Comments Thread For: Holyfield Feels Klitschko Should Add Freddie Roach To Corner

[La_Vibora]

He was with Roach before and he did nothing to improve him.

[Thutch2412]

I've always respected Wlad, and what he overcame early in his career to be able to hold the crown for a decade in the HW division.

Watching that fight irked me off, anyone who watches and understands boxing could have given Wlad a better game plan. Add to that the fact he can't throw anymore and it was just an awful performance to say the least.

I do think the rematch could be more exciting. While Fury won he didn't do much of anything in the fight, Wlad was the letdown Fury just did what he needed to do to win.

Wlad could have went to the body a lot more in that fight, that's one thing I wish he would have done, Fury is too nimble on his feet, Wlad should have pressured, went to the body more, and it could have been a closer fight. Even with that being said, at this point even though I'd like him to beat Fury in a rematch I highly doubt it will happen.

[SalimShady1212]

Roach is in no condition to do padwork with Klitschko.

[turnedup]

For a rematch? Nope. If he were planning on fighting a few more years then yeah but for a one fight turnaround? Not a good move.

[Strive 4 Truth]

I think he needs somebody new in his corner and a different approach but hard to say who. Maybe John David Jackson, but trainers usually need more than one fight to get the best out of someone so changing now has drawbacks as well. Roach is a good trainer despite the losses, but would probably be busy with Pac/others in the US when Wlad wanted his full attention in Europe.

Well put, Wlad and his corner just need to learn from the loss and make the correct adjustments in the rematch. It can be done.