Comments Thread For: Klitschko's Return: Jennings Under Serious Consideration

[The Hammer]

Great fight.

Jennings defeated the unbeaten Perez who had firmly established himself a contender after defeating the KO kingpin Magomed.also Szpilka had his unbeaten record taken by Jennings.

Jennings is a stand out contender,not only that he is in line for the WBC title.all we need now is to have this fight sanctioned as a fight for the interim
WBC belt like theunified champ GGG just fought Rubio for,then it gives Stiverne no where to run.

Very good idea.

[LacedUp]

You think it's impossible to go out of your way and take a voluntary unification fight. You have no credibility, none. There is nothing more to say to you.

"a voluntary unification fight"?

I've heard it all now.

[IronDanHamza]

Good fight for Wlad.

Pulev
Jennings
Stiverne/Wilder
Fury/Chisora

That's a nice run if he can get all those fights and win them all.

[11player]

C'mon, Jennings is a worthy opponent, RING top 10, ABCs top 5, on every boxing specialist top 10 HWs list, WCB mandatory, how much worthy can a contender become?
You can't compare him to Mormeck, Pianeta, Wach. Leapai was WBO mandatory so blame the WBO for that.

IMO, the fight against Jennings is all about positioning Wlad for the WBC title fight ,as he will become mandatory with a win and the beltholder will not be able to avoid him anymore. It's almost as if Wlad was purchasing the right from Jennings, considering the matchup is a mismatch in reality. It also makes sense because it fullfills the 2nd fight from the HBO contract and Wlad gets to fight in the US which he seeks.

There is a chance Wlad may fight Chisora on that date, if he emerges victorious out of his weekend bout. If the winner is Fury, then they will try to stage it in the summer, on a big stadium, maximizing the revenue and legacy, because it will be a blockbuster event.

As for the WBC beltholder, don't expect him to fight Wlad anytime soon, specially if it is Stiverne, tied up to DKP. This fight should happen from september 2015 on.

[LacedUp]

C'mon, Jennings is a worthy opponent, RING top 10, ABCs top 5, on every boxing specialist top 10 HWs list, WCB mandatory, how much worthy can a contender become?
You can't compare him to Mormeck, Pianeta, Wach. Leapai was WBO mandatory so blame the WBO for that.

IMO, the fight against Jennings is all about positioning Wlad for the WBC title fight ,as he will become mandatory with a win and the beltholder will not be able to avoid him anymore. It's almost as if Wlad was purchasing the right from Jennings, considering the matchup is a mismatch in reality. It also makes sense because it fullfills the 2nd fight from the HBO contract and Wlad gets to fight in the US which he seeks.

There is a chance Wlad may fight Chisora on that date, if he emerges victorious out of his weekend bout. If the winner is Fury, then they will try to stage it in the summer, on a big stadium, maximizing the revenue and legacy, because it will be a blockbuster event.

As for the WBC beltholder, don't expect him to fight Wlad anytime soon, specially if it is Stiverne, tied up to DKP. This fight should happen from september 2015 on.

Wlad won't become mandatory with a win over Jennings.

There's also other ways they could avoid Wlad I'm sure.

[johnnycontrolet]

Hope Wlad fights in NYC! Sellout crowd! Wlad's performance vs Pulev was mind-blowing!

[soul_survivor]

Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that undefeated top contender Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10KOs) is under serious consideration to face WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF unified heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53KOs).

Bernd Boente, the manager of Wladimir, told BoxingScene.com last week that Jennings was one of the names in the running for Klitschko's next fight.
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I'd prefer Fury but this is ok, as long as Wlad fights Fury and Stiverne/Wilder at some stage next year

[kafkod]

It's clear as day Fury just wanted a fight with Cunningham. Watch him when he is actually serious.

Tyson Fury 6'9 fighting a 6'3 lightheavyweight. Forgive him for looking a tad big in instances.

Yeah, without his uncle Peter there to keep him focused, Fury fought like an idiot for the first 2 rounds against Cunningham.

After he took up the game plan they had worked out though, stay close and slow Steve down with body punches, it was different. A lot of people like to dis Cunningham because of his small size, but he is one of the fastest, most mobile heavyweights out there. Without good footwork, Fury would never have been able to stay in his face and make the plan work the way he did.

[kafkod]

Wlad won't become mandatory with a win over Jennings.

There's also other ways they could avoid Wlad I'm sure.

Jennings is a mandatory first defence for the winner of Stiverne/Wilder, and the WBC have stated that they intend to enforce it.

Wlad holds the belts of the WBC's rival organizations though, and isn't even rated by the WBC at all, so I don't think beating Jennings would make him mandatory. It would take Jennings out of the frame for a while though and strengthen Wlad's hand considerably if he asked again for a unification fight as soon as Stiverne/Wilder is settled.

It would also be a great way for Wlad to get the American fans interested in watching him again. Wlad vs Jennings in the USA would really get their attention, I reckon.

[Weebler I]

What a waste of time and money. Jennings has no shot, guy couldn't even beat Perez clearly, he didn't even win imo.

If HBO are putting up $3 million, get the Fury-Chisora winner (probably Fury), I guarantee US fans would even prefer that.