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	'''Trainer:''' [[Kenny Weldon]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Kenny Weldon]]<br>
			'''Cutman: ''' [[Jacob Duran]]
	'''Manager:''' [[Ivalyo Gotzev]]		'''Manager:''' [[Ivalyo Gotzev]]

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 '''Trainer:''' [[Kenny Weldon]]<br>
 '''Manager:''' [[Ivalyo Gotzev]]
 == Amateur Career ==

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	But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.		But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.

	Siarhei was absent for two years, nevertheless, reminding himself in a purely African-American style - with loud interviews in the style of "I'll kill everyone and be the lone survivor." Given the outcome of the last fight, it looked pretty funny, but in his own way Lyakhovich was right - the pro ring is little different from the stage - people need a show. It's not worse if they ask questions: "Who is Mr. Liakhovich?"		Siarhei was absent for two years, nevertheless, reminding himself in a purely African-American style - with loud interviews in the style of "I'll kill everyone and be the lone survivor." Given the outcome of the last fight, it looked pretty funny, but in his own way Lyakhovich was right - the pro ring is little different from the stage - people need a show. It's not worse than if they ask questions: "Who is Mr. Liakhovich?"

	And finally in February 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus-1 Belarus-1] held one of the few live sports broadcasts that was actually watched by the entire country - Belarusian Siarhei Liakhovich met with Russian Nikolai Valuev in a fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBA world title. I got to work there. Usually in such cases the author writes "was lucky to work there" or, alternatively, "had the honor", but here it simply would not be true. The disappointment from Liakhovich's performance was so great that I remember it even now. Our pride, our "Liakh", in comparison with whom Valuev, with all due respect to him, is not even close to a boxer, lost absolutely unquestionably to the giant. True, there was no knockout (as if it all wasn't bad enough!), but the "White Wolf" showed only his survival instincts for all twelve rounds, while the "Beast from the East" floated like a bear and stung like a deer, sometimes pulling up his pants, his signature gesture, in the center of the ring. And Liakhovich, a master of pacing, preferred blocks from Valuev's jabs, which are as fast as the mind of a phlegmatic man in a Turkish bath, to slips. And the reason for that was not only the obvious excess weight that Siarhei carried at that time. When enough time passed, and Liakhovich never used his right hand, it became clear that he was injured. The subsequent course of the fight confirmed this. While watching the fight live I could only assume that he received this injury during the fight, but the footage of his warm-up immediately before the fight where he hit the heavy bag only with his left hand, came to mind. The fight, during which all Belarusians were supporting Liakhovich - I have the courage to say that I was in the forefront - ended in his unquestionable defeat on points. And when it turned out that ~~Sergey~~ deliberately entered the ring ALREADY an injured, one-armed fighter, the disappointment was simply monstrous.		And finally in February 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus-1 Belarus-1] held one of the few live sports broadcasts that was actually watched by the entire country - Belarusian Siarhei Liakhovich met with Russian Nikolai Valuev in a fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBA world title. I got to work there. Usually in such cases the author writes "was lucky to work there" or, alternatively, "had the honor", but here it simply would not be true. The disappointment from Liakhovich's performance was so great that I remember it even now. Our pride, our "Liakh", in comparison with whom Valuev, with all due respect to him, is not even close to a boxer, lost absolutely unquestionably to the giant. True, there was no knockout (as if it all wasn't bad enough!), but the "White Wolf" showed only his survival instincts for all twelve rounds, while the "Beast from the East" floated like a bear and stung like a deer, sometimes pulling up his pants, his signature gesture, in the center of the ring. And Liakhovich, a master of pacing, preferred blocks from Valuev's jabs, which are as fast as the mind of a phlegmatic man in a Turkish bath, to slips. And the reason for that was not only the obvious excess weight that Siarhei carried at that time. When enough time passed, and Liakhovich never used his right hand, it became clear that he was injured. The subsequent course of the fight confirmed this. While watching the fight live I could only assume that he received this injury during the fight, but the footage of his warm-up immediately before the fight, where he hit the heavy bag only with his left hand, came to mind. The fight, during which all Belarusians were supporting Liakhovich - I have the courage to say that I was in the forefront - ended in his unquestionable defeat on points. And when it turned out that Siarhei deliberately entered the ring ALREADY an injured, one-armed fighter, the disappointment was simply monstrous.

