Thread: Wladimir Klitchsko hates lateral movement!

I predict(although I could be wrong as usual:S) that there won't be much holding and grabbing in this fight at all.. Wladimir doesnt like people getting close to him like povetkin and peter, the smaller guys really.. Pulev is a tall boxer with not a lot of power I don't think he is going to rush into wlad the same way povetkin did(which I think made wladimir very uncomfortable and made him up his grab and lean game).. So I think it will be a cagey affair of unentertaining jabs and occaisional straights for 12 rounds where wladimir wins by like 118-110 or something.. unless pulev gets bored and goes mad and decides to rush him :S I think both of them will stay on the outside which will make wladimir happy and he will just poke pulev in the face and not go to grab him much at all..

You mean sort of like a Sultan fight?

Originally Posted by TitoFan

You mean sort of like a Sultan fight?

Yes very much like it :S... it won't be fun to watch at all :S

Originally Posted by palmerq

I predict(although I could be wrong as usual:S) that there won't be much holding and grabbing in this fight at all.. Wladimir doesnt like people getting close to him like povetkin and peter, the smaller guys really.. Pulev is a tall boxer with not a lot of power I don't think he is going to rush into wlad the same way povetkin did(which I think made wladimir very uncomfortable and made him up his grab and lean game).. So I think it will be a cagey affair of unentertaining jabs and occaisional straights for 12 rounds where wladimir wins by like 118-110 or something.. unless pulev gets bored and goes mad and decides to rush him :S I think both of them will stay on the outside which will make wladimir happy and he will just poke pulev in the face and not go to grab him much at all..

There won't be much holding? Have you seen wlad kilt fight before? His best weapon is the hold

Wlad holds so he can win each round with three punches.

Originally Posted by erics44

There won't be much holding? Have you seen wlad kilt fight before? His best weapon is the hold

Yes, he likes to stay away from people so against another tall fighter who likes to jab I think they will both stand back no reason for wladimir to grab and hold him.

Originally Posted by palmerq

Originally Posted by erics44

There won't be much holding? Have you seen wlad kilt fight before? His best weapon is the hold

Yes, he likes to stay away from people so against another tall fighter who likes to jab I think they will both stand back no reason for wladimir to grab and hold him.

I didn't watch it, was there much holding?

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by palmerq

I predict(although I could be wrong as usual:S) that there won't be much holding and grabbing in this fight at all.. Wladimir doesnt like people getting close to him like povetkin and peter, the smaller guys really.. Pulev is a tall boxer with not a lot of power I don't think he is going to rush into wlad the same way povetkin did(which I think made wladimir very uncomfortable and made him up his grab and lean game).. So I think it will be a cagey affair of unentertaining jabs and occaisional straights for 12 rounds where wladimir wins by like 118-110 or something.. unless pulev gets bored and goes mad and decides to rush him :S I think both of them will stay on the outside which will make wladimir happy and he will just poke pulev in the face and not go to grab him much at all..

There won't be much holding? Have you seen wlad kilt fight before? His best weapon is the hold

He did a lot of damage and scored lots of knockdowns with the hold then ?

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Unfortunately Lyle is right. How many times have we pumped up an upcoming Wlad opponent, in the hopes that at least they'll put up a competitive fight..... only to be extremely disappointed come fight night? Talk is cheap. They can say they'll do this.... they can say they'll do that. But many have talked a lot, only to come into the ring like so many timid sheep, waiting for the hammer to fall. And I don't even like Wlad's reign as champion. But dammit.... at some point the finger has to pointed at the opponents. Povetkin is the only one (most recent) that stands out in my mind as actually coming in to fight, which of course made Wlad resort to the worst type of grappling and fouling tactics. Pulev will get TKO'ed, and we'll forget all about him and start pumping up the next victim.

I hate to say "I told you so"........ oh, hell...... who am I trying to kid. Of course I told you so!! Yet another loudmouth promising big things before the fight, only to provide a meek and underwhelming show in the ring. Lateral movement my ass! The dude waded in with a sign that said "Hit me here". Later, after the fight, Pulev had this to say:

"Wladimir is a really good opponent, but he was lucky. I want a rematch. I'll win the next time," Pulev said. "There's luck in boxing. He's a good boxer but he's unsporting. There were a lot of tricks."

Tricks?? Oh.... like Wlad using the left hook when Pulev was expecting the right cross? Yeah.... I can see where that's downright sneaky.

Wlad is a level above everyone. To be honest Wlad wasn't his sharpest in this fight...he didn't respect Pulev at all.

Pulev was hitting behind the head a lot, and Wlad was looking to grab a lot. Would have been an ugly fight if Wlad never dropped the hammer on him.

Originally Posted by erics44

Originally Posted by palmerq

Originally Posted by erics44

There won't be much holding? Have you seen wlad kilt fight before? His best weapon is the hold

Yes, he likes to stay away from people so against another tall fighter who likes to jab I think they will both stand back no reason for wladimir to grab and hold him.

I didn't watch it, was there much holding?

Bit more than I thought there would be, seems my prediction of how the fight would go was pretty far off ! nice knockout and the knockdowns in the first round were pretty good too, it'd be worth watching a highlight video on youtube if you can find one