Comments Thread For: Klitschko-Pianeta Finalized For May 4th at The SAP Arena

[WeltshmerzKO]

The Klitschko's take way too much hate these days.....the heavyweight division is brutal without the Brothers K, and honestly who do you propose they fight? There is nobody who can pose a serious threat to Wlad, and the young prospects that plan on taking over the heavyweight division are in no way ready, and are all just waiting for the Champs to retire. Yes, the heavyweight division is in a serious slump, but don't hate on the Klitschko's for it....

[LacedUp]

Fight for peanuts? You must be joking.

Look, all the revenue is being generated by Wladimir/K2 in these fights. If a guy like Fury or Povetkin want more than what the challenger is offered on an optional defense, let them fight their way into the mandatory position, or call the Klitschkos out and keep building up their fame to a respectable level, and then bring it to the negotiating table like David Haye did.

Klitschko challengers on an optional defense get, what, between 750k and a little over a million, right?

How much did Arreola make fighting Molina and Butler, his last two opponents? Less than 50 grand each, yeah?

Yet he still turned down a fight with Wladimir in NYC last fall, which would have definitely landed over a million in his pocket.

It's not that these guys don't want to fight, and it's not that these guys don't want to fight for little money, it's that these guys don't want to lose. They're all dragging their feet, circling like vultures in hopes that Vitali will retire, Wlad will get old or lose to someone else, whatever they can do to find a way to become champion without facing THE champion.

750-1 million? What? Pesos? Derek Chisora was offered 1 hundred thousand pounds to fight Wladimir with 3 options. Meaning, if he managed to beat Wladimir, he would have to fight Wladimir again, then Vitali and then Wladimir for a treble. This is the same contract they offered to Haye in 2009, Wach, Mormeck, Charr - all of these guys have come out and said the same thing. You also have to keep in mind that fighting club level fighters does hardly cost anything in terms of camp, sparring partners, promotion etc, but fighting for a world title can easily cost £20.000 if you are a serious challenger. Again, I stand by my first post. Fight for less money than they could make elsewhere, with a helluva smaller chance of winning, and if they do so they are likely to have received a serious beating and they are tied for the next two years. Disgraceful. You give 1 option; 1. Not 2, not 3 - 1. Uno. en. eins.

[LacedUp]

This is the best post yet. Precisely.

The Klitschko's (especially Wlad) don't just control the money because they've got a monopoly on the belts that everyone wants, they control who gets what because they're the cash cow, the draw. And it's been proven. No matter what opponent they pick, the arena is sold out and the networks are making money on advertisements/ratings.

If you're confident that you can beat a Klitschko and you're not just looking for a cash-out fight, then just take the fight and beat them.

Right, because a world contender would do that. They are prize fighters. Fighting for prizes - money. The bros don't pay anything. And when the challengers come, they are treated like crap. K2 decides where they sleep, eat and even ****. When to wake up, when to go to bed, when to meet at conferences everything.

Btw, I suspect you have never been to a K2 event? Because I have. I was in Switzerland for the Thompson fight, and they were giving the tickets away for free! When Vitali fought Chisora, there were empty seats all over the arena. So stop this thinking that these guys are like Gods in Germany. They aren't. There are so many Germans that think these guys are boring. Why do you think RTL are so keen on making fights with Haye/Chisora? Because they are entertaining. In/out of the ring. Nothing the klitschko's will ever be.

[Weltschmerz]

Wladimir will never be considered an ATG.

Wlad is already considered an ATG. Deal with it.

[LacedUp]

Wlad is already considered an ATG. Deal with it.

Haha, spoken like a novice. He's an all time bore snore.

Scenario: People will look back in 20 years time and remember the great nights of toe2toe action we were given by the klitschkos. Much reminiscent of a modern pair clone of Muhammad Ali? Quicker than Holmes, better left hook than Frazier, right hook than Foreman. More entertaining than Tyson and more dominating than Lewis.

That right there will remain a scenario. When they are gone, they will be remembered for what they were. Boring.

[P4P Opinion]

Nah, not at all. Wlad is doing exactly what he is supposed to be doing. DIVERSIFYING.

One fight he is fighting a seasoned, experienced former champion (albeit washed up), the next fight he is fight a inexperienced, young, tall, undefeated fighter who has yet to accomplish something. That's called mixing it up.

And I always keep saying this and I'm gonna say this again. THE NAMES don't matter anymore. The consensus is that the entire division sucks. It's about numbers and title defenses now. So what he needs to do is just stay active and keep racking up title defenses.

I.E. Stop by in Austria and kick some prime, undefeated, young ass, then fly over to Germany and kick some washed up name. Then take a trip to the States and kick some harpoon whale ass in Arreola in front of his hometown crowd. Something of that nature. But keep knocking off some of these young, undefeated guys before they become top contenders by fighting nobodies. There is plenty of them. Everywhere i look, there is some 6'6 tall undefeated guy coming up.

Diversifying? Brother, you have to be kidding me. There is nothing diverse about switching between fighting green prospects who haven't earnt a shot and washed-up fighters. Wladimir should be looking to the likes of Povetkin, Solis, Fury, even Arreola or other reasonable opponents Vitali has already beaten. He shouldn't be wasting his time with no-hopers. If there aren't enougn opponents, fight less. Make each fight an event like Mayweather does.