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by David P. Greisman - How many times have I written this column?
How many times have we seen Wladimir Klitschko be so good at making his opponent look so bad?
How many times have we talked about how Klitschko being so good at making his opponent look so bad is what keeps him from being seen as great?
We expect our greats to have flash and panache. Wladimir Klitschko wins with simplicity, using his considerable size and considerable smarts to accentuate his strengths and exploit his opponents’ weaknesses.
Klitschko has gone from being relegated to the scrap yard to regaining the spotlight. He has won 12 straight, nine by knockout. Those dozen victories have come against men with a combined record of 345 wins, 18 losses and 10 draws. He has beaten six former world titlists and captured two of the four major sanctioning body belts.
Most of those victories have looked the same. Klitschko keeps his opponent at a distance with jabs, occasionally dropping a sledgehammer of a right hand or tossing in a left hook. If his opponent gets too close, he either takes a quick step backward, or he ties them up and leans his weight over them, tiring them out and keeping them from testing his chin. He breaks their spirit. If they don’t get stopped due to the accumulation of punishment, they get knocked out. [Click Here To Read More]
How many times have we seen Wladimir Klitschko be so good at making his opponent look so bad?
How many times have we talked about how Klitschko being so good at making his opponent look so bad is what keeps him from being seen as great?
We expect our greats to have flash and panache. Wladimir Klitschko wins with simplicity, using his considerable size and considerable smarts to accentuate his strengths and exploit his opponents’ weaknesses.
Klitschko has gone from being relegated to the scrap yard to regaining the spotlight. He has won 12 straight, nine by knockout. Those dozen victories have come against men with a combined record of 345 wins, 18 losses and 10 draws. He has beaten six former world titlists and captured two of the four major sanctioning body belts.
Most of those victories have looked the same. Klitschko keeps his opponent at a distance with jabs, occasionally dropping a sledgehammer of a right hand or tossing in a left hook. If his opponent gets too close, he either takes a quick step backward, or he ties them up and leans his weight over them, tiring them out and keeping them from testing his chin. He breaks their spirit. If they don’t get stopped due to the accumulation of punishment, they get knocked out. [Click Here To Read More]
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