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Originally posted by champion4ever View PostKlitschko was just too old, washed up, diminished, shopworn and past his prime in order to finish the job.
He had gone several rounds in a row without so much as throwing any punches. Joshua was ready to go; However, Wlad no longer had the same amount of stamina, timing or reflexes to put him away.
Had that been Deontay Wilder, the fight would have ended seconds after the first time he knocked Joshua down.
Timing, handspeed, head movement, footwork etc are things you lose with age, but power is power and that usually stays most often than not (especially at heavyweight) ,but like i said before would Wilder have recovered or even got back up from that Wlad right hand?, the same right hand he’s already allegedly been KOed in the past with? (I know sparring different but still)
I’m not questioning his heart btw, he proved that and then some on the weekend.
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Originally posted by Bronx2245 View PostJoshua had both belts at risk, but he was willing to drop the WBA (Ortiz) but not willing to drop the IBF (Pulev). When Pulev couldn't fight, he should've chose Ortiz, and not Takam!
WBA Prez Firm That Joshua-Klitschko Winner Must Face Luis Ortiz
By Edward Chaykovsky
https://www.boxingscene.com/wba-prez...-ortiz--112954
Takem was told by Hearn to stay in the gym just in case Pulev pulled out, so he was ready to go.
No way Ortiz fights at 2 weeks notice.
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Originally posted by cally93 View PostI agree about Klitschko being way past it, and that Wilder would have most likely finished AJ off in that situation, buts that’s not what I asked bro.
Timing, handspeed, head movement, footwork etc are things you lose with age, but power is power and that usually stays most often than not (especially at heavyweight) ,but like i said before would Wilder have recovered or even got back up from that Wlad right hand?, the same right hand he’s already allegedly been KOed in the past with? (I know sparring different but still)
I’m not questioning his heart btw, he proved that and then some on the weekend.
By that time, Deontay's mental toughness would have carried the day for him. Remember he would have wanted it a lot more than Wlad because Wlad already had it. He would have been a lot tougher, hungrier, determined and more persistent in a fight like that than Klitschko. By this point in his career, the last thing Klitschko would have been searching for was a firefight with a hard hitting puncher like Wilder.
In my judgement, Wlad was just too mentally drained and fatigued in his last professional fight with AJ. One can only dig down a well so deep until they reach their limit and Wladimir had reached his. His mind just wouldn't let his body do what it needed to do.
Anthony Joshua won that fight largely on attrition alone. Klitschko had been there and done that with nothing left to prove; Which was ultimately why he decided to call it a career after that bout.
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Originally posted by Sid-Knee View PostSo Ortiz was going to fight Joshua on 2 weeks notice was he?
Takem was told by Hearn to stay in the gym just in case Pulev pulled out, so he was ready to go.
No way Ortiz fights at 2 weeks notice.
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Originally posted by Bronx2245 View PostNo way should Joshua have chosen Pulev over Ortiz in the 1st place! It's bad business! Joshua and Hearn knew Ortiz agreed to the step aside for Wlad, with the understanding he was next. AJ beat Wlad and suddenly he's ready to face Ortiz "AFTER" Pulev! That's that bull****! After that old man dropped AJ, he didn't want that work from King Kong Ortiz!
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Originally posted by Sid-Knee View PostThat old man? You speak like Ortiz wasn't well past his best. He looked like **** but still managed to make Wilder look much worse. Ortiz gassed out badly after hardly doing anything. Wlad had much more left in the tank.
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