Wlad apparently has signed a new 5 fight contract with RTL

I didn't catch the press conference, but info coming out of that suggest that Wlad has signed that extension. I don't know if that includes the Fury fight, but assuming it doesn't and Wlad beats Fury, that lines him up for 5 more fights, probably covering all of 2016 and 2017...maybe spilling over into 2018 (three fights and two fights, or two, two, and one). Will he call it a day if he gets to complete those five fights? Who would you like to see him fight in those fights? Can Wlad push back father time from completely setting in for another 2-3 years? Discuss :boxing: EDIT - the news has been confirmed now by K2 manager Bernd Boente. Klitschko has Fury/Wilder/Joshua all likely to take one of those spots, with Klitschko already being 40 years old. He's not going to make it through the full deal; if he gets by Fury, he likely has a fight at the end of the year/early next year (Wilder-Povetkin fight is happening), before facing off against the Wilder-Povetkin winner (I think Wlider wins) early in the summer/late in the spring. He gets by those three and he's basically racing to close out the year before Anthony Joshua steps into position.

This just made my day! Huge fan of Wladimir Klitschko; his fights aren't always entertaining but he gives you certainty and consistency. Like others have stated, he has some dangerous foes ahead of him with Fury, Wilder, Joshua, Parker If he beats all those guys, and then those guys (and maybe Fury) go on to have excellent careers in the future once Wlad is gone, how much do you think that will improve Wlad's resume in the future, and will it affect majorly how far he can climb up the ATG list? If so, crazy that one of Wlad's most defining career periods will be when he is at or around the age of 40, fighting young lions coming up...

This just made my day! Huge fan of Wladimir Klitschko; his fights aren't always entertaining but he gives you certainty and consistency. Like others have stated, he has some dangerous foes ahead of him with Fury, Wilder, Joshua, Parker

Wlad is a boss.

LacedUp is going to hate reading this. :lol1: Been confirmed by Boente now as well haha, this is going to be fun...

LacedUp is going to hate reading this. :lol1:

For the love of god please don't break the great Louis' record!!! Joe Louis record - 11 years, 8 months, 8 days Wlad currently - 9 years, 2 months, 29 days With 5 more defenses - if he lasts that long - he will probably be around till the first quarter of 2018, let's say by April 2018 he will be done. That's still 2 years, 9 months away. Wlad would be on course to break the record, but in terms of title defenses he still needs 8 to get ahead of Louis. Overall, it is up in the air...that's a lot of time for Wlad to maintain his level and there are some dangerous tests ahead. Hard to predict whether he will achieve it.

Indeed surprising news if true. He still has the fire, then, physically and mentally. Still lots of young guns to dispose of, I have several more years ahead of me then to finally see him at a German stadium again :lol1: Going for that Joe Louis record? For the love of god please don't break the great Louis' record!!!

Indeed surprising news if true. He still has the fire, then, physically and mentally. Still lots of young guns to dispose of, I have several more years ahead of me then to finally see him at a German stadium again :lol1: Going for that Joe Louis record?

If Wlad can beat in these 5 fights: - Fury, followed by - Wilder/Povetkin (maybe both) - Glazkov - Joshua - Possibly another up and comer if he doesn't fight Povetkin AND Wilder That would arguably be the best lineup and run of opponents in his career...and guys like AJ are still young and have potential to be ATGs after Wlad's gone...I think the resume will be looked at a lot better in 10-20 years, if Wlad can of course get a run like that. Risky as hell though, but that's what the fans want to see from the HW champ. :boxing:

fury, glazkov, probably wilder, maybe a povetkin rematch, probably one or two bums, and then finally joshua?

NIce he robbing the bank aint no one at heavyweight that can fuck with him, milk it till the end why not.

I'm surprised. I thought he'd stay around for 3 fights, max. Fury, winner of Povetkin-Wilder, and possibly Joshua or Parker. There are a couple of other guys, of course (Ortiz, Helenius etc.), but those are the ones that stand out. I guess it's easy money. He's hasn't taken punishment or faced a challenge in years.

The dudes so dominant that i just want him to retire.