AJ-Wlad - Wembley

[Fenster]

Don't mean to be a cynical bastard but i'm waiting day by day for this to be called off, Wlad to pull out. For a geezer with Wlad's poise/stature this seems like an out of character risk - away fighter, underdog, inactivity, terrible last performance etc. just can't imagine that he'd risk being remembered for getting stretched out in Wembley.

Why is Wlad taking the fight? Those sparring sessions must be vital. Witnesses said - "Joshua did well for a novice," "Joshua learned a lot," "Joshua was competitive for a few rounds" probably translates to Joshua got whooped.

[Master]

Don't mean to be a cynical bastard but i'm waiting day by day for this to be called off, Wlad to pull out. For a geezer with Wlad's poise/stature this seems like an out of character risk - away fighter, underdog, inactivity, terrible last performance etc. just can't imagine that he'd risk being remembered for getting stretched out in Wembley.

Why is Wlad taking the fight? Those sparring sessions must be vital. Witnesses said - "Joshua did well for a novice," "Joshua learned a lot," "Joshua was competitive for a few rounds" probably translates to Joshua got whooped.

Wlad may be so confident that he can win back the titles quickly and is happy to be given the opportunity rather than waiting at the back of the queue.

[El Kabong]

Out of character risk?


When Wlad is down and out, he's not opposed to taking the biggest risk out there to prove himself. When he fought Sam Peter it was thought of at the time to be the toughest match and most dangerous for him to take.


Maybe he's cautious IN the ring, but making fights? Dude has always at least attempted to fight the toughest out there for him to fight.

[smashup]

Don't mean to be a cynical bastard but i'm waiting day by day for this to be called off, Wlad to pull out. For a geezer with Wlad's poise/stature this seems like an out of character risk - away fighter, underdog, inactivity, terrible last performance etc. just can't imagine that he'd risk being remembered for getting stretched out in Wembley.

Why is Wlad taking the fight? Those sparring sessions must be vital. Witnesses said - "Joshua did well for a novice," "Joshua learned a lot," "Joshua was competitive for a few rounds" probably translates to Joshua got whooped.

It's the last roll of the dice for Wlad and i think win or lose he retires, it's THE only Massive and last payday he can get in one of the biggest Heavyweight fights the world has seen in years and years crowd wise.
Like him or Loathe him he will go down in Heavyweight history due to the length of his reign and number of fights regardless if a good amount of opponents were not worth a wank compared to proper Heavyweights from years gone bye.

Would love to know what AJ and Wlad are getting paid for this as it's gotta be an insane amount of money that surely will surpass what Froch and Groves got paid in either of their fights.

Huge fight but more importantly a Brilliant matchup as we know AJ is gonna come to KO him unlike Fury who used mind games and oddball Boxing tactics in an absolute borefest. The Media Hype will be starting to snowball soon and we already have a decent Quigg fight on the undercard.

This is THE Heavyweight fight the world has waited years for.
I'd be genuinely gutted if Wlad pulled out of this but do fully believe AJ is gonna put a serious beating on him and go on to be a multiple belt holder and finally meet Fury for all the marbles which again only happens at Wembley infront of another 90,000 fans.
Infact AJ v Fury would be even bigger as Fury would Market the whole thing himself

[El Kabong]

Don't mean to be a cynical bastard but i'm waiting day by day for this to be called off, Wlad to pull out. For a geezer with Wlad's poise/stature this seems like an out of character risk - away fighter, underdog, inactivity, terrible last performance etc. just can't imagine that he'd risk being remembered for getting stretched out in Wembley.

Why is Wlad taking the fight? Those sparring sessions must be vital. Witnesses said - "Joshua did well for a novice," "Joshua learned a lot," "Joshua was competitive for a few rounds" probably translates to Joshua got whooped.

It's the last roll of the dice for Wlad and i think win or lose he retires, it's THE only Massive and last payday he can get in one of the biggest Heavyweight fights the world has seen in years and years crowd wise.
Like him or Loathe him he will go down in Heavyweight history due to the length of his reign and number of fights regardless if a good amount of opponents were not worth a wank compared to proper Heavyweights from years gone bye.

Would love to know what AJ and Wlad are getting paid for this as it's gotta be an insane amount of money that surely will surpass what Froch and Groves got paid in either of their fights.

Huge fight but more importantly a Brilliant matchup as we know AJ is gonna come to KO him unlike Fury who used mind games and oddball Boxing tactics in an absolute borefest. The Media Hype will be starting to snowball soon and we already have a decent Quigg fight on the undercard.

