Johnny Fisher meets Michael Pirotton in a heavyweight clash this Saturday, live on Sky Sports; Pirotton appreciates he’s an unknown, but is convinced he can use that to his advantage when they fight at the Copper Box Arena in London Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Michael Pirotton is ready to shock Johnny Fisher when they fight at London’s Copper Box Arena this Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The “Romford Bull” is hugely popular with an impassioned fan base, while his Belgian opponent is comparatively unknown. But Pirotton is convinced he can use that element of surprise. “I’m nobody in boxing,” the Belgian told Sky Sports.
“Nobody knows about me. “That’s my only advantage,” he continued. “I know I’m supposed to lose. “In the scenario I’m supposed to lose that fight.
He’s going to come full of confidence with his people and I know he’s training hard. I have to be ready for whatever he brings. I’m going to be ready. I’m ready.” Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Fisher is a strong, come-forward fighter.
“He’s really aggressive and I can move. It’s a classic heavyweight match-up. A bull against a matador. Let’s see who wins,” Pirotton said.
“The horns in my belly, or if he ends up on the barbecue. “The pressure is on his shoulders,” the Belgian added. “He’s just the money cow. He didn’t grab anything he had.
I know whatever happens I’ve grabbed everything I have.” He maintains the struggles he’s faced in his career will help him outlast Fisher. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player “They will find out. I don’t brag before,” Pirotton said. “But I’m confident.
I don’t brag before, I dance after, that’s what I do. “I’m glad for everything, that tough journey with some bad stuff happening to me. Because it enfused a deep sense of stoicism in me. What happens is going to happen and I’m still going to be Mike and I’m still going to be proud of what I do.
“I don’t have a destination. I just have a path and I’m walking. I’m bleeding now but I keep walking and you’re going to see.” Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Pirotton, who’s never been dropped or stopped in his career, does have a warning for Fisher. “I’m not over and it’s not over until I say it’s over and Johnny … he’s a tough guy, he’s strong guy, he’s a decent guy, but he can’t knock me out,” he said.
“I’m able to punch. But I’ve never been able to punch like I’m really able to punch. And now I feel free to unleash my power.” Watch Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton this Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
