Fabio Wardley claims that Frazer Clarke can’t field any higher than he did of their brutal first struggle.
Wardley retained the British heavyweight title after he and Clarke fought to a draw earlier this 12 months. However the champion maintains that he could make the adjustments he must win once they rematch on October 12 – and that Clarke cannot.
His personal efficiency of their first struggle, Wardley steered, “was probably a six, seven out of 10 from me”.
However he thought that also “took Frazer to the absolute depths and the absolute best you could find of him”.
“So do I think he’s got much more left in the tank? I don’t think he’s going to pull out too many more new tricks,” Wardley advised Sky Sports activities Information.
“I don’t think he’s got too many more of those in his locker. That pushed him to the brink, that fight pushed him to the edge. Me, I’m still young and fresh and I’m still learning in every fight. There’s a lot I took from that fight and there’s a lot I can carry into the next one.”
The judges couldn’t separate the pair after the 12 hellacious rounds they shared in March. Wardley is adamant that won’t be the case second time round. Now he insists he has realised what he should do to win.
“We’ve watched the fight back, me and the team, over many times and there are a lot of little adjustments that need to be made. Nothing too heavy. I fought a pretty good fight. It wasn’t the best you’ve seen of me but I fought pretty well,” he mentioned.
“But there’s some small adjustments we can make along the way. Overall I was relatively happy with my performance. I almost got him out of there a number of times and got him down.
“In sure moments I rushed it. So taking my time once I had him going and choosing my pictures a bit higher,” he concluded. “There’s some tweaks that must be made however I feel we’ll get the job carried out this time.”
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Dillian Whyte believes Fabio Wardley beat Frazer Clarke ‘by two rounds’ and offers his views on a possible rematch between the 2 heavyweights.
Their first struggle was a heavyweight thriller, heading in the right direction to be better of the 12 months and the very best that is been seen in a British ring for a few years.
He guarantees that the second will be simply as thrilling. “I think everyone knows what they’re going to get. I think it’s going to pick up from where we left off in the first fight and just carry on through round 13,” Wardley mentioned.
Wardley and Clarke’s views on their very own struggle profoundly differ. However they agree on one other British heavyweight prediction. Clarke, as a GB boxer, used to coach with Anthony Joshua on the English Institute of Sport and as we speak Wardley and AJ work out of Ben Davison’s gymnasium.
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Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke present the respect between one another following the draw of their heavyweight conflict final evening.
Each Clarke and Wardley assume that Joshua will overcome Daniel Dubois to win the IBF heavyweight title on September 21, reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
“AJ at Wembley [Stadium], it’s normal for him. You look at the resumes, the people AJ’s been in with and beat,” Clarke advised Sky Sports activities.
“But does Dubois have a chance? 100 per cent when you hit like Daniel Dubois hits. Other than David Price, he’s probably next in line of hardest that I’ve ever took a shot off, the strongest puncher.
“I feel he can provide a very good account of himself and he will go in anticipating to win.”
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Watch highlights of Fabio Wardley’s draw with Frazer Clarke because the Ipswich-based fighter retained the British and Commonwealth heavyweight championships on the O2 Area in London.
Wardley equally sees Joshua coming via. “A massive UK dust up, two big British heavyweights for a world title, which is fantastic,” he mentioned.
“Where it stands right now, I’m giving it to AJ. The form he’s back on or found himself in at the moment, he’s looking really dangerous and spiteful. Really boxing with intent.
“I feel he appears actually comfy in his gameplan and the best way he is boxing in the meanwhile and the way he and the staff are placing it collectively and the way it may come off for him.
“So confidence is a lot and I think he’s the man with that at the moment.”
Watch Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on September 21.
