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George Kambosos vs Jake Wyllie Keys to Victory: Breaking down tactics of each fighter
It will be an all-Australian affair when George Kambosos Jr clashes with Jake Wyllie at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, and live on DAZN, on Saturday.
The bout marks the former unified lightweight world champion Kambosos' debut at super lightweight as he attempts to resurrect his career after suffering three losses in his last four fights.
Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) is coming off an 11th-round TKO defeat at the hands of Vasiliy Lomachenko last May.
Meanwhile, Wyllie (16-1, 15 KOs) just fought in February, though his bout against Allan Villanueva was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental clashing of the heads.
With the urgency to rebound, will Kambosos get back into the win column? Or will Wyllie make a name for himself with a victory over the former unified lightweight world champ?
It is a pivotal bout, so DAZN News took liberty to analyze the keys to victory for each fighter.
George Kambosos Jr’s keys to victory
Keep a disciplined guard
Watch Kambosos’ 11th-round TKO loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko from last May and one will observe his guard stays around pectoral level for many sequences.
That lax guard enabled Loma to feast, carving Kambosos up with slicing rights and lefts.
If Kambosos is going to rebound after suffering three losses in his last four fights, keeping a more disciplined guard can aid in eating less punches to the face.
Bring the pressure
Kambosos can pressure well in bursts and until Wyllie gives him a reason not to, the former unified lightweight world champion should fire away aggressively to dictate the pace in fighting forward.
Launch the overhand right
Kambosos’ overhand right was the punch that detonated with dynamite and caused the first-round knockdown that powered the way for the Australian fighter to produce a mammoth upset of Teofimo Lopez in November 2021 as he was crowned the unified lightweight world champion via split-decision.
If he senses stiffness in Wyllie’s footwork, Kambosos might want to test the chin by launching that overhand right in hopes of getting a sorely-needed win.
Jake Wyllie’s keys to victory
Exploit Kambosos’ lax guard
As aforementioned, Kambosos’ tendency to maintain a guard around chest level should give Wyllie an open lane to land leather.
Exploiting this loose guard by making steady contact could put Wyllie ahead on rounds early.
Make deposits to the body
After tagging Kambosos upstairs with stinging lefts, rights and combinations, Lomachenko’s body shots forced the Aussie to succumb.
Seeing this, perhaps Wyllie would be aided by making early deposits to the body of his fellow Australian fighter.
Time counter cross right
Wyllie can turn what looks like a jab into a right cross deceptively. Given Kambosos’ aggression to head hunt and his questionable guard, Wyllie timing a counter right cross could have significant impact toward damaging the former world champ in a major way.
