It’s Not Just the "Booze." Why Alexander Emelianenko Keeps Losing Fights
Only the lazy haven't moaned about Alexander Emelianenko, who was never able to regain his former form. I won't talk about how Uncle Sasha drank too much and ruined his health and career. That's obvious. I'll talk about other, perhaps more compelling, reasons.
Remember Emelianenko in 2020. Just two years ago! Confident, strong-willed. With his "Hello, hello, good people" jokes. How skillfully he juggled phrases at the press conference with Koklyaev. His speech could be parsed into quotable sentences.
And how is Emelianenko in 2022 behaving? Filming funny videos on YouTube. Press conferences with ice cream. Recording his own song. Dying his hair. A new fighting name, "Phoenix." A movie has surfaced that was listed on Avito for 50 million rubles. These days, Uncle Sasha goes to factories for filming. He visits sports organizations. He sells advertising on social media. And he's started acting like a typical blogger. And he used to say that everyone should mind their own business.
Where has that Uncle Sasha gone, whose profession is SIMPLY "beating people for money"?! Of course, the media is important. But don't you think Emelianenko has gotten so carried away playing the blogger that he's forgotten that he's a FIGHTER?
Maybe that's why he can't win A SINGLE fight?!