Jennings was Wilder mandatory after Wilder beat Stiverne. Up to now Glazkov was Klitschko's mandatory for one of his titles, I guess Wilder is paying Klitschko back, eh?
Stealing one of his mandatories.
I enjoy listening to him. I'm subscribed to BoxNation here in Ireland, that channel covers both Ireland and the UK.
Sometimes when fights are happening in the US Doug would be part of the international coverage. He is always nice to listen to plus he provides good analysis. I look forward to hearing him commentate again.
Crappy fight as usual. Normally Fury fights are more exciting, but we all know who he was fighting yesterday.
These are my thoughts exactly, word for word.
Well it's been over 3 years since Vitali Klitschko has retired and I still don't "appreciate" him. I expect the exact same to happen with Wladimir...
I don't like the fact that both brothers were always safety first. The only time they got a bit aggressive and took risks was when there opposition was well below average.
Attitudes like this enable the diva mentality.
Exactly. And the worst thing is a not-so insignificant amount of boxing fans supports this mentality.
Why the hell should GGG have to budge to make weight when he is in a mandatory position? GGG should only have to "bend over" to make 168lbs for a fight at super middlweight. Plus there'd be no "bending over", he'd just be moving up a weight division.
Before Matthyse's lost to Postol I would've voted Matthyse, but after Matthyse's loss to Postol i'll vote Broner.
Matthyse has shown he can be outboxed, his only method of victory against above average opposition is a spectacular KO.
Unification fights take precedence over mandatory defences, so the answer is yes, Wilder could fight the winner of Fury/Wlad before Povetkin.
He would lose, of course.
That's good to hear. I assume Povetkin would have no problem with Fury-Wilder happening in April-May if he gets to fight the winner, cos he'd be fighting for the Undisputed championship in a single fight. Rather than having to beat Wilder then go after the other belts.
Wilder was brought along slowly for sure at the start of his professional career, but he beat Bermane Stiverne soundly when he fought him. It's true he hasn't fought the top opposition since then, but IMO he's just preparing for Povetkin. Lets see who he'll fight January 17th.
I just don't understand these people yapping off thinking it's a given that Wilder will get beat or that he'll be a cakewalk for Povetkin. Wilder is a level above the Stivernes and Arreola's of the HW division, and IMO above the Wach's and Pulev's.
I think Wilder will use his height and reach to good effect, using his jab to keep Wilder at bay. I think the fight will go the distance and Wilder will win.
I can't see Kovalev KO'ing Ward. Like Hopkins, Ward IMO is too slick and has such a proficient defence that he won't allow himself to get hit by Kovalevs biggest shots. I think he'd get hit, but not by Kovalevs big punches, that ones that really hurt you and do the lasting damage.
I'm around 50-50 on who'll win, I slightly favour a Ward decision since, as I said, I think the fight goes the distance. However Kovalev can still put rounds in the bag even if he doesn't get the KO, as we saw with B-Hop. Look at GGG-Murray, GGG ko'd Murray late but he also won practically every round.
But if I had to put my money down it would be on a Ward decision. It would be close, Ward would have to work very hard and fight the best he's every fought to win.
Nobody wants to fight Tyson Fury. This fight won't happen now I guarantee it! Poor Tyson, I hope he gets over this.
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If Klitschko retiring means the fight won't happen, I hope the fight doesn't happen.
Based on what?
Well he got caught flush on the chin several times by Stiverne and he didn't get decked. Did you not watch Wilders recent fight and see him get hit on the chin?
I thought he had been pulled from the July 18th bill. Has he got another date between now and September?
No fight between now and September. I do hope his September opponent is Mariusz Wach, Wach would be a step up for AJ; Cornish is just another prospect.
I fully agree with the topic creator. Though after Pacman-Bradley I when Bradley was saying he thought he won the majority of the rounds, even after re-watching the fight on tape.
That was some BS!!
And he's still practically an unknown entity outside of the UK. You can't brush off his ducking of GGG to some star power discussion.
I'm from Ireland and I know of him very well. I've watched 5 of his last 6 fights live and if he fights again i'll tune in for sure.