	After his explanation that even in such state you need to go fight - because apparently, "I was brought up like that" - I just wanted to ask: why? To doom yourself to defeat, and your compatriots to a bad mood? It is curious that after the knockout from Briggs, Liakhovich assured that he would not enter the ring in bad shape again. Wasn't it more honest in this situation to just say, for example, about the possible pressure from King or financial need, after all? We would understand. I remember that I was amused by the reaction of one of the coaches, who, in fact, had nothing to do with Liakhovich, but was terribly offended that I did not admire the courage of Siarhei, who withstood jabs (there was even one uppercut) by Valuev. Yes, Russian colleagues did just that. But they, first of all, praised the opponent to elevate their boxer, and, second, I suspect they didn't know the difference in class between Liakhovich and Valuev very well. It's like praising Julio Cesar for saving his team 10 out of 11 but whose team still lost to Burkina Faso. And I remembered very well the embarrassed look on Anatoly Kolchin's face, who saw everything and understood what was happening.		After his explanation that even in such state you need to go fight - because apparently, "I was brought up like that" - I just wanted to ask: why? To doom yourself to defeat, and your compatriots to a bad mood? It is curious that after the knockout from Briggs, Liakhovich assured that he would not enter the ring in bad shape again. Wasn't it more honest in this situation to just say, for example, about the possible pressure from King or financial need, after all? We would understand. I remember that I was amused by the reaction of one of the coaches, who, in fact, had nothing to do with Liakhovich, but was terribly offended that I did not admire the courage of Siarhei, who withstood jabs (there was even one uppercut) by Valuev. Yes, Russian colleagues did just that. But they, first of all, praised the opponent to elevate their boxer, and, second, I suspect they didn't know the difference in class between Liakhovich and Valuev very well. It's like praising Julio Cesar for saving his team 10 times out of 11 but whose team still lost to Burkina Faso. And I remembered very well the embarrassed look on Anatoly Kolchin's face, who saw everything and understood what was happening.

	It was these fights - with Brewster, Briggs and Valuev that became significant marks in the career of the Belarusian. After a dull performance in Nuremberg, interest in Liakhovich faded drastically. He was gone again for two years, but after two victories he gave a great fight with Finn Robert Helenius. Yes, Siarhei was finished after some time, but the old wolf was genuinely good in the first rounds. Constant exchanges, solid series of combinations performed by two fighters made this fight the best (hello Klitschko!) over the past five years in the heavyweight division according to observers. But Siarhei lost an important fight again. Liakhovich's only fight last year also ended in failure - Bryant Jennings defeated him by technical knockout in the ninth round. And now a year later - a heavy knockout from Wilder. What will happen next? No one knows. Perhaps even Liakhovich and his team.		It was these fights - with Brewster, Briggs and Valuev - that became significant marks in the career of the Belarusian. After a dull performance in Nuremberg, interest in Liakhovich faded drastically. He was gone again for two years, but after two victories he gave a great fight with Finn Robert Helenius. Yes, Siarhei was finished after some time, but the old wolf was genuinely good in the first rounds. Constant exchanges, solid series of combinations performed by two fighters made this fight the best (hello Klitschko!) over the past five years in the heavyweight division according to observers. But Siarhei lost an important fight again. Liakhovich's only fight last year also ended in failure - Bryant Jennings defeated him by technical knockout in the ninth round. And now a year later - a heavy knockout from Wilder. What will happen next? No one knows. Perhaps even Liakhovich and his team.

	Of course, it is unpleasant to retire like that, but if Siarhei decides to do this, I will understand him. He has already done a lot for our boxing. And even though there are dark spots in his fighting career, for me he will forever remain the first ever Belarusian world heavyweight champion. By the way, so far the only one.[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]		Of course, it is unpleasant to retire like that, but if Siarhei decides to do this, I will understand him. He has already done a lot for our boxing. And even though there are dark spots in his fighting career, for me he will forever remain the first ever Belarusian world heavyweight champion. By the way, so far the only one.[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]

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	Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.		Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.

