Du Plessis said in his post-fight interview that Chimaev was "just like a blanket" in terms of how much he was a suffocating presence.

Du Plessis and Chimaev will lock horns on Saturday night for the middleweight title in Chicago and Till has compared the magnitude of the headliner to an Avengers-style showdown.

In all, Chimaev fired off a whopping 567 strikes over the course of five five-minute rounds, landing a stunning 529 of them.