Is Wladimir Klitschko under added pressure to perform tomorrow?

his boxing style is the problem. too many clinches. afraid to exchange. too careful of a style. he cant change his style this late in the game. He doesn't have Emmanuel Steward yelling at him "You have to LET YOUR PUNCHES GO Wladimir, you're not throwing enough punches! You need to throw more punches! You're not punching enough!"

Well I enjoyed the fight against Pulev last night. Idk about you guys. I would pay just to see Wlad now...he's one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm not saying top 5 YET, but he's creeping up there. He is absolutely impressive and nobody can beat him.

Guess he passed the test

If HBO brought him back after Ibragimov then against after Povetkin, they're always going to be interested in his fights if the fights are against top guys. Because even though Pulev is good, it's not like any casual fans know jack about him in America.

Pulev's head is pretty big. Wlad's only concern is breaking his hand on that thick skull.

Wow, you're on the offensive! Why so much hate? What hate? Pulev is clearly not faster than Haye?

Did you just say Pulev is faster than Haye? :lol1: In what world? take your defeat like a man bro. Wow, you're on the offensive! Why so much hate?

why did hbo agree to show 3 of his fights? in the hopes that they will get wlad-wilder? so we have to watch 2 bum fights first before wilder lays him out? not worth it.

Yeah my bad 25th highest paid athlete in the world, not 20th... How humiliating. take your defeat like a man bro.

Dude, Pulev is the fastest fighter Wlad has faced. Corry Sanders was another one and David Haye kinda sorta. Did you just say Pulev is faster than Haye? :lol1: In what world?

Yeah my bad 25th highest paid athlete in the world, not 20th... How humiliating.

HBO is airing it live which means it will be around noon on the west coast... It can't possibly do very good ratings. Wlad is already making 20 highest paid athletes in the world lists without HBO, I don't think it's a make or break situation for him. An HBO deal would be a nice but probably minor pay bonus. Another lie coming from the Kliterati. http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45eimdg/25-wladimir-klitschko-2/

I don't think Wlad is under more pressure than usual, and certainly not to the extent that he'd change his gameplan. Likeliness is that HBO once again realize that Wlad is just not interesting to watch and they'll be wondering again why they put him on their network.

I'm almost sure Lampley said it would be aired at 4:30 pm on American TV, with a replay at midnight. He made a sarcastic comment about people having other thing to do at 4 in the afternoon. You're right Jim, they should fight at 5am just so it's aired in prime time american tv... Yeah that's 1:30 in Cali (prob the main boxing audience in the US) so I probably won't be able to catch it live, but it's cool that they're showing it at all.

HBO is airing it live which means it will be around noon on the west coast... It can't possibly do very good ratings. I'm almost sure Lampley said it would be aired at 4:30 pm on American TV, with a replay at midnight. He made a sarcastic comment about people having other thing to do at 4 in the afternoon. You're right Jim, they should fight at 5am just so it's aired in prime time american tv...

Dude, Pulev is the fastest fighter Wlad has faced. Corry Sanders was another one and David Haye kinda sorta. I've watched a number of Pulev fights, i dont see the speed, also he doesnt use many angles People who give Wlad cause from concern need footwork, and angles, thats when he tends to shell up Pulev isnt hard to read, Wlads jab will cause him serious fits, i dont expect this fight to go the distance. Obviously Pulev has a punchers chance, but even so, Wlad has taken bigger shots by much bigger punchers, landing clean on Wlad is a huge ask in itself

I think he was suspicious before and during the Povetkin bout. Povetkin has a decent inside game, so he was wary of him getting too close. Add the fact that it was held in Russia at a time of worsening relations with Ukraine, it seemed he wasn't keen to take ANY chance. possible, but he'll need to let his hands go in this fight

Yeah, not sure if it'll be live though. yes. 5:00PM.

so this will be on HBO...did not know that Yeah, not sure if it'll be live though.

so this will be on HBO...did not know that