Jermall Charlo Gives Career Best Performance Vs. Derevyanchenko: Twitter Reaction, Analysis And Video

Jermall Charlo became the first middleweight to decisively beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko, and in the process, he scored the best win of his career, scoring the unanimous decision victory.

In Derevyanchenko’s previous two big fights, vs. Daniel Jacobs and Gennadiy Golovkin, an argument could be made that Derevyanchenko could have been awarded either or both. But on Saturday, Charlo—who, quite frankly, had been mostly unimpressive since he moved from 154 to 160 pounds in 2017—was fantastic.

And I wasn’t alone in thinking so. After the fight, Charlo, who was a -190 betting favorite entering the fight, called himself a “PPV star” now, and though we’ll have to wait for the buy rate to see if that’s even remotely true, it’s also not completely out of the realm of possibilities.

After the bout, Charlo said, “I made my team proud. I did what I was supposed to do. I executed the game plan. I passed the test. “

He praised Derevyanchenko’s toughness, and though he said he kept waiting for his opponent to “turn it up,” Charlo said he never really felt Derevyanchenko switch into another gear. I thought Derevyanchenko certainly did in the second half of the fight, but I also think Charlo was good enough to handle it.

Though Charlo said he wanted the knockout, his performance “was statement enough.”

Though Derevyanchenko boxed well, Charlo was in control for most of the bout. Early in the fight, his jab was impressive, and he buckled Derevyanchenko’s knees a couple of times throughout the bout. Derevyanchenko also had to deal with a cut right eye and a left eye that closed throughout the second half of the fight.

Derevyanchenko fought well, but Charlo was simply better.

But Derevyanchenko also got plenty of credit from boxing Twitter.

Sadly, though, there was something missing.

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