does Sultan Ibragimov have a chance against Klitschko??

[Hitman932]

wlad will not be overconfident, this is his chance at unification he has been waiting for

i honestly think ibragimnov will find someway to get out of this fight

[TopDawg]

Yes, he does becuase he does have good skills and a good, underrated trainer in his corner IMO. I just think Wlad's size and skills will be too much for Sultan to handle and I think Sultan will get KO'd sometkime during the later rounds of the fight.

[kayjay]

Manny expects Ibragimov to come in so that Wlad can smother him
but Ibragimov won't fight that way, he will do what he did against
Briggs, come in and pick his shots moving in and out ...
his power vs Wlad's chin ... he had enough power to keep
Briggs from coming in ... also I think wlad will be overconfident
again and that's when he has lost most his fights ...

That's not a good strategy to fight Klitschko with

[Silencers]

Ibragimov's chances of beating Klitschko are very slim. Klitschko is taller, more powerful, has a longer reach, and all those things combined will be too much for Ibragimov to overcome. The only thing Ibragimov has on his side is speed and speed won't be enough to beat Klitschko.

Klitschko KO by 7.

[TheGreatA]

I don't know if Sultan has anything for Klitschko. I read his trainer's Jeff Mayweather's interview and he talked about the match in it. He actually believed Ibragimov had more power than Wladimir. He didn't really make me believe that Sultan would have a chance.

One thing I picked from the interview was that they believe Sultan's best chance would be to fight inside against Klitschko, go to the body and crack his jaw (Jeff believes Sultan could KO Wlad with one shot). I heard Tyson was going to corner Sultan too, not sure if it's true but if that's their strategy then having Tyson there would help.

We will see if it'll work when they fight but right now I believe Wladimir will take it rather easily by a KO.

[Enayze]

i think sultan has a really good chance if he fights the right fight.

he needs to pressure wlad from the first bell not giving him any room to work his great jab, if sultan can keep the fight at close quarters then he's the fav to win, wlad doesn't like fighting in close.

Wlad has fought close and won big before against Monte Barret.

[!!Captain]

That's not a good strategy to fight Klitschko with

Especially considering that Wlad throws more jabs in 1 round than Briggs total punches in 12.

[Enayze]

Sultan's only chance is to go all out from the start like he did against Goofi. Wlad cannot fight under that kind of pressure for a long time as shown in spots against Peter. It will take a hell of a lot of stamina. Wlad cannot sustain a torrid pace for an entire fight without getting hit a few times. If Sultan sits back and tries to box he will get tko'd by the 6th round.

Wlad dealt with pressure against both Brewster and Peter, and beat their ass in both instances. Against Brewster up until the 5th round.

[EsB818]

I think Sultan will come in very ready and determined in this fight and in stellar shape. That being said, I feel Wlad is in his prime and his training and conditioning are top notch. Manny has really helped improve every facet of Wlad's game and he has been very impressive as of late.

I think Sultan will hang with Wlad in the earlier rounds, as Wlad sometimes gets off to a slow start and may win some rounds early and might even rock Wlad a couple times if he's able to get inside.

However, I feel Wlad will wear down Sultan with that piston like jab throughout the middle rounds. I think Sultan's face will get very red and swollen and maybe even cut by the 7th or 8th round and he will be getting hit with more and more clean shots. By the tenth I think the accumlation of punches will catch up to Sultan and he will either be knocked down or trapped against the ropes taking clean shots. Wlad by TKO 10.

[ElGranLuchador]

I think Sultan will come in very ready and determined in this fight and in stellar shape. That being said, I feel Wlad is in his prime and his training and conditioning are top notch. Manny has really helped improve every facet of Wlad's game and he has been very impressive as of late.

I think Sultan will hang with Wlad in the earlier rounds, as Wlad sometimes gets off to a slow start and may win some rounds early and might even rock Wlad a couple times if he's able to get inside.

However, I feel Wlad will wear down Sultan with that piston like jab throughout the middle rounds. I think Sultan's face will get very red and swollen and maybe even cut by the 7th or 8th round and he will be getting hit with more and more clean shots. By the tenth I think the accumlation of punches will catch up to Sultan and he will either be knocked down or trapped against the ropes taking clean shots. Wlad by TKO 10.

good post i dont see ibragimov hearing the final belt after all this bum ray austin knocked him down