Побеждал Бетербиева, Ковалева и даже Поветкина, а с Федором боксировал еще в 90-х / МИХАИЛ ГАЛА

European boxing champion Mikhail Gala has defeated Alexander Povetkin, Artur Beterbiev, Sergey Kovalev, Denis Lebedev, Egor Mekhontsev, and Rakhim Chakhkiev. Last winter, he gave a lengthy interview to Ushataika. For those wishing to invite Mikhail Gala to a master class: 89107452028 00:00 - Introduction 01:18 - "Fedor joined us." How Emelianenko came to boxing in 1999 02:32 - How Fedor applied submission holds to Gala after boxing training 03:57 - "A noble man." When Gala moved to Perm, Fedor called him and supported him 04:18 - Fedor even asked for tags during judo training! 05:37 - Fedor almost never showed up at the discos at the Byl movie theater. 07:50 - Gal's class teacher was Olga Emelianenko, Fedor's mother. 08:10 - He helped Fedor prepare for the fight with Andrei Orlovsky. 09:10 - Fedor didn't go to discos. What about Alexander? 9:30 AM - Emelianenko went into MMA after the birth of his daughter - he needed the money 10:52 AM - How Fedor learned boxing, "absorbing punches like a sponge" 12:53 PM - "You can count on your fingers those who can punch - even in the national team" 2:03 PM - When coach Gala saw 19-year-old Beterbiev, he said: "People like him are born once every 200-300 years" 5:15 PM - Gala is embarrassed to say he beat Beterbiev three times ("All fights are equal") 8:39 PM - The video shows Beterbiev hitting Gala after the "stop" command. But Mikhail doesn't want to criticize him. 22:15 - "Beterbiev eats up his opponents like peaches." 22:50 - Beterbiev, at 20, weighing 84 kg, bench pressed 165 kg (Gala, weighing 86 kg, bench pressed 160 kg). 24:45 - How Beterbiev pulled a drowning lamb out of a river. 26:14 - Beterbiev ran with weights in Kislovodsk (unlike others). 27:26 - Far-sighted coaches didn't pair their students with Beterbiev and Gala. The students eventually achieved great heights. 28:31 - How Mikhail Gala began boxing at the "Devyatka" gym. 30:31 - How often did Fedor go to boxing training in 1999? 31:35 - Gala beat Denis Lebedev twice, but considers those victories unfair. 33:10 - In 1996, he defeated Povetkin in the semifinals and Lebedev in the final. They were all 17 years old. 34:45 - "In '99, Sasha Povetkin and I treated each other thoroughly... What do you mean, treated? We beat each other." 37:00 - Gala is being modest again and won't say how his fights with Egor Mekhontsev ended (for example, Gala beat him in the 2004 Russian Championship final). 38:38 - Five fights and two sparring sessions with Evgeny Makarenko. 40:43 - How to close the distance when your opponent is much taller (you need to run a lot). 43:00 - Gala ran very long distances – 30 kilometers a day. And this with his build. 44:10 - In his youth, Mikhail was stabbed with a pike after a disco (he stood up for the weak). 45:12 - What Sergey Kovalev is remembered for (Gala beat him, too). 47:00 - He believes it's easier to achieve something in professional boxing than in amateur boxing. 47:24 - Gala didn't pursue professional boxing and quit at 30 ("I couldn't lose weight, I started hallucinating"). 48:48 - How Kostya Tszyu looked at dried apricots, honey, and nuts and told his national team: "Oh, you're ruining your liver." 49:26 - A conversation about Cubans led to Roman Romanchuk ("I barely escaped him!"). Archive photos from Mikhail Gal 51:18 - And again about Artur Beterbiev's power ("He goes into fights with a prayer") 53:15 - "Fedor has a good self-preservation instinct, he knows his distance" 54:40 - Considers Lebedev the best cruiserweight counterpuncher in the world 55:19 - Why Fedor said Gala wasn't allowed to succeed as an athlete 57:15 - Gala was once found to be doping. Mikhail attributes this to Lebzyak's arrival 58:38 - What he's doing now, what's his life like 59:04 - Funny story: how Fedor refused to ride with Gala when he was driving 1:01:57 - Gala said back in the late 90s that Emelianenko would become champion #boxing