This year Datsik has four victories. Three in boxing: over Tyson Dijon (twice) and Daniyal Elbaev. And one according to the rules of fist fights, but wearing MMA gloves. Briton Randyne’s corner threw out the towel after the second knockdown. The battle lasted for about a minute.
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I was given two weeks of vacation, I was given free rein after the Tank (meaning the fight with Daniyal T-34 Elbaev. - “Match TV”). I gained weight, now I’m not 118-120, but already 130 kg. There were no sparring partners yet, I was in a gym for two weeks, bulked up, but my breathing and speed decresed, my muscles got too hammered, - says Datsik about his current form. - For two weeks in Nizhny Novgorod before the fight, I restored the breathing apparatus, did all sorts of exercises on rubber, ran in the park every day.
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Vladimir Khryunov told us that you are appointing a showdown to Alexander Emelianenko. Is it so?
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The question is in Sasha. When? He already had to go through a medical examination and sign a contract. He came to the boxing federation, but did not pass the medical examination, did not sign the contract, only talked, discussed. His manager Azamat gave the go-ahead, but Sasha is still getting in shape and getting ready. When he is ready, he will say it, and he will come out, I think so, against me. For now, Azamat, probably, thinks that he is not in that condition to let Sasha go against me.
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And what do you mean “did not pass the medical examination”?
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I think that this year or at the beginning of the next fight will take place. We had negotiations even before the fight with Artem Tarasov, Sasha had to pass a medical examination at the boxing federation and did not come to sign the contract. He signed contracts for 3-4 light fights, and meanwhile he is ducking me, running away. Let him get in shape, because it’s hard to get out of drinking. He drank for a long time, but Sasha is recovering quickly, we’ll see. I think it will be a good fight.
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Do you think, in his current form, he is not ready to fight with you?
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I think the fight would have ended in one round.
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What gloves?
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No difference at all. Although according to Burmese rules - only with Sasha it is possible: bandages, glue, sea pebbles and a circle of burning stakes. Good settlement of our dispute, which has been going on since 2009.
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Have you seen the video put up by the manager Emelianenko Azamat, where he is brought to his senses after a difficult period?
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Nope, I haven’t. But I watched a couple of his interviews, where he said something from a binge. But, of course, that booze is evil, it does not lead to good.
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Can he be praised that he managed to fight after such a state?
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Well done, he pulled himself together, stopped drinking, began to train, is gaining shape. If I were in his place, I would have burned down all the distilleries, so that I would not return to this hell again. Still, it’s better to be a fighter than a drunk and a rapist.
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Are you now stronger than the Datsik who performed in the 2000s?
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Yes, no, well, I have been in prison for so many years, of course, I have a good moral hardening, but in my youth I was healthy and I just breathed kerosene. Now it takes more time to recover. In my youth, I could run for days, train, stay awake for a week and go out to fight with a temperature of 39, and do it eight times a month. Now, however, I went out to fight - the temperature was also 37 with a penny, but everything is in order.
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As if you are now having the most successful year in your career.
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Previously, we had fights on Friday-Saturday-Sunday in Tundra and then during the week in Conti (a bar and a casino in St. Petersburg - Match TV), there were fights, just there were no cameras.
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Pavel Shulsky fought in front of you - is he interesting as a rival?
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Why should we fight against our own? We must beat the enemies. Alexander Emelianenko? This is the enemy, we have a personal showdown. But we will beat whoever is given, I am ready to fight the next fight even now.
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Now, when you watch a video from 2010, where you are sitting next to the fireplace with swords and tell Emelianenko that he is wrong, because he covered his prison tattoos, does not it seem that then you overreacted a little?
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No, I said everything correctly. And where I am wrong, go to any jail, ask people. Everyone will answer you, and it is generally ugly to cover stars with clouds. Zakhar (calling a person from his company. - “Match TV”), answer the question, what are they doing with people who cover the stars with clouds.