Comments Thread For: Hatton on Klitschko: Nobody Lasts Forever, Right Time For Joshua

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It's just just Wlad's age, it's the time off. Age+inactivity=death sentence. Wlad will look terrible.

I would root for Wlad to win but I'd rather stay in reality.

[The Time]

Inactivity for any fighter is bad. Inactivity for an older fighter is fatal.

This will be a Larry Holmes-ish fight for KLitschko where he plays the part of Ali. Ali went into that fight with a 2 yr layoff. Larry Holmes was a year older than Joshua is now and went on to defend 20 times.

Great analogy Steve with the Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes fight.

Though I'm wondering if this fight might actually instead look like the Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes fight. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

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I agree with Hatton. Klitschko is 41 and has been out of the ring for nearly 1.5 years. Joshua is a young lion @ 27 & has been active. Wladimir lost to the living oddity Tyson Fury. No way the old man pulls this one off. If Joshua cracks him on the chin, we will see "Dr. Steel Hammer" hit the canvas like a sack of potatoes.

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It's just just Wlad's age, it's the time off. Age+inactivity=death sentence. Wlad will look terrible.

I would root for Wlad to win but I'd rather stay in reality.

This ^.

I'm a big Klitschko fan, but I have Joshua taking this by stoppage in the early to middle rounds.