Comments Thread For: Photos: Anthony Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko - Ready For Battle

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Comments Thread For: Photos: Anthony Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko - Ready For Battle

IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua tipped the scale at 250 pounds and long-reigning champ Wladimir Klitschko measured 240 pounds for their heavyweight blockbuster this Saturday live on SHOWTIME (4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT). The ringwalks are set for 4:35 p.m. ET/1:35 p.m. PT with the first bell scheduled for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT from sold-out Wembley Stadium where a record-setting 90,000 fans will witness the biggest heavyweight event in over a decade. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING(r) pre-fight coverage begins live on SHOWTIME at 4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT with all the grand pre-fight pageantry from London.
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[oscar9992]

Wlad is in great shape as 41 years old man... AJ also is ****ing specimen...

[The Time]

250 for AJ? I was expecting 241, 242 or 243 for speed

Klitschko came in at 240.5, the lightest he's weighed since 2009.

I can only guess AJ and his team's game plan is to put pressure and press Klitschko and rough him up with AJ weighing a career high 250?

[Poppo168]

250 for AJ? I was expecting 241, 242 or 243 for speed

Klitschko came in at 240.5, the lightest he's weighed since 2009.

I can only guess AJ and his team's game plan is to put pressure and press Klitschko and rough him up with AJ weighing a career high 250?

He weighed 249.5 against Molina so It's probably his normal fighting weight at this point. He did weigh about 243 against breazeale though so maybe it's tactical

[bigko]

Klitschko is going to box and run and try to take it late that's why he's in great shape.

[Motofan]

Wlad looking noticeably lighter for this fight. And yeah part of it is lighting, but Wlad looks softer than normal (still an absolute beast) and Joshua looks to be on that HGH ninja turtle gut time (also lighting assisted.) But they are both in phenomenal shape in reality. Just used to seeing Joshua look more lean and muscular and Wlad look more muscular in general.

[redmish]

Did anyone see sky sports coverage of the weigh in? The commentary talked right over the announcement of the weights and then the camera angle of the fighters and the stare down from the floor. Amateur hour or what?

It was rubbish. Every camera angle was wrong. They didn't even film the face off right. How hard can it be?

[redmish]

He looked dreadful

also he's lost 10lbs purely from losing leg and glute muscles because his lower back can't handle doing squats anymore. Insider tip.

I hope I look that dreadful at 41. I think wlad looked great and Joshua looked too big. Starting to change my mind now. Can Joshua do 7+ rounds with that physique?

[NakiFan]

I hope I look that dreadful at 41. I think wlad looked great and Joshua looked too big. Starting to change my mind now. Can Joshua do 7+ rounds with that physique?

There is no way on earth the plan for Joshua was ever going to include doing 7+ rounds.

He was always going to go in there and look to blast klitschko out,and that's what shape he's come in to do the job with. He looked brutal and explosive on the pads and bag during the week, he's going to unload the heavy artillery early and see if the 41 year old can handle the pace.

My bet is he can't

[NakiFan]

250 for AJ? I was expecting 241, 242 or 243 for speed

Klitschko came in at 240.5, the lightest he's weighed since 2009.

I can only guess AJ and his team's game plan is to put pressure and press Klitschko and rough him up with AJ weighing a career high 250?

And that's the best plan there is

Don't try and stand at mid range and have a chess match with the rusty old man and let him find his timing. Go after him from the first bell and knock his fecking head off.

Corey sanders did it to a 20 something year old wlad, i think joshua has a good chance of doing it to 41 year old, inactive, shot wlad.