	The Americans suddenly saw that the Belarusian is not bad - he is brave, with good technique, a heavy blow from both hands, keeps the pace and knows how put together combinations. Quality amateur school! Liakhovich became famous. However, he did not enter the ring for a year and a half, all this time preparing for the main event of his life - the fight with WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. Real men's men boxing in this battle did not become a revelation, but the world title won by Sergei outright stunned all Belarusian boxing fans. Naturally, I am among them and to this day I put this victory on a par with the biggest ~~successes of~~ Belarusian sports. It was on April fools' day seven years ago that Siarhei Liakhovich seriously became a worldwide star. The greedy American television people were the first to understand this and they asked the Belteleradiocompany to pay no less than a $100,000 only for the recording of this fight, which was equal to the cost of broadcasting the entire Beijing Olympics!		The Americans suddenly saw that the Belarusian is not bad - he is brave, with good technique, a heavy blow from both hands, keeps the pace and knows how put together combinations. Quality amateur school! Liakhovich became famous. However, he did not enter the ring for a year and a half, all this time preparing for the main event of his life - the fight with WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. Real men's men boxing in this battle did not become a revelation, but the world title won by Sergei outright stunned all Belarusian boxing fans. Naturally, I was among them and to this day I put this victory on par with the biggest moments in Belarusian sports history. It was on April fools' day seven years ago that Siarhei Liakhovich seriously became a worldwide star. The greedy American television people were the first to understand this and they asked the Belteleradiocompany to pay no less than a $100,000 only for the recording of this fight, which was equal to the cost of broadcasting the entire Beijing Olympics!

	But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.		But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.

Artur128 at 10:03, 23 July 2023

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	Our Siarhei Liakhovich lost. This had happened to him before, but never so fast and hard... It didn't look like a duel between two predators. It was a hunt for a white (unfortunately, it is quite possible that it's because of a respectable age too) wolf that had lost its former agility. He just got shot. Deontay Wilder, with an unbelieveable Terminator-like professional record - now 29-0, 29 KOs - found himself in the role of a hunter who saw, took aim and made another notch. This defeat led many to think that it was time for our glorious Liakh to finish. Of course, it is up to him to decide, but it is no coincidence that right now we wanted to refresh the path of the Belarusian wolf in our journalistic memory.		Our Siarhei Liakhovich lost. This had happened to him before, but never so fast and hard... It didn't look like a duel between two predators. It was a hunt for a white (unfortunately, it is quite possible that it's because of a respectable age too) wolf that had lost its former agility. He just got shot. Deontay Wilder, with an unbelieveable Terminator-like professional record - now 29-0, 29 KOs - found himself in the role of a hunter who saw, took aim and made another notch. This defeat led many to think that it was time for our glorious Liakh to finish. Of course, it is up to him to decide, but it is no coincidence that right now we wanted to refresh the path of the Belarusian wolf in our journalistic memory.

	Liakhovich, as you know, is a product of the Vitebsk boxing school, which can boast of good work with heavyweights. At least, this was the case before under Anatoly Kolchin. His progress may not have been as fast, but it was steady. Having gained experience in Atlanta, a year later Liakhovich became the bronze medalist at the World Championship, and a little later, at European Championship which took place in our Belarus, he defeated the future Sydney Olympic champion Audley Harrison. To this day, groans are heard about ~~Sergey~~'s decision to become a professional already in December 1998 among coaching veterans. Liakhovich really had excellent chances to win a medal in Australia. But ~~Sergey~~ always tried to listen to himself and subordinate his life to his own desires. Once in the US, he immediately felt the change. Leaving obvious and objective problems aside, it is worth noting that even in the world of boxing, which he knew that well, he suddenly had to adapt to new conditions. Essentially, very few people need you there, and even less so if you don't have any money. It's in Staiki you are as if in a pioneer camp, under constant supervision - train, eat, sleep. Meanwhile in America, you can't even get basic medical care ~~simply because~~.		Liakhovich, as you know, is a product of the Vitebsk boxing school, which can boast of good work with heavyweights. At least, this was the case before under Anatoly Kolchin. His progress may not have been as fast, but it was steady. Having gained experience in Atlanta, a year later Liakhovich became the bronze medalist at the World Championship, and a little later, at European Championship which took place in our Belarus, he defeated the future Sydney Olympic champion Audley Harrison. To this day, groans are heard about Siarhei's decision to become a professional already in December 1998 among coaching veterans. Liakhovich really had excellent chances to win a medal in Australia. But Siarhei always tried to listen to himself and subordinate his life to his own desires. Once in the US, he immediately felt the change. Leaving obvious and objective problems aside, it is worth noting that even in the world of boxing, which he knew that well, he suddenly had to adapt to new conditions. Essentially, very few people need you there, and even less so if you don't have any money. It's in Staiki you are as if in a pioneer camp, under constant supervision - train, eat, sleep. Meanwhile in America, you can't even get basic medical care for free.

	Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.		Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.

