Klitschko's Size Don't Matter For Calvin Brock

[amagnin]

just how how many off the klits opponents has said that size doesnt matter and been dead wrong on it?

Seriously. If you're the smaller man what do you say... "I pretty much have no chance to win unless I KO him?" Of course not you toe the company line and say that size doesn't matter, but clearly it does. Size isn't everything but it surely shouldn't be discounted as ONE factor. Then consider that Klitschko has the advantage in pretty much every other physical category except defense and heart (defense about equal, heart I'll give to Brock because of McCline).

[Mr. Ryan]

Wladimir only has one good win on his record, that beiing Chris Byrd.

I dunno, Sam Peter meant something also.

[paul750]

I dunno, Sam Peter meant something also.

Samuel Peter, apart from his questionable win over Toney, has beaten no one.

[BloodClot]

Seriously. If you're the smaller man what do you say... "I pretty much have no chance to win unless I KO him?" Of course not you toe the company line and say that size doesn't matter, but clearly it does. Size isn't everything but it surely shouldn't be discounted as ONE factor. Then consider that Klitschko has the advantage in pretty much every other physical category except defense and heart (defense about equal, heart I'll give to Brock because of McCline).

You would give Brock heart because of McCline, but not Wlad after Peter had him down 3X? Strange logic

[Mr. Ryan]

Samuel Peter, apart from his questionable win over Toney, has beaten no one.

What the **** do you want, for Ali and Holmes to make comebacks so they can fight legends? They have what they have, and when you beat them it means something.

[Southpaw Stinger]

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is a deceptively big man. You see him from afar and he does not look so big or imposing. But the closer you get to him, the bigger the 6-6, 240-pound Klitschko gets.

Calvin Brock is not a small man himself, going 6-2, 230 pounds. He does not see Klitschko as overly imposing. But he will get a closer look when the two meet in the center of the ring at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (HBO at 10 p.m.).

“His height is not a big deal,’’ Brock said on Tuesday following a brief noon time workout at Grand Central Station in Manhattan. “It’s all about skill, conditioning and timing. Believe me the height will not make a difference.’’

Brock is counting on his past experience against bigger, taller opponents. Most recently Brock scored a sixth round knockout of Zuri Lawrence (6-4) on Feb. 25. Before that Brock won a 10 round decision against 6-6, 265-pound Jameel McCline in 2005. Brock got up off the deck in the seventh round and still won the fight. It was a match that made Brock a serious contender.

That was the only serious test that Brock has faced in his career. For the most part the road to his 29-0 record (with 22 KOs) has been smooth.

On the other hand, Klitschko (46-2, 43 KOs) has had his share of ups and downs. He won his first heavyweight championship by winning a 12-round unanimous decision against Chris Byrd in 2000. He was able to put together five straight successful defenses over the course of three years before things went south. Klitschko was knockout in the second round by Corrie Sanders, a South African journeyman who was preparing to begin a pro golf career before meeting Klitschko for the title. [details]

Isn't klit the IBF champ?

[amagnin]

Samuel Peter, apart from his questionable win over Toney, has beaten no one.

And that is the sad state of the HW division today. If you beat nobody convincingly then you are a real contender. Peter did beat a few solid fighters although nobody impressive. The fact that Toney didn't box circles around him all night was impressive enough for me to consider him a contender.

[leff]

Wladimir only has one good win on his record, that beiing Chris Byrd.

i suppose you think that brocks record ore any other current hws record is better than wlads

[Welter_Skelter]

OF Course Klitschkos size DONT matter.. Brock loves him for his PERSONALITY..

[BloodClot]

And that is the sad state of the HW division today. If you beat nobody convincingly then you are a real contender. Peter did beat a few solid fighters although nobody impressive. The fact that Toney didn't box circles around him all night was impressive enough for me to consider him a contender.

WHY???? Who da **** is Toney and what has he done at HW to garnish such a measuring stick? James Toney is lower then the half digested corn sticking out a pile of dog****