Cowardly klitscho and Tony "The Kitten" Thompson make me sick!!! [spoilers]

[Youngblood]

I always have a look a second time at Fights Ive seen live.So I thought Id Have a second look this morning. After two rounds I turned it off realising my first opinion was correct, crap.

I watched the fight again as it showed up on TSN, our nations sports channel several times since.

I didn't enjoy the fight. Wish I did, was hoping to, but simply didn't.

Maybe I have just grown accustomed to watching lighter weights fight? Not really sure.

As mentioned in here, some things that I did notice that helped me not enjoy the fight, was the lack of mobility and angles. Wlad used his jab to keep that distance, but it was just that and little more, and I didn't think Thompson did much to get inside of it which he needed to. Wlad I was hoping would be forced to be more creative fighting a lefty, but I didn't see it. He did use his right a bit more I suppose. I don't buy the arguement that Thompson did well because he absorbed shots. Heavy bags absorb shots too, but don't lay down in the 10th and ask for their pay cheque. He did this after turning into a former sparring partner for 3 or so round before. The man clearly was not fighting to win. Wlad was fighting to win, and did...but it was was it was. Bit of a snoozefest.

I'm not sure but when did it become acceptable that heavyweights don't have to move laterally or otherwise and use the ring because they are big?

[cpcompany]

Anyone getting the impression that Klitschko is sinking down to the level of his competitors?
While most of us expected a champion to blow out an inferior opponent, Klitschkos pyschological make up might mean that he regresses. The lack of fear and respect for his opponents talents may reduce his motivation and cause him to go through the motions and just do enough to win.

[amat]

Anyone getting the impression that Klitschko is sinking down to the level of his competitors?
While most of us expected a champion to blow out an inferior opponent, Klitschkos pyschological make up might mean that he regresses. The lack of fear and respect for his opponents talents may reduce his motivation and cause him to go through the motions and just do enough to win.

I agree completely, that's one of my main problems with Klitschko, he fights at the pace and to the level of his opponent. That pretty much can't be denied imo.

[Wayne]

Just to pile on a little more, fighting Alexander Povetkin won't do much to establish Wlad as THE guy. He should beat Povetkin after Alexander gassed out against Eddie Chambers. I say bring on Valuev. Circus freak though he may be, we want to see how touch he is and if Wlad can knock him out we should give him more respect after that. Despite the name-calling Valuev is a legit threat to any fighter in the division.