I have heard Wladimir will be fighting Thompson and then Povetkin but either way it's those two guys and then he'll have a fight of his choosing if he's able to win both of those matches.


I like Thompson's style for Wladimir. Sure Tony is a southpaw and he's tall but if you look at his fight vs Krasniqi, Thompson is less of a "make you miss" fighter and more of a Winky Wright style punch blocker....I figure Wlad will be able to use his size and strength to open up that defense.


VS Povetkin, Alex is a good young aspiring heavyweight but he's going to bite off more than he can chew if he takes a fight with Wladimir soon. Wladimir is big and he hits hard and Povetkin's defense is as leaky as a civ....Wlad won't leave a little bump under Povetkin's eye the way Chambers did....if that is any measure of how he handles being punched then Povetkin might want to take out some insurance on his face because he's not going to look pretty when Wlad gets done with him.


I do as a fan of boxing hope that Wladimir gets impressive KO's in both of these fights, he needs to not only focus on winning as the Champion he needs to focus on winning big!