Alex Leapai vs. Wladimir Klitschko

[SN!PER]

It's easy to underestimate Leapai because he's never fought for a world title and isn't a big name.

He was only a part-time boxer and Boytsov couldn't hurt him. He's been training full time since then and is much better conditioned at this point.

Many fighters are at their most dangerous when they first fight for a world title. For example, Sam Peter's first fight against Wladimir.

Alex is in the best shape of his life.. Wladimir can't afford to make any mistakes.

[Dr.Eisenfaust]

For the first time in several years, I'm a bit nervous about a Wladimir Klitschko fight.

- Leapai has everything to gain and nothing to lose, he's highly motivated
- Wladimir could be a bit distracted by events in Ukraine
- Wladimir looked older in his two fights in 2013, and he's 38 now

I agree with you on the firs two points but Wladimir didn't seem older in his last two fights in my opinion. Pianeta is simply slow so Wladimir didn't have to stay quite alert. Povetkin is simply put a "stylistical" nightmare for Klitschko.

Anyway we'll discover it on fight night.

[bojangles1987]

Never even seen leapal fight. That alone tells me he doesnt have a chance against wlad

He's ****. No stamina, no head movement, no strategy. Total caveman, and he's going to get slaughtered.

[PainfromUkraine]

Body shot KO haha, I think his haters on this site would crucify Leapai as bum of the century. Unfortunately, i'm almost 100% sure the fight will go at least 3 or 4 rounds, because Wlad basically fights by starting slow these days, in order to give the fans some value for money...he's not one of them to just get the guy out of there as early as possible.

[Mikhnienko]

It's easy to underestimate Leapai because he's never fought for a world title and isn't a big name.

He was only a part-time boxer and Boytsov couldn't hurt him. He's been training full time since then and is much better conditioned at this point.

Many fighters are at their most dangerous when they first fight for a world title. For example, Sam Peter's first fight against Wladimir.

Alex is in the best shape of his life.. Wladimir can't afford to make any mistakes.

That wasn't a title fight.

[SN!PER]

That wasn't a title fight.

You're right, it wasn't a world title, but was Peter's biggest fight at the time. He had more confidence in the first confrontation with Wladimir. Later, against Vitali and the rematch with Wlad, Peter lost some of his mental edge, his willpower.

[The Big Dunn]

For the first time in several years, I'm a bit nervous about a Wladimir Klitschko fight.

- Leapai has everything to gain and nothing to lose, he's highly motivated
- Wladimir could be a bit distracted by events in Ukraine
- Wladimir looked older in his two fights in 2013, and he's 38 now

TUNNEY, COME ON. How can you be worried about this fight?

[The Big Dunn]

Are you a bit nervous about the Maidana-Mayweather fight?

It seems a mismatch like this one, but Floyd isn't getting any younger either.

I never made a ridiculous post like yours dude. floyd is 12-1. wlad is like 20-1. He also knows dude from sparring.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Shannon Briggs paid for a plane ticket to yell at Wlad and Leapai's presser? LMAO

[Bird1]

Briggs went Mr. T on him

"I ain't going nowhere. Hey why don't you tell all these nice folks why you've been ducking me? Politics man! This country wants to keep me down."