Klitschko Predicts Tough Fight Against Brewster

[The Troll]

I think it will be one sided and over fairly early, Klitschko def Brewster.

[neils7147933]

Why can't you guys get that none of the other champs want a piece of Wlad.

Wlad, in the perspective time, tried to unify with Valuev and Briggs. Both lost their titles WHILE he was already preparing for the Brewster fight, and this is not in Wlad's nature to call out fighters WHILE he is already preparing for another fight.


It's so easy to blab around that Wlad is ducking, but I don't see other champs calling him out or even expressing a slight interest in fighting him. But this is a typical boxingscene response to put down a fighter without much evidence, just on a bare thought.

Wlad didn't give any evidence that he tried to unify. I asked who these opponents were. There was an article up earlier this week that said he might vacate his IBF title as well if he retains vs. Brewster because his mandatory would be Calvin Brock or Chris Byrd again.

So if he's wanting to be "the" champion, who's he going to fight? Not the IBF #1, not his brother, not a King fighter, it doesn't seem another beltholder

I heard Briggs calling out Wlad too - and Liakhovich before that. I remember reading Valuev say he didn't think he was ready to fight Klitschko. But I can't imagine we'd see Chagaev/Ibragimov scheduled if Sultan was expecting Klitschko to go for a WBO/IBF unification bout, either, as was speculated HBO wanted...

[BrooklynBomber]

Wlad didn't give any evidence that he tried to unify. I asked who these opponents were. There was an article up earlier this week that said he might vacate his IBF title as well if he retains vs. Brewster because his mandatory would be Calvin Brock or Chris Byrd again.

So if he's wanting to be "the" champion, who's he going to fight? Not the IBF #1, not his brother, not a King fighter, it doesn't seem another beltholder

I heard Briggs calling out Wlad too - and Liakhovich before that. I remember reading Valuev say he didn't think he was ready to fight Klitschko. But I can't imagine we'd see Chagaev/Ibragimov scheduled if Sultan was expecting Klitschko to go for a WBO/IBF unification bout, either, as was speculated HBO wanted...

Wlad had his mindset to unify with Valuev because Valuev was(considered )the second best champ at the time. Then Valuev declined and and Wlad went on to get a fight with Brewster. Then both Briggs and Valuev lost their titles. Wlad also expressed interest in fighting Briggs, although for Briggs it never went further then just talk. He chose to defend against mandatory Ibragimov.

And don't even let me start with Lyakchovich, he never wanted a piece of Wlad, otherwise he would not pull out against him the first time around

Now, as for bolded, Ibragimov, got his title only a few weeks ago, while Wlad was already set for Brewster, do you think Wlad should already scream for unification while he is preparing for a rematch with a fighter that he lost to?
It is rather ****** to overlook your opponent as it is, but to overlook the fighter that beat you the first time around is just Grand Total ******ity.


Also, note that both chagaev and Ibragimov were rather hasty about unification.

[paul750]

Credit to him if he wins and avenges one of his defeats, that's great. I think many many questions are still to be asked of this fellow though, including a rematch with Sanders and fighting the best possible guys out there. He needs fighters who are stylistically bad for him and show he can overcome adversity.

I've not bought this fellow's act yet; it's not about not liking him, it's about not seeing any proof he's that great. He's a big powerful, talented guy who can beat certain types of fighters with ease, but as yet he has no defining win and dosen't appear to be willing to put it all on the line. He's a talented guy with flaws and overexcited fans and the cracks will appear again when he faces a Sanders type fighter Imo.

[werewolf]

cracks will appear again when he faces a Sanders type fighter


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There are no Sanders-type fighters except Sanders. He could have been the best of them all and he could have knocked out any of them. Wlad had the great misfortune to run into him one of the very few times in his life that he bothered to get into tip top shape. Aside from not particularly giving a ****, Sanders had other factors going against him, namely he couldn't get the big fights in his prime because a. he lived in South Africa and wasn't going to move like Botha, and b. none of the big names wanted to fight him, for obvious reasons.

You can find clips of CS's KO's on Youtube in case you don't know how awesome he actually was.

Or is. His comeback has been stalled by an injured hand - and that's another factor, he has been plagued by injuries.




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[Derranged_]

Wlad didn't give any evidence that he tried to unify. I asked who these opponents were. There was an article up earlier this week that said he might vacate his IBF title as well if he retains vs. Brewster because his mandatory would be Calvin Brock or Chris Byrd again.
So if he's wanting to be "the" champion, who's he going to fight? Not the IBF #1, not his brother, not a King fighter, it doesn't seem another beltholder

I heard Briggs calling out Wlad too - and Liakhovich before that. I remember reading Valuev say he didn't think he was ready to fight Klitschko. But I can't imagine we'd see Chagaev/Ibragimov scheduled if Sultan was expecting Klitschko to go for a WBO/IBF unification bout, either, as was speculated HBO wanted...

Neils, besides nsb forum, where did you see this article? I thought that news was bogus. However, I think that Wlad would be doing the right thing if he vacated his title because of another B.S. mandatory title defense.

[neils7147933]

Neils, besides nsb forum, where did you see this article? I thought that news was bogus. However, I think that Wlad would be doing the right thing if he vacated his title because of another B.S. mandatory title defense.

Just saw it here - on the front page, not just in the forum. I only really read the yahoo/espn boxing news in addition to this site and *********.

The IBF has #1 and #2 vacant, Brewster #3, then Brock and Byrd, so it seems credible; not that he would vacate, but that Calvin or Chris would be his mandatory.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

"Klitschko Predicts Tough Fight Against Brewster"


I think Wlad is selling tickets and I don't think it will be a tough fight at all. I think it will be a total mismatch. I pick Wlad to win by KO in rd. 4. Who wants to bet?





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I agree that he's just trying to sell tickets, but I don't know if it will be a total mismatch. I see Wlad winning, but Lamon maybe giving him some problems. Maybe he just got's his number who knows, but I will still pick Wlad KO 7.

[werewolf]

Here's the current odds:



Heavyweight Fight - Koln Germany

7-7-07 9300 Wladimir Klitschko -450
4:00 PM Lamon Brewster +300

http://www.sportsbook.com/sportsbook/

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[eazy_mas]

Wlad says he's been trying to unify? With who? What fights was he trying to make?

Brewster will give everything he has; he has a very big heart. He's also been out of the ring since April of 06. Tough 1st fight back...

I'd like to see him try what worked against Golota - come at Wlad right away, see if something lands, and if it does, try to score even more KDs than Corrie Sanders got on WK...

What I think is more likely, though, is Brewster getting battered consistently and TKO'd midway through the fight

niel didnt know you still exist

I going with Wlad KO and the proccess of making a fight there is lot of paper work and money issue.

anyway Wlad is taking the fight to he could have a W against someone who won him which is always nice to have even if it old thing and way past there prime fighters alway wanna a payback