I rarely say this

**Mar** · 02-25-2008 05:02 PM

I'm on the middle of the fence on this one. Was the fight boring "Yes", did the crowd and fans especially those that bought tic's get ripped probably and all the other complaints about the fight are justified, but who is really to blame. Sulton basically had beaten two other big guys in the past the same way he tried to win on sat..by jabbing his way inside and making the fight there like most would say he is supposed to but klitschko watched him in the past knew that slapped away his jab and basically did the old 6th grader vs 3rd grader hold the head and let him swing move for the rest of the night. Could he have landed and thrown the right more and got the KO probably but klitch with his questionable chin and so much on the line chose to not take chances and let sulton try to come up with a plan B to beat him. Sulton couldn't and that was the fight. I put a lot of blame on klitcho for his part in this sleeper but i put just as much on sulton. He had only one game plan, no advice given to him in the corner, and wasn't ready to risk getting hit to try someting different.

El Kabong · 02-25-2008 05:11 PM

Mar, that was a PERFECT assesment of the fight.

**Mar** · 02-25-2008 05:31 PM

Thanks bro...i just feel it's better to have everyone bitch about how you won than talk shit about how you loss. Of course we all want to see back and forth slug action with someone getting knocked out of the ring but i was just as interested in seeing how tactfully sulton was gonna overcome the simple homework klitchko did in seeing that without that jab sulton had no other idea of what to do. But he never figured it out and in my eyes in large part to his corner just watering him up slappin some vasoline on him and sending him out every round like everything was going ok. It kinda reminds me of some floyd fights considered boring.....if something is working and you can easily win the fight save the wear and tear mentally and on your body, when you are on top there definatly gonna be some more hard battles down the road (and hate it or not klitchko is on top of that division...well right now anyway) so if your opponet is able to give you a sparring session take the sparring session. I know some may not agree but i still have to see it from both points of view.

ICB · 02-25-2008 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mar

Thanks bro...i just feel it's better to have everyone bitch about how you won than talk shit about how you loss. Of course we all want to see back and forth slug action with someone getting knocked out of the ring but i was just as interested in seeing how tactfully sulton was gonna overcome the simple homework klitchko did in seeing that without that jab sulton had no other idea of what to do. But he never figured it out and in my eyes in large part to his corner just watering him up slappin some vasoline on him and sending him out every round like everything was going ok. It kinda reminds me of some floyd fights considered boring.....if something is working and you can easily win the fight save the wear and tear mentally and on your body, when you are on top there definatly gonna be some more hard battles down the road (and hate it or not klitchko is on top of that division...well right now anyway) so if your opponet is able to give you a sparring session take the sparring session. I know some may not agree but i still have to see it from both points of view.

I don't expect to see a toe to toe war in every fight and i wasn't expecting that in the Wlad fight either, but i was hoping for Wlad to at least try and take his man out, he has been far too gun shy lately. I appreciate the sweet science but too me all it looked like was a jabfest/clinchfest with a fighter aka Wlad looking scared to get hit. And for the best Heavyweight in the world at the moment that is very disappointing and a sorry to sight to see. It wasn't even good enough to be classed as a sparring session in fact i have had tougher sparring sessions than Wlad did last night. I respect Wlad but come on of course he is going to get a lot of criticism and for good reason as well. He could of took Sultan out at anytime with the right hand so why did he not do it ?? and then at least that way he can look impressive and give the fans there money worth. And for a Heavyweight unfication fight it was a shambles and all its done is bring the Heavyweight division even lower than it was.

**leftylee** · 02-25-2008 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by ICB

I don't expect to see a toe to toe war in every fight and i wasn't expecting that in the Wlad fight either, but i was hoping for Wlad to at least try and take his man out, he has been far too gun shy lately. I appreciate the sweet science but too me all it looked like was a jabfest/clinchfest with a fighter aka Wlad looking scared to get hit. And for the best Heavyweight in the world at the moment that is very disappointing and a sorry to sight to see. It wasn't even good enough to be classed as a sparring session in fact i have had tougher sparring sessions than Wlad did last night. I respect Wlad but come on of course he is going to get a lot of criticism and for good reason as well. He could of took Sultan out at anytime with the right hand so why did he not do it ?? and then at least that way he can look impressive and give the fans there money worth. And for a Heavyweight unfication fight it was a shambles and all its done is bring the Heavyweight division even lower than it was.

Thats why I'm pissed off with Wlad. Every time he connected which was very rarely with the right Sultan was shaken and Wlad could have easily gotten him out of there but was just too cautious which is very dissapointing.