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	After his explanation that even in such state you need to go fight - because apparently, "I was brought up like that" - I just wanted to ask: why? To doom yourself to defeat, and your compatriots to a bad mood? It is curious that after the knockout from Briggs, Liakhovich assured that he would not enter the ring in bad shape again. Wasn't it more honest in this situation to just say, for example, about the possible pressure from King or financial need, after all? We would understand. I remember that I was amused by the reaction of one of the coaches, who, in fact, had nothing to do with Liakhovich, but was terribly offended that I did not admire the courage of Siarhei, who withstood jabs (there was even one uppercut) by Valuev. Yes, Russian colleagues did just that. But they, first of all, praised the opponent to elevate their boxer, and, second, I suspect they didn't know the difference in class between Liakhovich and Valuev very well. It's like praising Julio Cesar for saving his team 10 out of 11 but whose team still lost to Burkina Faso. And I remembered very well the embarrassed look on Anatoly Kolchin's face, who saw everything and understood what was happening.		After his explanation that even in such state you need to go fight - because apparently, "I was brought up like that" - I just wanted to ask: why? To doom yourself to defeat, and your compatriots to a bad mood? It is curious that after the knockout from Briggs, Liakhovich assured that he would not enter the ring in bad shape again. Wasn't it more honest in this situation to just say, for example, about the possible pressure from King or financial need, after all? We would understand. I remember that I was amused by the reaction of one of the coaches, who, in fact, had nothing to do with Liakhovich, but was terribly offended that I did not admire the courage of Siarhei, who withstood jabs (there was even one uppercut) by Valuev. Yes, Russian colleagues did just that. But they, first of all, praised the opponent to elevate their boxer, and, second, I suspect they didn't know the difference in class between Liakhovich and Valuev very well. It's like praising Julio Cesar for saving his team 10 out of 11 but whose team still lost to Burkina Faso. And I remembered very well the embarrassed look on Anatoly Kolchin's face, who saw everything and understood what was happening.
	[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]
			It was these fights - with Brewster, Briggs and Valuev that became significant marks in the career of the Belarusian. After a dull performance in Nuremberg, interest in Liakhovich faded drastically. He was gone again for two years, but after two victories he gave a great fight with Finn Robert Helenius. Yes, Siarhei was finished after some time, but the old wolf was genuinely good in the first rounds. Constant exchanges, solid series of combinations performed by two fighters made this fight the best (hello Klitschko!) over the past five years in the heavyweight division according to observers. But Siarhei lost an important fight again. Liakhovich's only fight last year also ended in failure - Bryant Jennings defeated him by technical knockout in the ninth round. And now a year later - a heavy knockout from Wilder. What will happen next? No one knows. Perhaps even Liakhovich and his team.

			Of course, it is unpleasant to retire like that, but if Siarhei decides to do this, I will understand him. He has already done a lot for our boxing. And even though there are dark spots in his fighting career, for me he will forever remain the first ever Belarusian world heavyweight champion. By the way, so far the only one.[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]

	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==

Artur128 at 09:52, 23 July 2023

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	Siarhei was absent for two years, nevertheless, reminding himself in a purely African-American style - with loud interviews in the style of "I'll kill everyone and be the lone survivor." Given the outcome of the last fight, it looked pretty funny, but in his own way Lyakhovich was right - the pro ring is little different from the stage - people need a show. It's not worse if they ask questions: "Who is Mr. Liakhovich?"		Siarhei was absent for two years, nevertheless, reminding himself in a purely African-American style - with loud interviews in the style of "I'll kill everyone and be the lone survivor." Given the outcome of the last fight, it looked pretty funny, but in his own way Lyakhovich was right - the pro ring is little different from the stage - people need a show. It's not worse if they ask questions: "Who is Mr. Liakhovich?"

