne Russell (18-1, 17 KOs) says he desires to avenge his loss to WBC gentle welterweight champion Alberto Puello subsequent after his one-sided 12 spherical unanimous determination victory over WBA 140-lb champion Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela (14-3, 9 KOs) final Saturday evening on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn. New York. The scores had been 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.
Looking for Revenge
It nonetheless bothers Russell, shedding to Puello (24-0, 10 KOs) by a 12-round cut up determination final summer time on June fifteenth. He blames his loss by selecting to coast after he’d constructed a lead up on Puello. He says he didn’t make the identical mistake in his victory over Valenzuela final Saturday evening. That’s true.
Russell didn’t let up, however he additionally bought caught with mammoth pictures that froze him in his tracks many occasions within the final three rounds. Rayo was loading up full bore, and people pictures had knockout intentions. If he fights like that towards Puello, they’ll scoop him off the ground with a spatula. Russell fights with anger and that’s not good towards a fighter like Puello.
“I’m shooting for Alberto Puello. He can lose all his titles. I still got to fight him. I feel like it’s a pride thing, and I don’t feel like he beat me anyway. But you got to see me again,” mentioned Gary Antuanne Russell on the post-fight press convention after dethroning WBA gentle welterweight champion Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela final Saturday evening in Brooklyn.
Russell must suppose onerous earlier than he takes the rematch with Puello as a result of that man was rather a lot stronger, and sturdier in comparison with Rayo Valenuzela. If he thinks he’s improved since his 12-round cut up determination loss to Puello on June fifteenth final yr, he’s flawed. Russell is similar fighter. The one factor that modified was he was preventing a weaker foe, who was extra fragile than he may break with stress.
Following Orders?
“I’m glad he bought my belts as a result of now it’ll be that rather more larger. So, once I beat him, I’ve his silence. I didn’t deviate. Towards Puello, I felt I used to be up sufficient rounds to form of freelance to nonetheless make it entertaining. This battle, I didn’t deviate. Should you listen, you hearken to my brother [Gary Russell].
“He was like, ‘You need to listen. Do this, do that,’ and I’m following orders,” mentioned Gary Antuanne. “A variety of occasions with different fighters, you get caught with a clear shot, and it makes you wish to rage that rather more and also you begin to deviate from the sport plan.
“I got caught with a couple of shots, but I made sure I had a clear conscience and I made sure I was staying focused, listening, following instructions, not deviating,” mentioned Russell.
The way in which Gary Antuanne was preventing final Saturday was that he was “deviating” always, which is why his brother, Gary Russell, ceaselessly instructed him to cease pushing so onerous. He was preventing on emotion and rage towards Rayo. Russell wasn’t following orders. It was all anger-based, revenge-type preventing from him. That’s why his face regarded prefer it had been run over by a truck by the top of the battle.
For instance, each time Valenzuela caught him with a shot, he instantly attacked with two or three onerous punches.
Whereas Russell bought away with utilizing that method, he took extra punishment than he in any other case would have if he had adopted his brother’s directions. He not often adopted his recommendation. He was ALWAYS attacking Rayo instantly when hit. That’s why he ended up with two overvalued eyes. Antuanne Russell is a scorching head.
