KLITSCHKO v POVETKIN - HBO/BOXNATION - Saturday Night CHAT THREAD

[Beanflicker]

This is embarrassing. Klitschko is a great fighter and a master tactician but his style is brutal to watch.

[Beanflicker]

They need to get a ref in there who will take points for holding.

[Spicoli]

Pabon rules a KD a slip now, You cannot make this silly shit up

End, Please! He literally just tried to piggy back Povetlin

[Spicoli]

Brunette in the camo short shorts wins round 9. Easily.

[Spicoli]

I'm done with Wlad. Defended him many times, but this is utter unbearable drunken tough man contest garbage.

[armin]

I'm done with Wlad. Defended him many times, but this is utter unbearable drunken tough man contest garbage.

Yeah this one just boggled my mind, pushin tyin for no reason, lands a bunch of clean shit then ties up for no reason at all its insane shit

[Spicoli]

I'm done with Wlad. Defended him many times, but this is utter unbearable drunken tough man contest garbage.

Yeah this one just boggled my mind, pushin tyin for no reason, lands a bunch of clean shit then ties up for no reason at all its insane shit

He has every advantage known and clear size and one of the better jabs in sport today...this ain't jabbing and clinching, this is leading off with tie ups and forcing weight as weapon, Hes a literal backpack

When Wlad BOXES he will clean this guy out and end it

[CFH]

This is embarrassing. Klitschko is a great fighter and a master tactician but his style is brutal to watch.

Is he? I'm not sure he is. He could be, but the way he "fights" relies heavily on illegal tactics that referees just don't punish.

[Beanflicker]

Is he? I'm not sure he is. He could be, but the way he "fights" relies heavily on illegal tactics that referees just don't punish.

If you can get away with it, why not? All the greats have resorted to nasty tactics at times.

[CFH]

Is he? I'm not sure he is. He could be, but the way he "fights" relies heavily on illegal tactics that referees just don't punish.

If you can get away with it, why not? All the greats have resorted to nasty tactics at times.

Of course they do, but Wlad bases his entire style around it (perhaps because he is so afraid to get hit). I don't blame him for doing it either, but it leads me to conclude that he is not a great fighter, just a very effective one.

Put him in there with a fighter of equal size and comparable skill who won't let him get away with that shit and lets see what happens.

[Beanflicker]

but it leads me to conclude that he is not a great fighter, just a very effective one.

I would argue that they are one and the same.

[CFH]

but it leads me to conclude that he is not a great fighter, just a very effective one.

I would argue that they are one and the same.

I would not. He does it by being bigger than his opponents and by, essentially, cheating. It's a shame too, because he is such a classy, intelligent guy.

[Beanflicker]

He does it by being bigger than his opponents and by, essentially, cheating.

If you can be the greatest by simply being bigger than your opponent, Shaq would have been world champion for years.

This is a very calculated style, and he's taking what's being given. I've seen Ali do the same shit, and no one would question his greatness.

[armin]

Props to povetkin he came to fight and showed a ton of heart, made a fan of me , wlad should be ashamed for that shitfest can't defend this performance at all uterlly shameful n ridicelous wlad should have had two pts taken by rd 4 or 5 n he may actually have started fighting in stead of hugin n pushin, dam just a stinker by wlad

[imp]

Lol

I thought haye had issues in staying up in his fight..Wlad just manhandles guys and throws them over judo style.

Deontay wilder needs to fight Wlad like a 3 round fight in late 2015.