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In an interview with Combate, the 34-year-old said he was surprised he wasn’t paired up with a natural light heavyweight and doesn’t see Anders as a real test at the heavier division.
“I was surprised. I thought they would give me another light heavyweight. In the end, it’s not going to be a real test for me at a heavier weight class. I’m going to see how I feel, of course I’ll be strong, but I won’t be fighting a real light heayvweight.”
Sad about Manuwa’s removal from the card, Santos went on to say he would like to find out if he could take a shot from a heavier power puncher such as ‘Poster Boy.’ But, now he will have to adapt his gameplan for Anders’ style, which is entirely different.
“I met Manuwa at breakfast and I thought to myself: ‘Damn, that’s a big guy’. I even joked about it with my master, but I wanted to see how funny would it be if I took a punch from him. Manuwa is much bigger, I would have to use my speed, but now I’ll have to adapt.”
“We’re analyzing some basic differences (between Manuwa and Anders) and trying to put them to practice as we enter the final stretch. I was going to fight an orthodox guy, now it’s a southpaw. Because he’s a middleweight, my footwork won’t be that much of an advantage anymore. It’s five days to change some aspects, just details, nothing that will hold me back.”
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“I was surprised. I thought they would give me another light heavyweight. In the end, it’s not going to be a real test for me at a heavier weight class. I’m going to see how I feel, of course I’ll be strong, but I won’t be fighting a real light heayvweight.”
Sad about Manuwa’s removal from the card, Santos went on to say he would like to find out if he could take a shot from a heavier power puncher such as ‘Poster Boy.’ But, now he will have to adapt his gameplan for Anders’ style, which is entirely different.
“I met Manuwa at breakfast and I thought to myself: ‘Damn, that’s a big guy’. I even joked about it with my master, but I wanted to see how funny would it be if I took a punch from him. Manuwa is much bigger, I would have to use my speed, but now I’ll have to adapt.”
“We’re analyzing some basic differences (between Manuwa and Anders) and trying to put them to practice as we enter the final stretch. I was going to fight an orthodox guy, now it’s a southpaw. Because he’s a middleweight, my footwork won’t be that much of an advantage anymore. It’s five days to change some aspects, just details, nothing that will hold me back.”
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/platfor...&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true
