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So a lot of uneducated posters are trying to tell us that Wladimir Klitschko suddenly got old overnight or had an off night against Fury, most lean towards his punch output - 252 thrown over 12 rounds - as clear proof.
That's an average of 21 shots per round.
However, let's go look at some history from when Wlad was in his absolute prime, shall we?
First up is the barnstormer, the hagler-hearns of heavyweights, the IBF & WBO unification of Klitschko vs Ibragimov. Yeah you know, the fight that turned HBO off heavyweight boxing for 3-4 years.Yup, that's the one.
Wladimir Klitschko punch stats:
348 shots fired over 12 rounds. That's 29 shots per round where 20-21 of those were jabs.
Let's then move to another all time great fight, where Klitschko was faced with another guy that could move - Yet, in this fight he really shows how the Fury fight was a one off - Klitschko vs Chambers.
Let's just have Manny Steward explain that one:
Let's go to the Klitschko vs Haye fight.
Klitschko threw a thunderous 133 power shots (11/round) and landed only a measly 29 power shots (2,4/round)
That's not enough you say, Haye was running! Ok, let's go to the next example. I was one of the lucky few who went to see this fight live.
Klitschko vs Thompson 2. The much anticipated rematch.
Klitschko faced with an out of shape and dull opponent who was clearly not the same as he was the first time the two met, threw 121 shots over 6 rounds - That's even less than he threw against Fury!
http://compuboxonline.com/compubox-s...ko-6-thompson/
We have seen this tendency from Wlad at various points throughout his career, in his prime in fact.
The difference between then and now is that wasn't in the ring with a small guy who had zero power, or a guy who wasn't willing to do fuk all. And he was not in there with a guy who could only go for 4-5 rounds.
He was in with Tyson Fury. And that's why he lost.
So please, let's put these embarrassing "I'm in denial" arguments to bed and focus on the truth, which is that Klitschko has looked OK against mostly overmatched and static opposition for a long long time.
That's an average of 21 shots per round.
However, let's go look at some history from when Wlad was in his absolute prime, shall we?
First up is the barnstormer, the hagler-hearns of heavyweights, the IBF & WBO unification of Klitschko vs Ibragimov. Yeah you know, the fight that turned HBO off heavyweight boxing for 3-4 years.Yup, that's the one.
Wladimir Klitschko punch stats:
348 shots fired over 12 rounds. That's 29 shots per round where 20-21 of those were jabs.
Let's then move to another all time great fight, where Klitschko was faced with another guy that could move - Yet, in this fight he really shows how the Fury fight was a one off - Klitschko vs Chambers.
Let's just have Manny Steward explain that one:
Let's go to the Klitschko vs Haye fight.
Klitschko threw a thunderous 133 power shots (11/round) and landed only a measly 29 power shots (2,4/round)
That's not enough you say, Haye was running! Ok, let's go to the next example. I was one of the lucky few who went to see this fight live.
Klitschko vs Thompson 2. The much anticipated rematch.
Klitschko faced with an out of shape and dull opponent who was clearly not the same as he was the first time the two met, threw 121 shots over 6 rounds - That's even less than he threw against Fury!
http://compuboxonline.com/compubox-s...ko-6-thompson/
We have seen this tendency from Wlad at various points throughout his career, in his prime in fact.
The difference between then and now is that wasn't in the ring with a small guy who had zero power, or a guy who wasn't willing to do fuk all. And he was not in there with a guy who could only go for 4-5 rounds.
He was in with Tyson Fury. And that's why he lost.
So please, let's put these embarrassing "I'm in denial" arguments to bed and focus on the truth, which is that Klitschko has looked OK against mostly overmatched and static opposition for a long long time.
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