Comments Thread For: Klitschko: Joshua's Muscles Won't Help, No Excuses Afterwards

[miniq]

BIG STIFF IDIOTS

[bluepete]

Wlad is just a muscular as Joshua. But the difference is Wlad has the reflexes of an old fighter and Joshua hasn't. Wlad will hesitate and I've got a feeling Joshua lands early and descively. And then everyone can moan that Wlad was shot and Joshua "ain't proved nothing".

[BoxingFan85]

Wlad respects Joshua and it's also evident that he feels that Joshua isn't going to dominate him in the ring.. Can't wait for this fight...

[iamboxing]

Wlad has muscle memory and is a lot more flexible than stiff AJ even at his age. I see AJ walking like a zombie into jabs and clinches all night.

[frosty-g]

Kinda odd for Vlad to say that since he's just as big if not bigger in build compared to Joshua.

Both these guys are muscular giants and though.

Yeah but Vlad is a big, muscular giant who has proven many times over that he CAN box and overcome adversity. Joshua isn't, at least not yet.

[cameltoe]

Well that's a strange thing to say. All I was saying is that the big muscles don't make up for a crap chin.

Sure you weren't thinking about his d1ck....?

Ok then, yeah- I'm pretty sure AJ's chin is vulnerable.

I've not seen him badly rocked (Dillon's Whyte.... please. A little wobble doesn't count.) I mean full on Khan-style stanky leg, but you just know he's going to have a ***** in that armour.

[Butch.McRae]

The old man won't make it to the final bell. This is a pay day for him. He looked plain bad against Fury. I get the nostalgia but he's done. I'll be watching though.

[Butch.McRae]

Wlad is just a muscular as Joshua. But the difference is Wlad has the reflexes of an old fighter and Joshua hasn't. Wlad will hesitate and I've got a feeling Joshua lands early and descively. And then everyone can moan that Wlad was shot and Joshua "ain't proved nothing".

This is exactly what's going to happen. They'll scream for Fury (who was rocked by cruiser weight Cunningham), and the Parker, Wilder, etc. Truth is, he sparks them all. I'm waiting for the kid from France, Yoka to mature.

[Travycat]

This will be an interesting fight, if not for a bit at least. Wladimir is 100 times more accurate than Whyte, who rocked AJ a few times. But also, those two guys had a history and were just being careless going at each other. We'll have to see if Joshua can land flush and if Klitschko handles the power as well as he did Peter. And if Joshua can handle all of the "old man tricks" from a guy that has A LOT of fights and experiences. I don't take anything away from Wladimir in this. He's freakishly athletic, too. He could definitely pull off a win.

[PunchyPotorff]

Wlad is just a muscular as Joshua. But the difference is Wlad has the reflexes of an old fighter and Joshua hasn't. Wlad will hesitate and I've got a feeling Joshua lands early and descively. And then everyone can moan that Wlad was shot and Joshua "ain't proved nothing".

Fans say Klit has the experience. I'm not buying that as being his savior. There have been rumors he's looked like crapola in training leading up to this. And he's had many bouts with panic attacks, and can't pull the trigger like he used to. Plus, maybe most important, Banks is good, but he's not much compared to Manny. Joshua may still be a bit green, but he has youth and athleticism on his side... and isn't shy about pulling the trigger. IMO that will be the deciding factor. But no matter what happens, this won't be a snoozefest.