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Keys to Victory: Where will Frazer Clarke and Justis Huni break each other down?
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Frazer Clarke and Justis Huni are looking for redemption as each man is coming off a stinging loss.
They will aim for that tonight when Clarke clashes with Huni in a heavyweight fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The bout will be part of the Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov card.
Huni (12-1, 7 KOs) was outboxing Fabio Wardley in their June fight, until the latter uncorked a wicked right hand to knock out the Australian in the 10th round. That marked the 27-year-old Huni’s first loss. Meanwhile, Clarke (9-2-1, 7 KOs) enters having dropped a tough split-decision to Jeamie Tshilkeva in November.
Will Huni be able to use his smarts to outpoint Clarke? Or will Clarke find a way to stop the Australian in emphatic fashion? DAZN News analyzes the Keys to Victory for both heavyweights in this pivotal fight.
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Frazer Clarke’s Keys to Victory
Pressure forward
Frazer Clarke is a former Olympic bronze medalist who can box better than critics give him credit for.
That being said, Clarke pressuring forward and closing the distance between he and Justis Huni gives him his best chance to win this fight.
That pressure in brokering of a tighter ring real estate could go long ways to negating Huni’s quicker hands and footwork.
Punch in traffic with timing
Wardley, who defends his WBO heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois on DAZN PPV on May 9, knocked Huni out by punching in traffic.
DAZNClarke has the touch and thump to his style to time a counter in traffic as well, perhaps even to dramatically alter the course of tonight’s fight as Wardley did against Huni in June.
Lean on Huni, make him feel weight
Clarke was about 15 pounds heavier than Huni during Friday’s weigh-in and come fight night, ‘Big Fraze’ ought to use that mass to lean on his opponent.
Doing this in cramped quarters will help Clarke slow the fight down to a more favorable tempo and it might aid in sapping some of Huni’s energy as well.
Most of all, it could help set Clarke up to land significant damage inside.
Justis Huni’s Keys to Victory
Assert quick feet
Watch Justis Huni in action and his quick feet are apparent from the way he feints, changes levels and gets to his spots.
Huni has an advantage on the feet against Frazer Clarke, who weighed in Friday nearly 15 pounds heavier. Huni must use this key to pot-shot Clarke with flush blows.
Make Clarke move
Huni, in conjunction with his quick feet, must make Clarke move.
Though Clarke looked to be in great shape during Friday’s weigh-in, he could burn plenty of energy just moving around the ring if Huni forces this movement.
Therefore, it would behoove Huni to pivot, hit and get out of harm’s way in efforts to be a step ahead and stall Clarke’s motor throughout.
Crank up the volume
Punches in bunches are already a strength for Huni, who drove up his punch count against Wardley and can do the same against Clarke.
Huni has quick hands to go with his fast footwork, so cranking up the volume against Clarke could be a major factor in getting his hand raised in victory and repositioning his upward trajectory.
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