Jennings vs klitschko on April 25th

[Simurgh]

As to Fury, he's the best placed challenger ranked #2 by TRB and #3 by Ring and now a WBO mandatory. Wlad is once again choosing to fight a lesser ranked opponent in a voluntary defense. Read into it what you will.

So what?! I am willing to bet whatever you want this fight will happen. Nothing wrong with Wlad taking his time to prepare for Fury..

Fury brings the things not many do. Wlad has every right to choose the time when he wants to face him.

[FrankieBruno]

True or false, Povetkin and Pulev were mandatories which were enforced?
True or false, Klitschko didn't want to fight Pulev and tried to make another fight, despite Pulev being mando for a year?
True or false, Klitschko postponed the purse bid for the Povetkin fight multiple times?

I don't hate Wlad. I view him as an A level fighter, a good bloke and one of the HW greats.

However, when his voluntary fights are Pianeta, Wach, Mormeck it's clear what they do. Jennings has no shot, he didn't even beat Perez, and the back-up plan? yeah you guessed it

spot on...

[FrankieBruno]

wlad shud be fighting fury next

there is now talk of him fighting briggs next, i am sorry but that is unjustifiable

[SN!PER]

This would be a good time for Jennings to write his will.

Just in case.

[joseph5620]

Bryant Jennings just announced on his instagram page,that he will be fighting Wladimir Klitschko on April 25th.

It's not Wlad's fault that he is so far ahead of the other fighters in the division. The only threat I see for him is Stiverne who I think will wipe the floor with Wilder.

[LacedUp]

Well, Wladimir is a class apart. He'll clean out the current crop, and people will still **** on him

I don't necessarily think so. But a champion always gets most credit when he retires.

If he cleans out the top contenders of this new crop like Wilder, Fury, Stiverne - maybe even adds another good name, I think he'll cement his place as a top 10 ATG heavyweight.

[LacedUp]

So what?! I am willing to bet whatever you want this fight will happen. Nothing wrong with Wlad taking his time to prepare for Fury..

Fury brings the things not many do. Wlad has every right to choose the time when he wants to face him.

Not really. Fury has earned his shot now, and the WBO will call a mandatory before the summer. I think Wlad would be forced to fight Fury then if he doesn't want to vacate. I don't think vacating a belt not to fight a top challenger would leave a positive mark on his legacy, even if it is to go after the WBC belt.

But I do think Wlad will fight him though, he has no reason not to.

[SN!PER]

I think Wlad is trying to break the Joe Louis defenses record, no matter the opponents.

He will earn more respect once he fights the winner of Stiverne-Wilder in late 2015, then Fury and Joshua after that.

[B Phontain]

I mean im happy for Jennings, but at the same time........know what i mean?

[Simurgh]

Not really. Fury has earned his shot now, and the WBO will call a mandatory before the summer. I think Wlad would be forced to fight Fury then if he doesn't want to vacate. I don't think vacating a belt not to fight a top challenger would leave a positive mark on his legacy, even if it is to go after the WBC belt.

But I do think Wlad will fight him though, he has no reason not to.

I was talking generally, not just about Fury.

We all know well that Wlad will never vacate the bell. Now that Fury is mandatory, fair enough, fight needs to happen sooner rather than later anyway, but nothing wrong if Wlad wants to fight Jennings before summer (if he can without vacating).