Many armwrestling skeptics believe that the match between Denis Tsyplenkov and Michael Todd would be uninteresting snd choose Denis as a favorite. But we remember such stories, for example, Todd's fight with Andrey Pushkar. Everyone thought that Andrey will literally crush Michael, but what happened in 2012? Pushkar miserably lost Todd (0-6), who won the championship belt.

What exactly happened in 2012? It is necessary to remember, because everyone can have such situation.

In the first fight Andrey Pushkar almost put Michael Todd to the pad, but at this moment the only referee’s straps broke. In fact, the referee forgot to take new straps but let it be. Guys tried to fight “in straps”, but they couldn’t. By the time Andrew Pushkar was wounded in the hand, his arm was almost dead. We know that he and Dennis Tsyplenkov are one round athletes, who lay out in a single match.

What might happen in the six-round fight between Tsyplenkov and Todd? The experience is on the side of Michael. He knows that in this fight he will not win, if he doesn’t impose his tactics. We are talking about tactics, because if we compare the power rates, Denis Tsyplenkov will be much stronger. But this is only a forecast, which can be done on the basis of the fights of Michael Todd with Andrey Pushkar and Dmitry Trubin. Todd struggled with Trubin with a weight of about 130 kg - 10 kg more than usual, with the expectation to do as well as with Pushkar. But it did not happen. Dmitry Trubin had everything he need to win this fight. Not outright, but it was very spectacular, and Todd needed a few weeks for realizing a loss.

According to Michael, he is ready to fight Pushkar right now, because he knows Andrey’s technique and disadvantages.

What happens after the fight Todd vs Tsyplenkov? Regardless of the outcome of the match, Denis will fight with someone of the participants in pair Trubin-Pushkar, I do not see other partners.

Yes, he could fight on the left hand, but it's worth saying after we learn plans for Denis right hand.