The superlatives that were regularly utilized to portray Demetrius Andrade were a mile long. The previous Olympian may be a sly warrior, not the most grounded but had great control in both hands, was inconceivably smooth, and continuously found a way to win. No one is idealize of course, and Andrade’s one shortcoming showed up to be his gas tank. At times, the 35-year-old battled within the moment half of battles. It never taken a toll him within the win column but Andrade knew he required to step up his conditioning ahead of his standoff against David Benavidez. With the greatest night of his life arriving before long, Andrade called up his great companion and eminent coach, Andre Rozier, and welcomed him to preparing camp. Beside SNAC, Andrade was put through the wringer.
They implemented a tough training program and pushed him to his physical limits. It wasn’t easy, but on the day of the weigh-in, Andrade announced the results. At 35, the Rhode Island native lived with broad shoulders and muscles. He also claimed that his gas tank was full all night. In the first rounds of last Saturday night’s super middleweight showdown, Andrade moved nicely. Even after those first pictures, he stood in his corner, refused to sit down and listened intently to the instructions given to him. But when he dropped to fourth, everything changed. Although he fought for two more rounds, Benavidez dominated him. After they were stranded in the bottom of the sixth, their contest was officially called off.
Since then, Andrade has been praised by fans for huffing and puffing between rounds. However, Rozier came to his fighter’s defense. From his perspective, instead of berating and tearing down his efforts, fans should simply see Benavidez’s relentless work ethic as the real reason why Andrade’s energy has faded so quickly. “I thought his condition was amazing,” Rozier said what happened during the build-up. – We had a great training camp. Couldn’t ask for anything better. I think it was just Benavidez’s power and pressure. He’s a machine and it’s a lot to deal with.