Klitschko Fights Like He's Scared To Death

[El Kabong]

Besides his jab, and without that annoying and amateurish slapping motion he kept making all night.

Sultan had his arm extended and Wlad AND Vitali have always used the slapping down of the front guard to land the right cross....if you spar any, you might want to try that, it works really well

[TitoFan]

Sultan had his arm extended and Wlad AND Vitali have always used the slapping down of the front guard to land the right cross....if you spar any, you might want to try that, it works really well

When you do it for 12 rounds, it's called "boring."

[El Kabong]

When you do it for 12 rounds, it's called "boring."

Well no one is happy with how the fight was fought...I am just happy that Wlad won.

Southpaws are no fun to fight....for ANYBODY

[TitoFan]

Well no one is happy with how the fight was fought...I am just happy that Wlad won.

Southpaws are no fun to fight....for ANYBODY

Don't get me wrong. Wlad's about the closest thing to a good heavyweight we've got nowadays. He's certainly got the size and the physical tools (power, athleticism). But damn it! He needs to fight up to his incredible potential. Hmm... but now that you mention southpaw, maybe he still has visions of Sanders haunting his mind.

[El Kabong]

I don't think he was "scared" ....cautious maybe but not scared....if he was scared he would have loaded up more on the right cross and it wouldn't have been thrown as well and he would have been easier to counter.


Wladimir fought smart....boring but smart.


He didn't make fans happy the other night but the bar has been lowered for him since that night and when he comes back and KO's whoever he fights I am sure more people will be pleased with how he fought but there will still be a solid group of people who dislike Wladimir.....you can't please everyone all the time.

[mickeyluvsu]

It's ironic to see lil' Klitschko not filling his brothers shoes. You would think that he has all the right tools he would do alot more damage. I know he and his brother are two different fighters but he needs heart. He fights cautiously for someone who has a great reach. Part of boxing is getting hit it comes with the territory. The other is just what it is.....a victorious outcome whether it was boring or not.

[El Kabong]

Wladimir HAS heart....he needs to show more killer instinct, he has it but that is what he's a little shy about.


Having reach is no reason to lay it all out there....in fact given the style of Sultan it's a reason NOT to let it all hang out. Wlad throws a wild cross, misses, Sultan side steps and counters, and down goes Wladimir.

Wlad took it a little easier on him than everyone would like but I can see the reasons for fighting the way he did. Everyone wanted a KO victory, it's a shame it didn't happen but the odds are in his favor that he'll get a KO win in his first defense as unified champion.

[Pugilistic]

i can't really blame him considering his chin ain't that great