Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson on Dec 12 in Berne, Switzerland

[dans]

It was reported this morning on RTL TV that Vitali Klitschko will indeed fight Kevin Johnson on Dec 12.

The fight will take place in Berne, Switzerland and be televised by RTL.

There have been several rumors during the past week about this fight, but now it seems to be confirmed.

Can anyone say "pointless".

Kevin Johnson has a 0.000001 chance of winning.

I've seen this guy live and a few times on TV and he's got nothing but a good jab.

Having a good jab against the K brothers helps, but you need something coming behind it, and Johnson doesn't have much.

Vitali by 5th round TKO.

[Glamour Puss]

You guys are sleeping on Johnson.

Vitali will probably win, but I wouldn't be surprised if he got one of his toughest fight in years.

[dans]

You guys are sleeping on Johnson.

Vitali will probably win, but I wouldn't be surprised if he got one of his toughest fight in years.

I just don't see how Johnson has a chance. He hasn't even fought any contenders yet, let alone a HOF heavyweight.

[The Hammer]

You guys are sleeping on Johnson.

Vitali will probably win, but I wouldn't be surprised if he got one of his toughest fight in years.

Yes, Johnson is better than a lot of people believe. He's never been knocked down or even slightly stunned in a fight.

He has 30" arms and excellent handspeed so I bet he'll land some jabs on Vitali, and Kevin's excellent defensive skills will make it difficult for Vitali to connect.

Still, I think Vitali will eventually adapt and find a way to get to him. My prediction is KO/TKO in a late round.

[IMDAZED]

It was reported this morning on RTL TV that Vitali Klitschko will indeed fight Kevin Johnson on Dec 12.

The fight will take place in Berne, Switzerland and be televised by RTL.

There have been several rumors during the past week about this fight, but now it seems to be confirmed.

This one-sided beatdown is going to make Klitschko-Arreola look like Corrales-Castillo. Kevin Johnson is bad. Just bad.

[The Hammer]

I just don't see how Johnson has a chance. He hasn't even fought any contenders yet, let alone a HOF heavyweight.

Let's not forget that your favorite fighter, David Haye, backed out of a fight with Kevin Johnson and chose shot old Monte Barrett instead.

After watching some tapes of Kevin, Haye obviously didn't feel confident that he would win.

[PittyPat]

Cool fight. Kingpin is such a defensive fighter (reminds me of Toney) that this may go the distance. With such a low stoppage output - especially compared to the champ! - I doubt he'll even try to bring the fight like Arreola did.

So yeah, Bit Vit wins easily. I like how he's gunning for 3 fights in a year - I may not be a fan of his style, but at least he's coming to fight (unlike a certain "Mr. Haye") and wants to get as many contests as he can before retirement beckons. He's a good bloke.

[Derranged_]

I wonder if HBO or ESPN will pick this fight up; anyone heard anything?...

[Junito-Rulez]

Just re-watched a couple of other Kingpin fights and i have to admit he has a good defense, he's much better than i thought but he's still not on Klits, Chagaev, Chambers, Povetkin level.
I give credit to Vitali for being active and not fighting once a year. We can expect to see him back in action in March against Toney after that.

Who cares about mandatories? Is not Ruiz Valuev's mandatory? Who wanna see that crap again?

[Klitschko2011]

I wonder if HBO or ESPN will pick this fight up; anyone heard anything?...

HBO showed Kevin Johnson's picture when they were talking about American heavyweight hopefuls before the Klitschko/Arreola fight. Hopefully HBO picks up the fight.

Vitali will destroy Johnson.