Klitchko Might be on ESPN

[beez721]

Wlad's last fight was a crime against boxing. And Povetkin wanted to fight, therefore he has no excuse. He should have been DQ'd.

that fight was dreadful and wlad could have easily been dq'd but I dont understand why so many think he fights that way in all his fights. there's only been a small handful of his fights with excessive holding

[Rezelby]

Did you guys see Povetkin's fight against Marco Huck, aka Marco 'I'm never in a boring fight' Huck? He made that fight awful with all of his clinching and his ducking below the waist. I'd blame the last fight more on Povetkin than on Wlad.

[B-Bomber]

Did you guys see Povetkin's fight against Marco Huck, aka Marco 'I'm never in a boring fight' Huck? He made that fight awful with all of his clinching and his ducking below the waist. I'd blame the last fight more on Povetkin than on Wlad.

The fight was unwatchable, both fighters are to blame in my opinion.

I agree about Povektin initiating some of the clinching (and did nothing on the inside), but Wlad was literally mounting him.

Also the referee is to blame, he shouldn't have allowed the fight to become so unwatchable to be almost ludicrous (as Mike Tyson would say ).

[Larry the boss]

So "THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE DAMN WORLD" has to fight on ESPN??? that is a damn insult to boxing

[RSBonos]

So "THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE DAMN WORLD" has to fight on ESPN??? that is a damn insult to boxing

As long as it's the main ESPN then it's a positive for the sport. If it's on ESPN2/ESPN3 nobody will notice or care.

[Boxing Goat]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat...ith-dan-rafael


Rafael worships Klitschko.

Search for "Chase (Dallas, Tx)" in the link and you'll find the above.

That doesn't mean he's a Klitschko worshiper. That was about Vitali and the thread is about Wladimir.

Just because somebody can understand the Klitschko brilliance doesn't automatically make them fanboys.

[Stuntman Mike]

You're an idiot. He's always been pro klitchko. The only negative comments are from his most recent fight against povetkin. Other than that, he's been a champion of everything K2 promotions

Canelo: No amateur background, pre-prime, rather limited and over-hyped
Cotto: FADED, Floyd ducked him when he was prime. Had been stopped twice before but Floyd wouldn't go for the KOu
The Ghost: blown-up featherweight
Victor Ortiz: A joke, KOed by faded Collazo
Shane Mosley: OLD, age 40, Floyd ducked him when he was prime

Floyd just went for the decision wins over even faded opponents, except when he saw the chance to sucker-punch the childlike Victor Ortiz.

Wlads last 5 fights:

Povetkin: Prime, WBA titleholder, former amateur multiple Gold medal winner in world tournaments including 2004 Olympics
Pianeta: Prime, undefeated, never been down as amateur or as a pro
Wach: Prime, undefeated, never been down as amateur or as a pro
TT: One of the strongest and most durable HWs, awkward southpaw style
Mormeck: former world champion. Not a good opponent, but Klitschko KOed him easily.

Floyd just went for the decision wins over even faded opponents, except when he saw the chance to sucker-punch the childlike Victor Ortiz.

Ortiz and the ghost beat Berto in close wars which captured the hearts of boxing fans casual and hardcore fans,,they earned their shots
Canelo is better than anybody Wlad has ever faced even to the naked eye of a casual fan
Cotto is an elite fighter that pushed floyd to the limit and is still a great fighter shot or not he wouldn't lose a one sided battle against anyone at even this stage in his career
Shane Mosley beat margacheato the invincible...probably earned a shot at floyd more than anybody after that..he turned boxing upside down with that win


Remind me who wlads last 5 beat to earn shots at him again.. I agree Tony Thompson is a decent heavyweight but the guy looks like he's fighting underwater he had no chance and Wlad cherry picked him..how long is he going to ride that win whilst pulverisING the likes of leapai