I THINK AS FAR AS THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION GOS RIGHT NOW.. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO DOESN'T HAVE TO MUCH COMPETITION AT THIS POINT. THE ONLY THREATS SEEM TO BE YOUNG BOXERS THAT ARE ON THEIR WAY UP. I CAN SAY WE CAN CUT OUT THE TECHNICAL BOXERS BECAUSE WLAD CAN BE JUST AS TECHNICAL WITH THE BEST OF THEM. I WOULD SAY THAT TO DATE THE BIGGEST RISK FOR WLAD IS SOMEONE WHO SWINGS WITH WILD ABANDON AND CAN LAND A GOOD SOLID SHOT.
I WOULD CONSIDER THREATS (BE IT BIG OR SMALL)
1) ODLANIER SOLIS FONTE--- REASON: THE GUY HAS A VERY QUICK/SOLID SHOT THAT HE IS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE BOX VERY FAST.. (WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS LIKE THAT.. CORRIE SANDERS)
2) DAVID "THE HAYMAKER" HAYE--- REASON:HAYE IS A VERY GIFTED FIGHTER WHO HAS EXTREMELY FAST HANDS AND IS POLISHED AND ALWAYS BRINGS A SOLID GAME PLAN TO THE RING. HIS SPEED AND POWER ARE A PERFECT MIX AND HE IS A NATURAL HEAVY. LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM.. HE MAY BE MORE GIFTED THAN JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE HEAVIES.
3) NIKOLAI "THE BEAST FROM THE EAST"VALUEVREASON: VERY BIG FIGHTER, KLITSCHKO MAY FIND IT TO BE PROBLEMATIC TO FOR THE FIRST TIME BE ON THE OUTSIDE OF SOMEONE ELSES JAB. KLITSCHKO WOULD NEED TO USE HIS RING GENERALSHIP TO LAND TIMED PUNCHES AND SET UP THAT TORPEDO STRAIGHT RIGHT. IF VALUEV COULD USE HIS SIZE AND CONTINUES TO GET BETTER THIS FIGHT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR WLAD.. NO PUN INTENDED.
4) ALEX "THE WHITE LION" POVETKIN---REASON: POVETKIN HAS LOTS OF TALENT AND GETS BETTER WITH EVERY FIGHT. HE HAS A HUGE AMATUER BACKGROUND AND TENDS TO TAKE THE FIRST ROUND OR SO TO ADAPT BEFORE HE APPLIES THE RIGHT RECIPE TO WIN THE FIGHT. IF KLITSCHKO CAN'T GET THINGS DONE TO POVETKIN BEFORE HE FIGURES WLAD OUT.. POVETKIN COULD PULL THIS OFF JUST BY PRESSURING HIM(CONTINUALLY WALK HIM DOWN) JUST LIKE BREWSTER DID THE WHOLE FIGHT.
5) SAMUEL "THE NIGERIAN NIGHTMARE" PETER---REASON: SAM SEEMS TO BE A THREAT IF HE KNOCKS YOU OFF BALANCE HE JUMPS ON YOU. THAT LOSS TO KLITSCHKO PUTS WLAD ON THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST FOR PETER. IF THIS FIGHT HAPPENS LOOK FOR A MORE AGGRESSIVE PETER TRYING TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
6) ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO---REASON: DIMITRENKO IS TOUGH AND IF YOU WATCH HIM FIGHT.. IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MIRROR IMAGE OF WLADIMIR. HE'S JUST AS TALL AND I THINK WITH TIME WILL BE A SIZABLE THREAT TO THE HEAVY KING.
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