This is THE Heavyweight fight the world has waited years for.
I'd be genuinely gutted if Wlad pulled out of this but do fully believe AJ is gonna put a serious beating on him and go on to be a multiple belt holder and finally meet Fury for all the marbles which again only happens at Wembley infront of another 90,000 fans.
Infact AJ v Fury would be even bigger as Fury would Market the whole thing himself

Pretty much exactly as you have it....only I think Wlad still has something left in the tank, we'll see.


I don't really think it's fair to judge Wlad's competition during his reign as poor though he could only fight who was there and the ONLY other title holders during the time he was champ that he didn't fight were either his Brother (again, stupid to call for them to fight each other) and the WBA title holders before Haye: John Ruiz and Nicolay Valuev who simply did not want to fight Wlad.


If AJ wins then it may be his era for a long time, but fame can have a great impact on an individual....great can mean good and it can mean bad, look at Tyson Fury, look at what fame did to him, not even 1 single title defense, laughable. I sincerely hope the best for AJ he's a good kid, classy fighter.

[Batman]

I'd be genuinely gutted if Wlad pulled out of this but do fully believe AJ is gonna put a serious beating on him and go on to be a multiple belt holder and finally meet Fury for all the marbles

Fury is still scrabbling around on the floor trying to find all of his

[El Kabong]

I'd be genuinely gutted if Wlad pulled out of this but do fully believe AJ is gonna put a serious beating on him and go on to be a multiple belt holder and finally meet Fury for all the marbles

Fury is still scrabbling around on the floor trying to find all of his

....Why? Are they covered in cocaine?

[Freedom]

Some articles and a video on the upcoming fight:


Carl Froch expects Wladimir Klitschko to be back to his best against Anthony Joshua


Wladimir Klitschko's boxing brain will beat brawn, says his brother Vitali


Anthony Joshua claims Wladimir Klitschko hates mind games


Joshua vs. Klitschko Promo Video


Wladimir Klitschko predicting Wembley fireworks


Anthony Joshua: Spell at Nigerian boarding school was good for me

[Master]

Froch said Alarm was suffering depression which may have been the reason Wlad performed poorly in his last fight against Fury. He was sitting next to the sky gimp who was smirking about the ppv buys it will make so not sure if it is true or even relevant.

[Batman]

Froch said Alarm was suffering depression which may have been the reason Wlad performed poorly in his last fight against Fury. He was sitting next to the sky gimp who was smirking about the ppv buys it will make so not sure if it is true or even relevant.

Alarm was suffering depression?

[Master]

Froch said Alarm was suffering depression which may have been the reason Wlad performed poorly in his last fight against Fury. He was sitting next to the sky gimp who was smirking about the ppv buys it will make so not sure if it is true or even relevant.

Alarm was suffering depression?

Wife not alarm.

[Alpha]

Yeah I heard Wlad had a lot of issues going into that Fury fight. I think his wife was suffering from some sort of post natal depression. Not making excuses but it couldn't have been easy. I hope this camp has been much more settled. I wonder if Vitali has been giving him some sparring?

[Alpha]

I feel the jab will be the key to a Wlad victory. I also feel AJ has a bad habit (a little lazy) of not getting his right hand back quick enough after throwing a punch. I think a Wlad left hook can be valuable in this bout.

[Fenster]

Watching highlights of Wlad's last few fights (I nodded off twice) I'm certain there was something wrong with him against Fury. His movement, speed and timing looked way off and it wasn't just down to a big man confusing him. He looked like a stuck computer game bouncing up and down unable to pull the trigger, like a fighter that had a poor camp.

Now he could have got old overnight, but also that wife stuff could be legit, well, how could it not affect you.

Who knows if he got rid of Jonathan Banks? Haven't seen him mentioned and they haven't shown any of those behind the scenes shows yet. As far as trainers go it was obvious he was nothing but a gofer

[smashup]

The reason Fury beat Wlad is because he intimidated him relentlessly over a number of months and at every single press conference Fury was the "Alpha Male", he got in his head and took every single advantage Wlad likes to have away from him, even the bouncy castle ring canvas was rumbled and stripped away to a normal depth only a few hours before the fight or the Fury's were refusing to fight, Fury then taunted him through the fight and it was an easy nights work.

When Emanuel Steward died so did a Huge part of Klitschkos boxing career as far as i'm concerned but it'll be interesting to see what happens when the bell goes because AJ has not and will not use mind games and intimidation to beat Wlad before they fight, this will be settled purely by boxing ability.

I do hope Wlad has a real go at AJ and think this could be a classic Heavyweight fight but all i do see is AJ being too young, Athletic and Powerful for Wlad to handle for long and AJ to go on to Knock him out .