Is Wladimir Klitschko under added pressure to perform tomorrow?

[Weltschmerz]

If some chump like Wilder won a belt Big Dunn would suddenly become interested in HW and praise the return of the golden era. Don't mind him.

LOL, I know man... he should be interested though, Bryant Jennings is there.

[BostonGuy]

HBO has tried to feature and market Klitschko to boxing fans off and on throughout his career. They pulled the plug after the Ibragimov borefest; put him pack on with David Haye only to pull the plug again. Since then, ESPN has picked up a few of his title defenses.

Now HBO is back into the fray picking up this fight. It may be in the back of his mind (to perform and look good on hbo) but when the opening bell rings, Wlad is gonna fight his fight regardless of how good or bad it looks. He'll fight his fight so that he gets the win - and that's all that is really important

[FrankieBruno]

he'll need to cut down on the holding, otherwise he'll stink the joint up again

i dont understand why he holds so much these days, he can fight, we've seen him fight, ever since manny passed away, wlad had increased his holding by 99%, maybe confidence issues?

compare his holding in the haye fight to his fight with pov

i dont see pulev being any threat to wlad, he fights in straight lines, this is the perfect opportunity for wlad to look very good...wlad needs to let his hands go

[FrankieBruno]

I've never seen pulev fight, is his power on par with his ko record?

he's not a big puncher

he fights in straight lines

he's a tad slow

he's a decent boxer though, but by no means anything special, he wont get passed wlads jab

[yoz]

he'll need to cut down on the holding, otherwise he'll stink the joint up again

i dont understand why he holds so much these days, he can fight, we've seen him fight, ever since manny passed away, wlad had increased his holding by 99%, maybe confidence issues?

compare his holding in the haye fight to his fight with pov

i dont see pulev being any threat to wlad, he fights in straight lines, this is the perfect opportunity for wlad to look very good...wlad needs to let his hands go

I think he was su****ious before and during the Povetkin bout. Povetkin has a decent inside game, so he was wary of him getting too close. Add the fact that it was held in Russia at a time of worsening relations with Ukraine, it seemed he wasn't keen to take ANY chance.

[pesticid]

he's not a big puncher

he fights in straight lines

he's a tad slow

he's a decent boxer though, but by no means anything special, he wont get passed wlads jab

Dude, Pulev is the fastest fighter Wlad has faced. Corry Sanders was another one and David Haye kinda sorta.

[Larry the boss]

so this will be on HBO...did not know that

[yoz]

so this will be on HBO...did not know that

Yeah, not sure if it'll be live though.

[The Big Dunn]

Yeah, not sure if it'll be live though.

yes. 5:00PM.

[FrankieBruno]

I think he was su****ious before and during the Povetkin bout. Povetkin has a decent inside game, so he was wary of him getting too close. Add the fact that it was held in Russia at a time of worsening relations with Ukraine, it seemed he wasn't keen to take ANY chance.

possible, but he'll need to let his hands go in this fight