	And finally in February 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus-1 Belarus-1] held one of the few live sports broadcasts that was actually watched by the entire country - Belarusian Siarhei Liakhovich met with Russian Nikolai Valuev in a fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBA world title. I got to work there. Usually in such cases the author writes "was lucky to work there" or, alternatively, "had the honor", but here it simply would not be true. The disappointment from Liakhovich's performance was so great that I remember it even now. Our pride, our "Liakh", in comparison with whom Valuev, with all due respect to him, is not even close to a boxer, lost absolutely unquestionably to the giant. True, there ~~were~~ no ~~knockouts~~ (~~thank goodness~~!), but the "White Wolf" showed only his survival instincts for all twelve rounds, while the "Beast from the East" floated like a bear and stung like a deer, sometimes pulling up his pants, his signature gesture, in the center of the ring. And Liakhovich, a master of pacing, preferred blocks from Valuev's jabs, which are as fast as the mind of a phlegmatic man in a Turkish bath, to slips. And the reason for that was not only the obvious excess weight that ~~Siarhie had~~ at that time. When enough time passed, and Liakhovich never used his right hand, it became clear that he was injured. The subsequent course of the fight confirmed this. While watching the fight live I could only assume that he received this injury during the fight, but the footage of his warm-up immediately before the fight where he hit the heavy bag only with his left hand, came to mind. The fight, during which all Belarusians were supporting Liakhovich - I have the courage to say that I was in the forefront - ended in his unquestionable defeat on points. And when it turned out that Sergey deliberately entered the ring ALREADY an injured, one-armed fighter, the disappointment was simply monstrous.		And finally in February 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus-1 Belarus-1] held one of the few live sports broadcasts that was actually watched by the entire country - Belarusian Siarhei Liakhovich met with Russian Nikolai Valuev in a fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBA world title. I got to work there. Usually in such cases the author writes "was lucky to work there" or, alternatively, "had the honor", but here it simply would not be true. The disappointment from Liakhovich's performance was so great that I remember it even now. Our pride, our "Liakh", in comparison with whom Valuev, with all due respect to him, is not even close to a boxer, lost absolutely unquestionably to the giant. True, there was no knockout (as if it all wasn't bad enough!), but the "White Wolf" showed only his survival instincts for all twelve rounds, while the "Beast from the East" floated like a bear and stung like a deer, sometimes pulling up his pants, his signature gesture, in the center of the ring. And Liakhovich, a master of pacing, preferred blocks from Valuev's jabs, which are as fast as the mind of a phlegmatic man in a Turkish bath, to slips. And the reason for that was not only the obvious excess weight that Siarhei carried at that time. When enough time passed, and Liakhovich never used his right hand, it became clear that he was injured. The subsequent course of the fight confirmed this. While watching the fight live I could only assume that he received this injury during the fight, but the footage of his warm-up immediately before the fight where he hit the heavy bag only with his left hand, came to mind. The fight, during which all Belarusians were supporting Liakhovich - I have the courage to say that I was in the forefront - ended in his unquestionable defeat on points. And when it turned out that Sergey deliberately entered the ring ALREADY an injured, one-armed fighter, the disappointment was simply monstrous.

			After his explanation that even in such state you need to go fight - because apparently, "I was brought up like that" - I just wanted to ask: why? To doom yourself to defeat, and your compatriots to a bad mood? It is curious that after the knockout from Briggs, Liakhovich assured that he would not enter the ring in bad shape again. Wasn't it more honest in this situation to just say, for example, about the possible pressure from King or financial need, after all? We would understand. I remember that I was amused by the reaction of one of the coaches, who, in fact, had nothing to do with Liakhovich, but was terribly offended that I did not admire the courage of Siarhei, who withstood jabs (there was even one uppercut) by Valuev. Yes, Russian colleagues did just that. But they, first of all, praised the opponent to elevate their boxer, and, second, I suspect they didn't know the difference in class between Liakhovich and Valuev very well. It's like praising Julio Cesar for saving his team 10 out of 11 but whose team still lost to Burkina Faso. And I remembered very well the embarrassed look on Anatoly Kolchin's face, who saw everything and understood what was happening.
	[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]		[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]

Artur128 at 09:46, 23 July 2023

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	But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.		But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.

			Siarhei was absent for two years, nevertheless, reminding himself in a purely African-American style - with loud interviews in the style of "I'll kill everyone and be the lone survivor." Given the outcome of the last fight, it looked pretty funny, but in his own way Lyakhovich was right - the pro ring is little different from the stage - people need a show. It's not worse if they ask questions: "Who is Mr. Liakhovich?"

