“Yes, yes,” he laughs. “Pittsburgh has a good boxing school and Tommy is a good professional. I like his boxing school.”
Dychko does have some fast hands and solid boxing to go along with the power that has ended 14 of his 15 pro wins. As for experience, picking up a pair of Olympic medals means that Dychko has been in with some of the sport’s best as an amateur, including Anthony Joshua, Joe Joyce, Efe Ajagba, Zhilei Zhang and Filip Hrgovic. His pro record doesn’t have that level of talent on it, but that will change when he faces Franklin. Manager Elvis Crespo believes the world will see what his charge can do in Vegas next month.
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“He (Dychko) is very dedicated, he comes to camp and spends eight to nine months in America to get one fight,” said Crespo. “He made so many sacrifices, is so patient, he’s been ready for five years to fight, and nobody tried to open the door and give him the opportunity. And we’re glad that we have this opportunity. We’re happy that Jermaine took the fight because many heavyweights had turned down Ivan. Many of them didn’t want to go in the ring with him. I could tell you he’s the most avoided heavyweight in the world. I have offered like 98% of all the UK heavyweights out there a fight with him.”
