Thread: Wlad Only Has Two Punches...

He may be the best heavyweight in the world in terms of wins and on paper, but he only has two punches. A good jab, and a great right hand. His hook that he throws from time to time, is one of the worst ive ever seen from a champion. Its a wide slap that he puts nothing behind and doesnt turn into. He doesnt throw uppercuts either. Also, I think is worth mentioning that he threw not one punch to the body. Not one. Look, he should stay on the outside and keep him at the end of his punches, but when you are leading so much in a fight and you have hurt the guy over and over and have the power to stop him, you have to throw more than one two, one two. I just dont think he has anything else. Yes he wins fights, yes he is physically gifter, but he is not as complete a fighter as many make him out to be.

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

He may be the best heavyweight in the world in terms of wins and on paper, but he only has two punches. A good jab, and a great right hand. His hook that he throws from time to time, is one of the worst ive ever seen from a champion. Its a wide slap that he puts nothing behind and doesnt turn into. He doesnt throw uppercuts either. Also, I think is worth mentioning that he threw not one punch to the body. Not one. Look, he should stay on the outside and keep him at the end of his punches, but when you are leading so much in a fight and you have hurt the guy over and over and have the power to stop him, you have to throw more than one two, one two. I just dont think he has anything else. Yes he wins fights, yes he is physically gifter, but he is not as complete a fighter as many make him out to be.

he has a good left hook that he loops off of the jab as well, plus he has a decent uppercut, he's no one trick pony

You don't need to use more than two punches if your opponent is landing zero punches.

He only uses 2. But he has more.

Wladimir Klitschko has got a decent left hook off the jab, i remember he wobbled Samuel Peter badly with that punch.

I just see a guy who has the physical ability and uses just enough to win with taking no chances at all. Manny Steward is right, he may end up in the hall, but the only think that is impressive to me is his jab, when he throws it as a punch and not a paw, and his right hand.

Ive seen his hook off the jab, it is all arm. It is the jab that does the damage. No question, he is great at throwing stiff staight punches. Thats all i see thought. I also get the impression that if he fought another good big man that goes after him, he would be in trouble because he needs space to work. His hands are low a lot too, these short guys just cant get over his jab.

Maybe, but damn them 2 are effective!

Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

He may be the best heavyweight in the world in terms of wins and on paper, but he only has two punches. A good jab, and a great right hand. His hook that he throws from time to time, is one of the worst ive ever seen from a champion. Its a wide slap that he puts nothing behind and doesnt turn into. He doesnt throw uppercuts either. Also, I think is worth mentioning that he threw not one punch to the body. Not one. Look, he should stay on the outside and keep him at the end of his punches, but when you are leading so much in a fight and you have hurt the guy over and over and have the power to stop him, you have to throw more than one two, one two. I just dont think he has anything else. Yes he wins fights, yes he is physically gifter, but he is not as complete a fighter as many make him out to be.

he has a good left hook that he loops off of the jab as well, plus he has a decent uppercut, he's no one trick pony

Agreed Wlad is no one trick pony though he favors the 12 he has good hooks and over hands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PQGMEVJbYY

Originally Posted by SweetPea

You don't need to use more than two punches if your opponent is landing zero punches.

Your right he doesnt need to. But thats what separates good fighters from great fighters. Mike Tyson didnt need to knock almost all his opponents out either, he could have pummeled them to a decision, but that would hurt his status as a fighter imo. Wlad can keep doing what hes doing and get in the HOF but its in a less than immpressive way imo. Thats why I couldnt rate him up there with the ATGs.

Wladimir Klitschko is just too scared of being knocked out, im not saying its the wrong thing to do. Protecting his weak chin behind the long jab, but come on it is a bit ridiculous.

Why in the world you have to fight scared against Hasim Rahman ? a shot one at that. A real Heavyweight champion would of finished Hasim Rahman inside of 4 rounds.

Im sorry but as BoomBoom said he may have the best wins on paper, at the moment in the Heavyweight division. But he is a total bore who has no killer instinct.

People hated on Larry Holmes for just using his jab, but Larry Holmes would take risks and he would use the jab. Not just to keep his opponents at bay, he would use it as a weapon and he wasn't afraid to mix it up. He also had the heart of champion, and he was in some of the most exciting fights in Heavyweight history.

If this is the way Wladimir Klitschko will keep fighting in the future, i would rather he retire. I didn't even bother watching his fight with Ruslan Chagev, because i knew it would be a bore. And by the comments i've seen it looks like i was right.

When i watched the Heavyweights in the late 90's early 00's. There was i time i would rush to go see the best Heavyweights fighting, now i really couldn't careless. And i think it goes to show how poor the division is, when i didn't even care about the supposedly best Heavyweight fighting.

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Originally Posted by SweetPea

You don't need to use more than two punches if your opponent is landing zero punches.

Your right he doesnt need to. But thats what separates good fighters from great fighters. Mike Tyson didnt need to knock almost all his opponents out either, he could have pummeled them to a decision, but that would hurt his status as a fighter imo. Wlad can keep doing what hes doing and get in the HOF but its in a less than immpressive way imo. Thats why I couldnt rate him up there with the ATGs.

And yet it was a dominating win for Wlad

Only 2? What does that say about the heavyweights who cannot figure him out?

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Originally Posted by SweetPea

You don't need to use more than two punches if your opponent is landing zero punches.

Your right he doesnt need to. But thats what separates good fighters from great fighters. Mike Tyson didnt need to knock almost all his opponents out either, he could have pummeled them to a decision, but that would hurt his status as a fighter imo. Wlad can keep doing what hes doing and get in the HOF but its in a less than immpressive way imo. Thats why I couldnt rate him up there with the ATGs.

And yet it was a dominating win for Wlad

Im not saying otherwise. Look, I like Wlad. I think hes a classy guy and an genuinely good dude. Im just saying what I observe from him in the ring. Im not arguing that hes not the number one heavy in the world, I just think he limits himself a lot.

Originally Posted by jon09

Only 2? What does that say about the heavyweights who cannot figure him out?

They are either too small or too lazy. Hes just so big and strong that everything usually goes out the window when he lands the first right hand. He also knows his range very well, I give him credit for that and his timing.