Comments Thread For: Klitschko is Not Bothered By Critics of Pianeta Clash

[ShamrockXpress]

but if he had been born 10years earlier, he would have been just another contender and get KOed by Lewis, and would be too old to profit from beating up poor HWs of the late Norties and today.

And then he'd never have made the top 50, let alone top 20.

As much as Lewis could have ko'd wlad, which he definatly could have, wlad could have easily ko'd Lewis. If McCall and Rahman can, wlad definatly can.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

A garbage heavyweight era produces a garbage heavy weight fight. What else is new?

[Jam Jars]

As much as Lewis could have ko'd wlad, which he definatly could have, wlad could have easily ko'd Lewis. If McCall and Rahman can, wlad definatly can.

Unlikely, Wlad would be stopped before he throws a right hand. With that china chin and refusal to throw anything other than a jab before he feels in control, he'd be a sitting duck.

[DreamFighter]

Being dominant for almost 10 years (for now)? Yes I think that's the "it" factor

Depends how you define being dominant as. If being dominant to you is running for the hills when you get KOed and fighting 90% crap boxers in between, then yes hes been dominant on a few occasions.

[croz]

yep, versus Haye was a good example of what his 'minor' defences should be, since Wlad was fighting a comparative midget yielding 40 lbs in weight to him. Like putting a light-middleweight in the ring with a cruiserweight. Haye was a valid opponent and an interesting media friendly opponent at that time.

But this Pianeta isn't a minor fight at all or a keeping busy, its just a plain joke. Is there any HW champion in the past who would consider Pianeta? Even SMW Carl Froch would laugh him off. Hes a failed sparring partner - I mean, wtf?

You know how sometimes champions have to pick a late non top ten replacement when their valid opponent gets injured just before a fight? Its like that, but Wlad's bypassed having a valid opponent whogot injured, he instead walked straight into a club level gym and picked up someone duff to defend the world HW title against. He is pissing on the title, actively.

To a lot of former HW champs he'd be a step up. A lot of champs fought opponents with more losses than wins, and are we forgetting that Tyson vs McNeeley was a PPV?

[DreamFighter]

Unlikely, Wlad would be stopped before he throws a right hand. With that china chin and refusal to throw anything other than a jab before he feels in control, he'd be a sitting duck.

in theory yes.

Wlad would never have taken a Lewis fight after Lamont stopped Wlad anyway. He began to get wise after that and began increasingly picking faboys, oldies and midgets to beat down on so that he would guaranteed never suffer another loss. No way would he take on an ATG, even a faded one.

[ShamrockXpress]

His chin was no worse than lewis', and Lewis wouldn't have his usual physical advantages, wlad was as fast, strong and athletic as Lewis, I think that would have been a very evenly matched fight, the winner being dependant on who 'turned up' or who landed big first

[LacedUp]

His chin was no worse than lewis', and Lewis wouldn't have his usual physical advantages, wlad was as fast, strong and athletic as Lewis, I think that would have been a very evenly matched fight, the winner being dependant on who 'turned up' or who landed big first

You must be joking? Look at the amount of punches Lennox took in his last fight from the most powerful puncher since.. well Lennox. Wlad would have been KO'd if he'd fought Vitali that night easy.

[DreamFighter]

To a lot of former HW champs he'd be a step up. A lot of champs fought opponents with more losses than wins, and are we forgetting that Tyson vs McNeeley was a PPV?

why would you post something so completely wrong?

The fight wasn't even for a title, yet McNeeley's record (simply a comeback opponent) was better than Pianeta's is now (for unified world titles). And yet it was still drawing attention well in excess of a Wlad defence.

Furthermore, Tysons run of opponents in that non-title stretch far exceeds in quality any stretch of Wlad's defence opponents. You couldn't be more wrong, its like you loaded a gun and pointed it at your own head.

[LacedUp]

Being dominant for almost 10 years (for now)? Yes I think that's the "it" factor

The 'it' factor being exiting? I don't think so. He has never been in an exiting fight - aside from perhaps Peter I.