CARL FROCH suspects Oleksandr Usyk's rumored weight gain increases punching power.
Amir Khan raised his eyebrows when he claimed Usyk wore more than TWO STONE during training for his rematch with Anthony Joshua .
But his 45-year-old Mr. Froch said:
"But what hurts more is the quick punches and the timing of the punches, because it's not always the weight.
Like heavyweight Julian Jackson, Historically, you either punched or you didn't, and adding weight doesn't make it harder to punch.
Real hard punches come from the biceps, lats, etc.
``Usyk knows this.
Usyk, 35, beat 32-year-old Joshua in 12 rounds last September, weighing 15-11 pounds.
However, the Ukrainian appeared to be bigger in training materials for Saturday's rematch in Saudi Arabia.
And if the undisputed former cruiserweight champion racked up the pounds, Froch believes it happened naturally.
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"When I retired at 36, I gained a little weight. Here he is sitting at 14 stone.
" When he was boxing, he was 2 stone lighter. leave me now
"I think the reason Usyk is big is because he's not making cruiserweight anymore.
"He's become a heavyweight. What he wants to eat."
"Naturally, due to his age and his current diet and training, he will be doing a few more weights.
"He plans to do compound exercises like deadlifts and clean and presses. If a strength and conditioning coach knows how to do him, he should.
" , he is probably laying one stone, not two. I don't think it would be a big advantage or disadvantage. ''
