Comments Thread For: Will 2015 Be Wladimir Klitschko’s Finest Hour?

[kafkod]

Lol what an idiotic comment.

Can you tell me one example ever of Joe Louis not fighting the best possible opponent he could AT ANY STAGE in his career?

He usually fought multiple number 1s every year as well as almost always fight a top 5 contender if not he fought the guy.

Can Wlad say the same? Obviously not.

No question that Joe Louis always fought the top contenders, but he did fight his share of "bums" too.
His "bum of the month" phase happened because he'd seen off all the credible contenders.

[LacedUp]

No question that Joe Louis always fought the top contenders, but he did fight his share of "bums" too.
His "bum of the month" phase happened because he'd seen off all the credible contenders.

I'm not saying that he didn't fight bums.

But if the 'bums' are the best contenders of that particular time, then what is he supposed to do? Whenever there was anyone good in or around the heavyweight division Louis fought him. Carnera, Schmeling, Baer, Braddock, Conn, Farr, Sharkey, Walcott, Charles even Bivins and Marciano.

It's not like Louis was cherry picking like Wlad clearly is with Jennings.

I don't think Louis would ever entertain fighting a no hope opponent if a top contender was ready to go, which is the point.

[kafkod]

Most people won't have excuses. Fury is simply average, Wlad will level him.

I think Fury would have a real chance of beating Wlad. If he gets flattened instead, no excuses will be necessary. Anything can happen with guys this big and powerful.

[jas]

Fighting Jennings is a cherry pick

[kafkod]

I'm not saying that he didn't fight bums.

But if the 'bums' are the best contenders of that particular time, then what is he supposed to do? Whenever there was anyone good in or around the heavyweight division Louis fought him. Carnera, Schmeling, Baer, Braddock, Conn, Farr, Sharkey, Walcott, Charles even Bivins and Marciano.

It's not like Louis was cherry picking like Wlad clearly is with Jennings.

I don't think Louis would ever entertain fighting a no hope opponent if a top contender was ready to go, which is the point.

Life was much simpler for Louis than it is for Wlad. Joe only had one title to defend. Wlad has 3 and he wants to pick up the 4th.
Fighting Jennings, if that's what he does, will be a strategic move. It will clear a path for him to fight the winner of Stiverne/Wilder - Jennings is mandatory for that as things stand - and whet the US fan's appetite for a big unification fight with all 4 titles at stake.
I'd love to see Wlad fight Fury next, especially if it happened in the UK, but I can understand why he will probably want to go to the US instead.

[LacedUp]

Life was much simpler for Louis than it is for Wlad. Joe only had one title to defend. Wlad has 3 and he wants to pick up the 4th.
Fighting Jennings, if that's what he does, will be a strategic move. It will clear a path for him to fight the winner of Stiverne/Wilder - Jennings is mandatory for that as things stand - and whet the US fan's appetite for a big unification fight with all 4 titles at stake.
I'd love to see Wlad fight Fury next, especially if it happened in the UK, but I can understand why he will probably want to go to the US instead.

But honestly, nobody knows who Jennings is. I understand what Wlad's trying to do, and I can understand why too. I'm not saying I wouldn't have done the same. As long as Fury still gets his shot.

But it's a cherry pick. And I was really only replying to that guys idiotic comment about Joe Louis.

[Lou Cipher]

Long as he stays in Germany fighting bartenders and homeless "mandatories" he chooses himself, then yeah 2015 will be hot for Wladi***** Quitchko

[skinnystev]

clutchko has no chance vs tyson fury and will be KO'ed by a left to the jaw

[kafkod]

But honestly, nobody knows who Jennings is. I understand what Wlad's trying to do, and I can understand why too. I'm not saying I wouldn't have done the same. As long as Fury still gets his shot.

But it's a cherry pick. And I was really only replying to that guys idiotic comment about Joe Louis.

I don't know how well known Jennings is in the US, but I think he's the best heavyweight they have. His resume pisses all over Wilder's.
I don't think he's big enough to pose the same kind of threat to Wlad as Fury, but I still wouldn't call Jennings a cherry pick, unless I knew that Fury was correct about Wlad being scared of fighting him.
As I said, Jennings makes a lot of sense for Wlad, unless the WBO decide to strip him for not fighting Fury.

[NEETzsche]

jennings has a better resume than fury at the moment