Andrew Fruman looks at what Adrian Diaconu can do to improve his chances in Friday's rematch with Jean Pascal.

With a terrific crowd, few clinches and plenty of heavy shots exchanged, the June 19th match-up between Jean Pascal and Adrian "The Shark" Diaconu was one of the better fights the sport has seen this year. But as exciting as the bout was, there was never a question of who the rightful winner was, with the much quicker Pascal clearly holding a decisive edge over the 12 rounds.

Given the clear cut nature of Pascal’s victory, it’s natural to wonder whether or not Diaconu has a chance of turning things around. He's got a chance – but he needs to change up his approach to compensate for the huge disparity in speed between the two fighters.

Here are a few strategies that might help Diaconu in the rematch…

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