			And finally in February 2008, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus-1 Belarus-1] held one of the few live sports broadcasts that was actually watched by the entire country - Belarusian Siarhei Liakhovich met with Russian Nikolai Valuev in a fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBA world title. I got to work there. Usually in such cases the author writes "was lucky to work there" or, alternatively, "had the honor", but here it simply would not be true. The disappointment from Liakhovich's performance was so great that I remember it even now. Our pride, our "Liakh", in comparison with whom Valuev, with all due respect to him, is not even close to a boxer, lost absolutely unquestionably to the giant. True, there were no knockouts (thank goodness!), but the "White Wolf" showed only his survival instincts for all twelve rounds, while the "Beast from the East" floated like a bear and stung like a deer, sometimes pulling up his pants, his signature gesture, in the center of the ring. And Liakhovich, a master of pacing, preferred blocks from Valuev's jabs, which are as fast as the mind of a phlegmatic man in a Turkish bath, to slips. And the reason for that was not only the obvious excess weight that Siarhie had at that time. When enough time passed, and Liakhovich never used his right hand, it became clear that he was injured. The subsequent course of the fight confirmed this. While watching the fight live I could only assume that he received this injury during the fight, but the footage of his warm-up immediately before the fight where he hit the heavy bag only with his left hand, came to mind. The fight, during which all Belarusians were supporting Liakhovich - I have the courage to say that I was in the forefront - ended in his unquestionable defeat on points. And when it turned out that Sergey deliberately entered the ring ALREADY an injured, one-armed fighter, the disappointment was simply monstrous.
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Artur128 at 09:32, 23 July 2023

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	The Americans suddenly saw that the Belarusian is not bad - he is brave, with good technique, a heavy blow from both hands, keeps the pace and knows how put together combinations. Quality amateur school! Liakhovich became famous. However, he did not enter the ring for a year and a half, all this time preparing for the main event of his life - the fight with WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. Real men's men boxing in this battle did not become a revelation, but the world title won by Sergei outright stunned all Belarusian boxing fans. Naturally, I am among them and to this day I put this victory on a par with the biggest successes of Belarusian sports. It was on April fools' day seven years ago that Siarhei Liakhovich seriously became a worldwide star. The greedy American television people were the first to understand this and they asked the Belteleradiocompany to pay no less than a $100,000 only for the recording of this fight, which was equal to the cost of broadcasting the entire Beijing Olympics!		The Americans suddenly saw that the Belarusian is not bad - he is brave, with good technique, a heavy blow from both hands, keeps the pace and knows how put together combinations. Quality amateur school! Liakhovich became famous. However, he did not enter the ring for a year and a half, all this time preparing for the main event of his life - the fight with WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. Real men's men boxing in this battle did not become a revelation, but the world title won by Sergei outright stunned all Belarusian boxing fans. Naturally, I am among them and to this day I put this victory on a par with the biggest successes of Belarusian sports. It was on April fools' day seven years ago that Siarhei Liakhovich seriously became a worldwide star. The greedy American television people were the first to understand this and they asked the Belteleradiocompany to pay no less than a $100,000 only for the recording of this fight, which was equal to the cost of broadcasting the entire Beijing Olympics!

			But already in November they asked for very little for the recording of the fight between the Belarusian and Shannon Briggs. Those who saw this spectacle understood why. The reigning and defending Liakhovich, steadily winning on points, managed to lose by knockout seconds before the end. He even left the ring with help. For almost all twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slow, always letting the heavy Briggs regain his stamina. There was a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. In the end, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatterers (including overseas ones) confidently suggested the behind-the-scenes work of Liakhovich's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric with a terrible haircut, who cheerfully waved a Belarusian flag, stomping around the ring before the fight. In any case, it became clear that a possible fight with Wladimir Klitschko, about whom there was far more talk than it should have been, can be forgotten for a long time.
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Artur128 at 09:27, 23 July 2023

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	Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.		Liakhovich disappeared from sight for six years. No, of course he was fighting. Winning too, including in Las Vegas. Even managed to be knocked out in June 2002 by Maurice Harris, but we only started paying attention to him after the victory over Dominick Guinn, one of whose fights was even shown in a series on domestic TV. Guinn was considered a promising guy. Then he lost and frankly considered Liakhovich as the first step to bounce back. He stumbled on that step, though.

			The Americans suddenly saw that the Belarusian is not bad - he is brave, with good technique, a heavy blow from both hands, keeps the pace and knows how put together combinations. Quality amateur school! Liakhovich became famous. However, he did not enter the ring for a year and a half, all this time preparing for the main event of his life - the fight with WBO world champion Lamon Brewster. Real men's men boxing in this battle did not become a revelation, but the world title won by Sergei outright stunned all Belarusian boxing fans. Naturally, I am among them and to this day I put this victory on a par with the biggest successes of Belarusian sports. It was on April fools' day seven years ago that Siarhei Liakhovich seriously became a worldwide star. The greedy American television people were the first to understand this and they asked the Belteleradiocompany to pay no less than a $100,000 only for the recording of this fight, which was equal to the cost of broadcasting the entire Beijing Olympics!
	[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]		[https://by.tribuna.com/be/blogs/good_texts/560432/]