{"id":58313,"date":"2016-02-17T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58313"},"modified":"2016-02-17T22:59:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T03:59:00","slug":"lucas-browne-ruslan-chagev-is-going-to-be-dead-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58313","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Browne: “Ruslan Chagaev is Going to Be Dead Meat”!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lucas<\/a>“Ruslan Chagaev is going to be dead meat!”–Simba Judeson, Independence, KS (President of the Lucas Browne Fan Club – 4 members and growing!)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lucas Browne has been smashing his sparring partners in preparation for his March 5 WBA heavyweight title challenge against Ruslan Chagaev. Earlier this week, Browne took part in an opening sparring session in front of the media, and most scribes went away believing they had seen a man on fire. \u201cI\u2019ve never sparred better than this,\u201d Browne, 23-0 (20 KOs), said. \u201cI\u2019m so pumped for this fight that I\u2019ve been able to blast my way through each session. Nothing will stop me from winning the WBA world title on March 6 (Australian time).
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\u201cI\u2019m going to bring my own brand of violence into the ring vs Chagaev and won\u2019t stop until he\u2019s out. I\u2019ve never liked going to the judges because when you knock someone out there can be no discussion as to who won the fight, it\u2019s obvious. I think people are going to be surprised when I turn up in such tremendous shape and I\u2019m going to do things in there that people haven\u2019t really seen me do before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to give too much away but all I can say is that all the hard work I\u2019ve done with Rodney Williams is going to pay off. I\u2019ve been getting some great advice from the likes of Larry Holmes, Joe Bugner, Riddick Bowe and Hasim Rahman. Having all their support really boosts me. I\u2019m ready to be Australia\u2019s first world heavyweight champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Clark, Browne\u2019s long-time manager, has certainly been impressed by what he has seen from his charge in the gym.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIn the past Lucas has had to go easy on sparring partners because it\u2019s really hard to get decent sparring in Australia. This time specific sparring has been brought in and Lucas hasn\u2019t had to hold back. At times, it\u2019s been absolutely brutal. Lucas is at a career best weight, his preparation has been perfect, he\u2019s focused on Chagaev and he\u2019s being very destructive in the gym. We are delighted with how he\u2019s travelling and all his hard work is going to pay off. This all spells great news for Browne in the biggest fight of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chagaev v Browne is due to begin around 11.30pm (Moscow time) on March 5. For Aussie fight fans than means a start of around 7.30am on March 6 (Melbourne time). UK viewers should tune in before 8.30pm.<\/p>\n