Wladimir Klitschko is an elite boxer and athlete. At the age of 38, he's not the youngest anymore and he knows it. So I just asked myself two questions about the guy : one concerning his physical performances and the other concerning his fighting style :
1- Wladimir, nearing the 40's, might slow down a little bit. Can he still keep his speed if he doesn't go beyond the 110kg ( 242 lbs) limit?
He showed up at the Povetkin fight weighing 109.2 kg ( which I personally think is an excellent weight for him) and didn't seem to have lost speed. However I don't think that he will afford to weigh less than 110kg against the likes of Fury.
2- Will we see Wladimir, just like his brother did, soften/vary his boxing style with age?
Wladimir is very skilled and very talented but he seems to be willingly sometimes too rigid when you think about the clinching, his 1-2s etc... I am not sure that he can afford to fight like Vitali but I think Wladimir can fight more awkward.
I think that we can definitely see Wlad evolve in 2014.
Id like to do a comparison with him and Floyd.
Both are extremely fast, a lot faster than the competition ....Even if they lost some speed, they will still be faster than most of the competition.... Wlad will be ok all they way into his 40's.
As I didn't get any answer , I will try to reformulate my question :
Does an elite heavyweight boxer ( such as W.K) need to show up a little bit fighter at his fights to keep his speed?
12y ago
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